The Grand Circus Park Historic District is significant as a collection of forty, late 19th and early 20th century commercial buildings by noted architects including Albert Kahn; Daniel Burnham; George W. Post; C. Howard Crane; Smith, Hinchman & Grylls; and Gordon W. Lloyd. The buildings include substantial commercial, luxury hotel and ornate theaters possessing a grand scale and sophisticated character. The district is also significant in urban planning as it includes the major nucleus of Judge Woodward's 1807 Detroit street plan. The building in the district range from two to eighteen stories in height and are in a variety of styles including Gothic Revival, Beaux-Arts, Neo-classical, Tudor Revival and early 20th century commercial. The majority of the buildings were constructed between 1915 and 1928; the oldest being built in 1867.

-information from cityscape Detroit:  http://www.cityscapedetroit.org/historic_districts.php