Grand Valley State University (Detroit, Michigan)

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163 Madison Street
Detroit, MI 48226
(616) 331-9210
www.gvsu.edu/detroitcenter/

Opened in 2013, the Detroit Center of Grand Rapids based Grand Valley State University houses classrooms for both the Grand Valley Charter Schools Office and the College of Education. It also holds the regional offices for the Small Business and Technology Development Center and serves as a central meeting location for Grand Valley professionals conducting business in southeast Michigan.Grand Valley State University currently charters 44 school buildings, serving nearly 23,000 students.

The historic three-story brick and terra cotta building is a substantial Renaissance revival building with modern tendencies. In 1907, the Detroit architectural firm of Stratton and Baldwin designed the building for the headquarters and city exchange of the Home Telephone Company of Detroit. The building was sold to Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1935, and later transferred to several other insurance companies, and in 1951 became the home of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit. It was known as the Fred M. Butzel Memorial Building, named after Butzel, a community leader and major contributor to the organization. In February 2013, Grand Valley acquired the building from Barden Companies’ Waycor Development Company.