Building on Kercheval and St Jean

**citychick** · February-11-14, 09:48 AM

I was wondering if anyone had any background information about a building on the corner of Kercheval and St Jean?
It looks like it might have been an old school? I'm calling it the Mickey Mouse building - there's a small status of a mouse near the top.

Thanks in advance.

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**MikeM** · February-11-14, 10:21 AM

Is that the St. Rose Hall?

**ASR89** · February-11-14, 07:01 PM

I work by there and have passed that building almost every weekday for a year and 10 months. I want to say that it was occupied until as late as last summer. Before they boarded up the front door, there was a gate that locked in front of the doorway. I remember when they were moving stuff out and then the board went up. Then not too long after, the lone window on the back of the building was smashed and then broken off. Looks like a nice brick building.

**Kathleen** · February-11-14, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by MikeM

Is that the St. Rose Hall?

That was the St. Rose Social Hall.

**Kathleen** · February-11-14, 07:18 PM

Welcome, CityChick!!!

**EastsideAl** · February-12-14, 01:47 AM

As others have said, that was St. Rose Hall. It was the social hall for St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic church the stood a block away at Kercheval and Beniteau. The school building across Kercheval used to be St. Rose High. My father went to elementary school for a while around the corner at the Lilibridge School and his grandmother lived right across the street.

**Zacha341** · February-12-14, 05:31 AM

Nice architecture. What is the little mouse icon about? Was it part of the original design?

**Kathleen** · February-12-14, 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by EastsideAl

As others have said, that was St. Rose Hall. It was the social hall for St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic church the stood a block away at Kercheval and Beniteau. The school building across Kercheval used to be St. Rose High. My father went to elementary school for a while around the corner at the Lilibridge School and his grandmother lived right across the street.

My parents attended St. Rose of Lima High School. Class of '51. Dad lived at 1226 St. Jean in the first block south of Jefferson. Mom lived at 1235 Meadowbrook in the first block south of Jefferson. Mom still occasionally gets together with St. Rose classmates.

**Honky Tonk** · February-12-14, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by Zacha341

Nice architecture. What is the little mouse icon about? Was it part of the original design?

I don't think so. I'm surprised you didn't recognize Mickey!

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**bailey** · February-12-14, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

I don't think so. I'm surprised you didn't recognize Mickey!

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Whats the story with it's placement on this building? Seems kinda random.

**Zacha341** · February-12-14, 08:24 AM

I know it's Mickey. I was just tryna see how he got there ...

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Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

I don't think so. I'm surprised you didn't recognize Mickey!

**Honky Tonk** · February-12-14, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by Zacha341

I know it's Mickey. I was just tryna see how he got there ...

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You called him a "little mouse icon"....... GOOD question, though, and WHY is he there?. Where are the experts here?????

**Zacha341** · February-12-14, 08:34 AM

^^^ Hah! Oh the horror, I messed up a bit!

**warsaw7** · February-12-14, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by citychick

I was wondering if anyone had any background information about a building on the corner of Kercheval and St Jean?
It looks like it might have been an old school? I'm calling it the Mickey Mouse building - there's a small status of a mouse near the top.

Thanks in advance.

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There has to be some Disney correlation with this building. Last year at this time I went into the lot to the side of the the building and saw six wood panels [[6x4) of two different Disney attractions; 1. Epcot Center and 2. a Disney China town.

**Honky Tonk** · February-12-14, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by bailey

Whats the story with it's placement on this building? Seems kinda random.

I don't think it's random, in fact it looks thought out to me. @ the pinnacle, squarely in the middle, over the entrance. "This is Mickey's house" kind of look. IMO

**Honky Tonk** · February-12-14, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by warsaw7

There has to be some Disney correlation with this building. Last year at this time I went into the lot to the side of the the building and saw six wood panels [[6x4) of two different Disney attractions; 1. Epcot Center and 2. a Disney China town.

The mystery grows..........

**Honky Tonk** · February-12-14, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by Zacha341

^^^ Hah! Oh the horror, I messed up a bit!

I didn't know that. Sorry....

**bailey** · February-12-14, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

I don't think it's random, in fact it looks thought out to me. @ the pinnacle, squarely in the middle, over the entrance. "This is Mickey's house" kind of look. IMO

I meant random in that it's a Mickey Mouse "house" in Detroit. Clearly the placement of the statute is intentional...

Maybe it's last incarnation was a daycare or pre school?

**Honky Tonk** · February-12-14, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by bailey

I meant random in that it's a Mickey Mouse "house" in Detroit. Clearly the placement of the statute is intentional...

Maybe it's last incarnation was a daycare or pre school?

I was thinking along those lines too. It wouldn't explain the "six wood panels [[6x4) of two different Disney attractions", though.

**citychick** · February-19-14, 09:26 PM

Thanks everyone - I knew I would find the answer here.

**EastsideAl** · February-20-14, 02:12 AM

Perhaps it was used as part of a movie shoot at some time in the last few years? That bizarre mouse sculpture is certainly a pretty recent add-on. If you look closely at it on streetview you'll see that it is secured to the building with a cable and set up to be lighted.