Midtown
Further information: Midtown Detroit| Name | Image | Location | Summary |
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| Brush Park Historic District / Woodward East | Bounded by Alfred, Edmund, Watson, Brush and John R. Sts. |
Brush Park is the 24 block area bounded by Mack on the north, Woodward on the west, Beaubien on the east, and the Fisher Freeway on the south. This neighborhood is within the larger area known as Midtown. The Woodward East Historic District, located within the locally-designated Brush Park Historic District, is particularly known for the High Victorian style residences constructed for Detroit's wealthiest citizens. Although many of the once-grand houses have been demolished in recent years, those remaining exhibit a variety of Victorian style subtypes and architectural details. | |
| Cass Corridor | The Cass Corridor is bounded by Woodward Ave. to the East, West Grand Blvd. to the North, the John C. Lodge Freeway to the West, and the Fisher Freeway serves as its southern terminus in Downtown Detroit. | Originally home to some of Detroit's wealthiest residents from the late 19th to mid-20th century, it developed as the hub of urban arts and culture in Detroit. Wayne State University expanded in the area to encompass much of the original Cass Corridor. | |
| Cass Park Historic District | Temple, Ledyard, and 2nd at Cass Park |
This historic district surrounds Cass Park itself, and contains over 20 buildings including apartments, a hotel, the Detroit Masonic Temple, the S. S. Kresge World Headquarters, and Cass Technical High School. | |
| Cass-Davenport Historic District | Roughly bounded Cass Ave., Davenport, and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard |
The Cass-Davenport Historic District includes four apartment buildings near the corner of Cass Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard. Two are typical of the small scale, luxurious apartment buildings built in Detroit near the turn of the 19th to 20th century and two are typical of the large scale, high density apartment buildings constructed between 1915 and 1930. | |
| Cultural Center Historic District | 5200, 5201 Woodward Ave., and 100 Farnsworth Ave. |
Woodward Avenue passes through the Cultural Center Historic District which includes: the Detroit Public Library, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Horace H. Rackham Education Memorial Building. | |
| East Ferry Avenue Historic District | E. Ferry Ave. |
In the mid-1880s, D. M. Ferry platted his seed farm near Woodward into residential lots. East Ferry Avenue was quickly settled by prosperous middle and upper middle class Detroit residents. Although Woodward Avenue has since been redeveloped into primarily commercial property, the mansions and upscale housing on East Ferry survives. The district includes the separately-designated Col. Frank J. Hecker House and the Charles Lang Freer House. | |
| Midtown Woodward Historic District | 2951-3424 Woodward Ave., 14 Charlotte St., 10 and 25 PeterboroSt. |
The Midtown Woodward Historic District spans two blocks along Woodward Avenue, and contains three Alber Kahn-designed structures—the Addison Hotel, Kahn Print Shop, and the Temple Beth-El -- in addition to the C. Howard Crane-designed Fine Arts Theatre. | |
| Sugar Hill Historic District | East Forest, Garfield, and East Canfield, between Woodward Avenue on the west and John R. on the east. | An art gallery is located on Forest Ave. On Canfield, one historic properties was recently refurbished into luxury loft condos and office space. | |
| University-Cultural Center | Bounded by the Chrysler Freeway (I-75) on the east, the Lodge Freeway (M-10) on the west, the Grand Trunk Railroad tracks on the north, and Selden Street, Parsons Street, East Willis Street, and East Warren Avenue on the south.42°21′35″N 83°4′9″W / 42.35972°N 83.06917°W / 42.35972; -83.06917 (University-Cultural Center District) | Structures in this Multiple Resource Area are located within Midtown.
The section of the University-Cultural Center just beyond Midtown contains the New Amsterdam Historic District and the Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District. |
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| Warren-Prentis Historic District | Bounded by Woodward, Warren, 3rd, and the alley south of Prentis |
This district contains a mix of building styles. Upper-class Detroit citizens built single-family homes in the area in 1880–1895. During the same time, apartment living became more popular, and duplexes and small apartment buildings were constructed in the 1890s through the first part of the 20th century. Commercial development was added to the mix in the years after World War I. | |
| Wayne State University | 4735-4841 Cass Ave. |
Wayne State is a large university in the heart of Midtown. The Detroit Medical Center and many notable buildings are in the area, including the Queen Anne style style Mackenzie House, the Hilberry Theater, and Old Main. | |
| West Canfield Historic District | Canfield Ave. between 2nd and 3rd Sts.; also 3rd Ave. between Canfield and Calumet |
The West Canfield Historic district is located on a primarily residential block of Canfield. Homes in the district are examples of Queen Anne architecture that have remained nearly unchanged since the late 19th century. A boundary increase (added 1997-09-22) added buildings on Third Avenue between Canfield and Calumet to the district. | |
| Willis-Selden Historic District | Bounded by the alley north of W. Willis, Woodward, the alley south of Selden, and 3rd Ave. |
The Willis-Selden Historic District includes a large number of commercial buildings and high-density apartment buildings built in the early 20th century to service Detroit's booming auto economy. | |
| Woodbridge Historic District | Bounded by Trumbull, Calumet, Gibson, Grand River, 12th W. Warren and Wabash Sts., railroad tracks, and Edsel Ford Expressway; also 4304-14 Trumbull Ave. and 3800 Grand River; also the southeastern corner of Trumbull and Warren |
The Woodbridge neighborhood was originally developed between 1870 and 1920 with residences built in Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, and 'cottage' style architecture. The original commercial districts in the neighborhood were located along Grand River, Trumbull, Twelfth and Fourteenth. The boundaries of the District were increased twice: first on 1997-12-01, and 2008-03-20; these are distinguished in the boundary listings with "also" descriptions. Woodbridge is one of Detroit's rapidly developing neighborhoods as nearby Wayne State University continues to grow. |
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