Built for the Polish United Societies, the West Side Dom Polski was the social and cultural heart of Detroit's west-side Polish community for more than half a century. Construction began in 1916, with the rear section dedicated on July 5, 1917. After an eight-year fund-raising effort, the front section was completed and the full building was dedicated on Sept. 15, 1925.

Designed by Polish-born architect Joseph Gwizdowski, the building features a Polish Renaissance-inspired façade with an Ionic portico, a limestone Polish eagle, and the inscription "Dom Polski Z Jednocz Towarzystw." The cornerstone bears the Polish motto "Jedność i zgoda to siła nasza" ("Unity and harmony are our strength").

The east side also had a Dom Polski hall, at East Forest Avenue and Chene Street.

For decades, West Side Dom Polski hosted weddings, dances, concerts, political rallies, community meetings, and Polish cultural events. It also played a role in Detroit's labor history, serving as the site of a pivotal United Auto Workers meeting during the 1936 Kelsey-Hayes strike led by Walter P. Reuther. The building remained a center of Polish-American life until about 1970 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Feb. 1, 2007.