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Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory - Photos (Post restoration)

Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory

A view of the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory - Photo from Nov. 6, 2025

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

A view of the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory - Photo from Nov. 6, 2025

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Closed to visitors since November 2022, the conservatory reopened on Dec. 4, 2024, following a $10 million restoration, which included replacing 1,500 glass panels in its iconic dome.

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

A view of the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory - Photo from Nov. 6, 2025

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Photo from Nov. 6, 2025

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Dec. 4, 2024

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Dec. 4, 2024

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Dec. 4, 2024

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Dec. 4, 2024

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Dec. 4, 2024

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Dec. 4, 2024

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Dec. 4, 2024

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Dec. 4, 2024

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Dec. 4, 2024

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Dec. 4, 2024

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory during an early winter morning - Photo taken Jan. 11, 2025

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory during an early winter morning - Photo taken Jan. 11, 2025

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory during an early winter morning - Photo taken Jan. 11, 2025

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory during an early winter morning - Photo taken Jan. 11, 2025

Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org