North
| Name | Image | Location | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaldean Town | Along 7 Mile Rd. from Woodward Ave. east to John R. Rd. | Designated in 1999 as an economic district featuring Chaldean-owned businesses, it has a history of residential settlement primarily by Chaldean Christian immigrants dating from the 1960s. Chaldean Town is often seen as a "staging area" for new immigrants to settle before moving on to other ethnic enclaves in the northern suburbs of Detroit, though many retain the ownership of businesses in the area after moving to the suburbs. | ||
| Grixdale Farms | East of Palmer Park Golf Course. South of 7 Mile. East of Woodward Ave. West of John R. North of Highland Park. | A little known gem of a neighborhood with uniquely designed houses in an enclave of historic homes. Some of its stately homes sit on double-sized tree-lined lots built in the 1920s and 1930s. Once farmland owned by the Grix family in then Greenfield Township. Platted in 1913 by Frank Grix as the Grixdale Home Park Subdivision. The stretch of Woodward Ave. (between 6 Mile and 7 Mile Roads) along Grixdale Farms is recognized as the first full mile of concrete paved road in the United States. | ||
| Highland Park | A separate city within the boundaries of Detroit. | |||
| Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District | Roughly bounded by Pontchartrain Boulevard, McNichols Rd. and Covington Dr. |
The land that this historic district sits on was once the estate of Thomas Palmer. In 1925, Walter Briggs hired Albert Kahn to design an apartment building in the area (this building, at 1001 Covington, was converted to condos in 2005). Forty buildings total were constructed in the district by multiple architects, including Weidmaier and Gay, Robert West, and William Kapp. Most of the buildings were constructed in the 1920s and 1930s, but development continued until 1965. | ||
| Palmer Woods Historic District | Roughly bounded by Seven Mile Rd., Woodward Ave., and Strathcona Dr. |
Palmer Woods Historic District is named after Thomas W. Palmer, a prominent citizen of 19th-century Detroit and a United States Senator; the district sits on land originally owned by Palmer. The neighborhood was platted in the mid-1910s. It contains many large homes and mansions constructed primarily between from 1917 to 1929. The developer hired landscape architect Ossian Cole Simonds to design the layout. | ||
| Sherwood Forest Historic District | Seven Mile Road is the southern boundary, Livernois is the western, Pembroke is the northern, and Parkside is the eastern. | Developed in 1917, Sherwood Forest features houses with unique architecture, most being constructed before 1940. Sherwood Forest officially became a Detroit Historic District in 2002. | ||
| University District | North central, one mile (1.6 km) west of Woodward Ave. | Known for its tree-lined streets, architectural variety, central location in the metropolitan area, and strong sense of community, the neighborood is named for the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM).The neighborhood is bounded on the north by residential Seven Mile Road, on the south by McNichols Road and the UDM campus, and on the east by the Detroit Golf Club and Golf Club Estates. The western boundary is Livernois Avenue. | ||
| University of Detroit Mercy | UDM was ranked in the top tier of Midwestern master's universities in U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Colleges" 2009 edition. The University sponsors 19 NCAA Division I level varsity sports for men and women, and is a member of the Horizon League. It is the largest Roman Catholic university in Michigan. The University offers more than a hundred academic degrees and programs of study, including clinical psychology, business, dentistry, law, engineering, architecture, nursing and allied health. |
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