Spier, Rohns & Gehrke was a noted

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operated by Frederick H. Spier and William C. Rohns, best remembered for designs of churches and railroad stations. These were frequently executed in the Richardson Romanesque style. F.H. Spier, W.C. Rohns and Hans Gehrke were authors of the Detroit Chamber of Commerce, tallest building in the city at the time of construction (1895). Hans Gehrke's well known structures include the Fire Department Headquarters on Larned Street in Detroit (currently Hotel "Foundation"), and residence of Robert C. Traub in Arden Park residential district of Detroit.

Notable commissions

* Michigan Central Railroad depot (since 1969 the Gandy Dancer Restaurant and Roadhouse Saloon), 401 Depot Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1886 * Michigan Central Railroad depot, 210 East Michigan Avenue, Grass Lake, Michigan, 1887 *

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, built as the Newberry-Hall-Student Christian Association building, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1888 * Michigan Central Railroad depot, (as of 2009 the Niles Amtrak Station), 598 Dey Street, Niles, Michigan, 1890 *

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, Detroit, 1891 * Sweetest Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Detroit, 1892 *

- Tappan Hall, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1893 * Detroit Chamber of Commerce Building, (currently named United Way Community Services Building, Detroit, 1895 (the tallest building in Detroit at the time of its construction) * St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1897 * Saline First Presbyterian Church, 143 E. Michigan Ave., Saline, Michigan, 1898 * Union Depot (Lansing, Michigan), 637 East Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, 1902 (Since 1978 - Clara's Restaurant) * Grand Trunk Western Station, 1203 South Washington Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, 1902 * Durand Union Station, 200 Railroad Street, Durand, Michigan, 1903 *

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Station, India Street at Fore Street,

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, 1903 (razed 1966) * West Medical - University of Michigan (now the Dana Building), Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1903 * Grand Trunk Railway Allandale station, 285 Bradford Street,

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, L4N, Canada, 1904 *

depot, 175 Main Street, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1906 * Detroit and Mackinac Railway station, 10th Street and Fair Avenue, Alpena, Michigan, 1911 * Belle Isle Skating Pavilion - Belle Isle Park (Michigan),

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, 1893 (Demolished 1950)
The Architects' Directory and Specification Index, Volume 10, 1913, p.70
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Gallery

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spier , Rohns and Gehrke Defunct architecture firms based in Michigan American railway architects