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A Brief History
The first permanent church, built in 1852.
Photo taken in 1882.
Photo from the Burton Historical Collection
Assumption (Grotto), founded in 1832, is the second oldest church in Detroit.
It is home to the oldest
Marian Shrine in Michigan.
Shrine site under construction, date unknown.
Photo from the Burton Historical Collection
The present church was designed by
the Aloys Frank Herman
architectural firm and
dedicated in 1929.
Photo courtesy of Diane Korzeniewski
The current church,
built in 1828-1829 in the neo-Gothic style,
is a Michigan State Historic Site
and listed on
the National Register of Historic Places.
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