Old Guard House

Old Guard House is a military installation in City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Old Guard House is situated nearby to the military installation Building 215, as well as near Post Headquarters.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Wayne and Gordie Howe International Bridge.

Fort Wayne

Park

Photo: taubuch, CC BY 2.0.

Fort Wayne is located in the city of Detroit, Michigan, at the foot of Livernois Avenue in the Delray neighborhood. The fort is situated on the Detroit River at a point where it is under half a mile to the Ontario shore. Fort Wayne is situated 500 feet east of Old Guard House.

Gordie Howe International Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Detroit River. The international crossing connects Detroit, Michigan, United States, with Windsor, Ontario, Canada, by linking Interstate 75 in Michigan with Highway 401 in Ontario. Gordie Howe International Bridge is situated 3,600 feet south of Old Guard House.

Sandwich First Baptist Church

Church

Photo: jodelli, CC BY 2.0.

The Sandwich First Baptist Church is a Black Baptist church located in the Sandwich neighbourhood of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It was established to serve a community of refugees who had fled slavery on the Underground Railroad. Sandwich First Baptist Church is situated 1 mile southeast of Old Guard House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Delray and Southwest Side.

Delray

Neighborhood

Photo: Notorious4life, Public domain.

Delray is a neighborhood in southwest Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its area extends south to the River Rouge, east to the Detroit River, west to Fort Street, and north to Clark Street.

Southwest Side

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The Southwest Side of Detroit is 2 miles outside of downtown. It is home to popular ethnically diverse neighborhoods, such as Corktown and Mexicantown.

Hubbard Farms

Neighborhood

Hubbard Farms is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. It is located on one of the old plots which used to be a ribbon farm along the Detroit River. Hubbard Farms is situated 1½ miles north of Old Guard House.

Old Guard House

Type: Military installation
Also known as: “Building 205”
Categories: building and historic site
Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.29794° or 42° 17′ 53″ north

Longitude

-83.09943° or 83° 5′ 58″ west

Inception

1889

Open location code

86JR7WX2+56

OpenStreetMap ID

way 106414520

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=military

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Highlights include Building 215 and Post Headquarters.

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