Detroit, MI, October 26, 2026 —

Plans are underway for two statues honoring former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, with one proposed for the U.S. Capitol and another planned for Detroit. The available information describes the projects as plans; it does not provide a completion schedule or confirm that either statue has been installed.

The statue intended for Washington, D.C., is slated for the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol. It would replace the statue of Lewis Cass, according to the information provided. Details about the process for making that replacement, its timing and the statue’s design were not provided.

A second statue is planned for Detroit. One potential location is along the city’s east riverfront, where it could be part of the Renaissance Center redevelopment. The location is not described as final: the plan identifies the riverfront as a possibility. The summary does not specify who is organizing or funding either project, or whether approvals have been granted.

The two proposals would place tributes to Young in both the nation’s capital and the city he led as mayor. However, the information available does not include further details about the project’s scope, the artists involved, costs, construction or installation dates. It also does not provide statements from project organizers or public officials.

For now, the reported plans establish the intended destinations and broad purpose of the statues, while leaving key implementation details unresolved. The Washington proposal is associated with the National Statuary Hall Collection and the replacement of Cass’s statue; the Detroit proposal remains tied to a potential east-riverfront location connected to the Renaissance Center redevelopment.


Story summarized from the original created by Micah Walker on www.bridgedetroit.com, see more information here.

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