# Indian Village, Detroit

Indian Village is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan, bounded to the north and south by Mack Avenue and East Jefferson Avenue, respectively, along the streets of Burns, Iroquois, and Seminole. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

## Overview

The district has a number of architecturally-significant homes built in the early 20th century. Some of the houses have been substantially restored, and many others are well kept up. Bordering Indian Village to the west is West Village, with additional historic homes, townhouses and apartments.
Many of the homes were designed by prominent architects, such as Albert Kahn, Louis Kamper and William B. Stratton, for some of the area's most prominent citizens, such as Edsel Ford. A lot of homes are very large, with some over 12,000 square feet (1,100 m$^2$). Many have a carriage house, with some of those being larger than an average suburban home. Some of the houses also have large amounts of Pewabic Pottery tiles.
Indian Village has very active community organizations, including the Indian Village Association, Men's Garden Club and Women's Garden Club. The neighborhood hosts an annual Home & Garden Tour on the first Saturday in June, neighborhood yard sales in September, a holiday home tour in December, and many other community events. The neighborhood contains many historic homes including that of automotive entrepreneur Henry Leland, founder of Lincoln and Cadillac, who resided at 1052 Seminole St. With a white population of 63 percent Indian Village is one of Detroit's few white majority neighborhoods.

## Schools

Detroit Public Schools operates the area's public schools.
Residents are zoned to Nichols Elementary School, Marcus Garvey African Centered Academy K-8 for middle school, and Southeastern High School. On previous occasions, Butzel Middle School served Indian Village.
Private schools serving Indian Village include the Benjamin E. Mays Male Academy, the Detroit Waldorf School and Detroit Friends School. Cornerstone Schools formerly operated the K-5 Iroquois Campus in Indian Village.

## Notable buildings

| Name | Year | Location | Style | Architect | Notes |
| John Beaumont House | 1911 | 1090 Seminole | Federal | Donaldson and Meier | Founding member of law firm of Smith, Beaumont, and Harris. |
| Bliemaster House | 1917 | 3465 Burns | English Colonial | Mildner and Eisen | Built for Jacob Schaeffer, who built and owned the largest storage facility at the time. Mildner and Eisen also built the building on the south-east side of Mack and Gratiot. |
| James Burgess Book Jr. House | 1911 | 8469 East Jefferson Ave. | Neo-Renaissance | Louis Kamper | |
| Warren Scripps Booth House | 1922 | 2950 Iroquois | English Cottage | Marcus Burrowes | Son of Cranbrook founders George and Ellen Scripps Booth. President, Publisher and Chairman of The Detroit News. |
| Arthur and Clara Buhl House | 1908 | 1116 Iroquois | Gothic, Tudor | John Scott | Member of the family whose fortune eventually built the Buhl Building. |
| Jacob Carl Danziger House | 1911 | 1485 Burns | | Bernard C. Wetzel | Danziger was treasurer and general manager of Detroit Motor Casting. |
| Bingley Fales House | 1907 | 1771 Seminole | Neo-Georgian | Chittenden & Kotting | At 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m$^2$), this house is the largest in Indian Village. |
| Goebel House | 1912 | 1480 Seminole | German Baroque, Tudor, Arts and Crafts | Chittenden & Kotting | Built for Fritz Goebel, vice president (and younger son of the founder) of Goebel Brewing Company. |
| James Hamilton House | 1902 | 8325 East Jefferson Ave. | Tudor Revival | Stratton & Baldwin | |
| William F. Harris House | | 8335 East Jefferson Ave. | | | |
| Christian Henry Hecker House | 1915 | 1763 Iroquois | | MacFarlane, Maul, and Lentz | Son of Colonel Frank J. Hecker. Christian Hecker served as president of the Hecker Insurance Co. |
| George M. Holley | 1916 | 2152 Burns | | William Van Tine | Founded the Holley Carburetor Company. |
| Robert Hupp House | 1911 | 1516 Iroquois | Prairie Style | George Valentine Pottle | Home of the auto baron who built the Huppmobile. |
| Hurlbut Memorial Gate | 1894 | E. Jefferson at Cadillac Blvd. | Beaux Arts | Brede & Mueller | Restored in 2007. |
| Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church | 1926 | 8625 E. Jefferson Ave. | Gothic Revival | Wirt C. Rowland | Founded in 1854. Built in 1926 by Wirt C. Rowland, the Church contains ornate carvings with corbels and shields for each of the Apostles. |
| Louis Kamper House | 1910 | 2150 Iroquois | Neo-Renaissance | Louis Kamper | Built by Kamper as his family's home. |
| John Kay House | 1916 | 2924 Iroquois | Colonial Revival | Oscar C. Gottesleben | Built for John Kay, prominent jeweler and founder of Wright, Kay & Company, for an estimated cost of $8,000. |
| Bernard G. Koether and Harriet Bowerman House | 1923 | 2921 Burns | | Herman & Simons | Koether was GM executive, director of sales, advertising, and public relations. |
| Henry Leland House | 1901 | 1052 Seminole St. | Tudor Revival | Unknown | Henry Leland was an entrepreneur and machinist who founded Lincoln and Cadillac. |
| Julius T. Melchers House | 1897 | 723 Seyburn | Colonial Revival | Donaldson and Meier | Home of Detroit sculptor Julius T. Melchers. The gable of the house is carved by Melchers. |
| Edwin Nelson House | | 8311 East Jefferson Ave. | Federal | | |
| Pewabic Pottery Co. | 1907 | 10125 E. Jefferson Ave. | Tudor | Stratton & Baldwin | Mary Chase Perry Stratton, the founder of Pewabic Pottery was married to one of the architects. |
| Cornelius Ray House | 1910 | 1500 Seminole | French - American colonial | Louis Kamper | |
| Russel House | 1890 | 1075 Burns Ave. | Richardsonian Romanesque | Walter S. Russel | Moved to its present site in 1921, once located at Jefferson Avenue and Joseph Campau Street. |
| Enoch Smith House (aka "Ford Honeymoon House") | 1915 | 2171 Iroquois | | | Purchased by Edsel B. Ford in 1917. Edsel and Eleanor Ford resided in the house until 1921. Birthplace of Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. |
| Mary S. Smith House | | 8445 East Jefferson Ave. | Neo-Renaissance | | |
| Frederick K. Stearns House | 1902 | 8109 East Jefferson Ave. | Tudor Revival | Stratton & Baldwin | |
| Detroit Waldorf School | 1913 | 2555 Burns | | Albert Kahn | |
| Henry L. Walker House | 1899 | 1005 Iroquois | Colonial Revival | Rogers and MacFarlane | |