Arden Park-East Boston Historic District

About our association

Designation as a Historic District

The Arden Park-East Boston historic district was officially designated as such by the City of Detroit on May 28th, 1981, under the Historic District ordinance 161-H. The District includes 92 homes and 2 churches located in the area enclosed by Arden Park and East Boston Boulevards between Woodward and Oakland Avenues.

As a historic area, the homes are valued as significant to our engineering and architectural and civic heritage.

Past Residents

Some of our past residents were Frederic J. Fisher eldest of the Fisher Brothers and director of Fisher Body Corporation; John Dodge one of the founders of Dodge Brothers Brass Foundry and vice president of the Ford Motor Company; Clayton A. and Albert Grinnell, founders of Grinnell Brothers Company; J.L. Hudson, of J.L. Hudson Department Stores; Stanley S. Kresge, chairman of the board for S.S. Kresge Company and the Kresge Foundation; and Max Broock, founder of the longest continuously operating real estate firm in Michigan.

Also to be noted were Dr. Haley Bell, dentist and first black to receive a FCC license to operate a radio station; Charles Diggs, Sr. first black elected to the Michigan State Senate and owner of the House of Diggs funeral homes; D. Dewitt Burton, founder of the Burton Mercy Hospital, and the first black to serve on Wayne State University’s Board of Governors.

Links

Wikipedia
Detroit 1701
Cityscape Detroit
Detroit News article on former resident Prophet Jones
National Scenic Byways Program
North End Connection