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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.[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

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.[2]

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 m2). 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.[2]

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.[2] The neighborhood contains many historic homes including that of automotive entrepreneur Henry Leland, founder of Lincoln and Cadillac, who resided at 1052 Seminole St.[2] With a white population of 63 percent[3] 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,[4][5] Marcus Garvey African Centered Academy K-8 for middle school,[6] and Southeastern High School.[7] On previous occasions, Butzel Middle School served Indian Village.[8]

Private schools serving Indian Village include the Benjamin E. Mays Male Academy, the Detroit Waldorf School and Detroit Friends School.[5] Cornerstone Schools formerly operated the K-5 Iroquois Campus in Indian Village.[9][10]

Notable buildings

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e Simmons, Zena (March 14, 1998). "Detroit's historic Indian Village". Michigan History, The Detroit News. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
  3. ^ "Indian Village Demographics and Statistics". Niche. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Elementary School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Churches & Schools Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine." Indian Village. Retrieved on March 30, 2009.
  6. ^ "Middle School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
  7. ^ "High School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
  8. ^ "Butzel Middle School." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on March 30, 2009.
  9. ^ "Contact Us." Cornerstone Schools. July 14, 2007. Retrieved on March 17, 2010.
  10. ^ "Private school CEO honored for students'academic feats." The Detroit News. May 24, 1999. Retrieved on March 17, 2010. "their money and time at the Iroquois campus in Indian Village."
  11. ^ Historic sites online Archived March 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.Michigan Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved on July 27, 2009.
  12. ^ a b c d e Hill, Eric J.; John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
  13. ^ Bingley Fales House in Detroit’s Indian Village to be 2020 Designers’ Show House for Junior League of Detroit. DBusiness Magazine. April 17, 2019. Retrieved on September 13, 2020.
  14. ^ Renovation restores Goebel/Hudson mansion in Indian Village. Detroit Free Press. May 8, 2015. Retrieved on May 29, 2015.
  15. ^ Fritz Goebel House (1480 Seminole). Historic Detroit. Retrieved on May 29, 2015.
  16. ^ Goebel Beer Mansion Lights Up Indian Village with $615K Ask. Curbed: Detroit. November 11, 2014. Retrieved on September 13, 2020.
  17. ^ "$1.3M Indian Village home built by architect Louis Kamper still stuns". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

Further reading

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