Cass Union School of Detroit, Michigan forgotten revisited.

Cass Union School was built as a three-story brick building 1861 on a farm that was donated by Lewis Cass who was former Secretary of State and Michigan Governor. Cass Union School was outside of the city limits then. Its enrollment was always around 100 to 110 students during the 19th century.

In the early 20th century Cass Union School’s president was Benjamin F. Comfort. Detroit Public Schools Superintendent Wales C. Martindale appointed Benjamin F.  Comfort principal of Cass Technical School. Enrollment jumped from 110 in 1907 to 700 in 1909. A new wing was added to the Cass Union School in 1909 to meet demand for growing enrollment. In November 1909, Cass Union School burned down. The school was demolished later that year.

Cass Tech High School was built on its site in 1912 and existed until demolition in 2014. Today the site is now a vacant field of grass.

Cass Union School was located at 2501 2nd Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, US 48201.