The Factory at Corktown consists of two industrial buildings constructed in 1907 and designed by Detroit architect Richard E. Raseman. Both were originally built as hosiery factories, housing the Chicago Hosiery Company and the Detroit-Alaska Knitting Company.

The Chicago Hosiery Company moved to Detroit from Chicago in 1898 and initially operated from the Boydell Building at 139 Beaubien Street. As demand for its products grew, the company outgrew its existing quarters and commissioned a new factory on Michigan Avenue. A Detroit Free Press article published in April 1907 reported that the new Chicago Hosiery factory would cost approximately $50,000. The planned two-story brick building measured 185 feet long by 45 feet wide, with Bedford limestone trim and white pressed-brick interior walls. It was to feature electric freight elevators, steam heating, and hardwood interior woodwork. The factory was expected to be ready for occupancy by August 1, 1907.

The companion building was constructed for the Detroit-Alaska Knitting Company at 575–577 Michigan Avenue. According to a Detroit Free Press article published July 14, 1907, the company obtained a building permit for a two-story brick factory expected to cost $20,000 and be completed in early fall. The newspaper explained that the location had been chosen because the area was considered a good place to find workers for light manufacturing.

More than a century later, the former factories were given a new purpose through an adaptive reuse project designed by McIntosh Poris Architects. Today, the buildings are fully integrated into the Michigan Central innovation district, an electric and autonomous vehicle tech hub spearheaded by Ford Motor Company.