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Historic home, Indian Village, since 1907

Arthur D. Welton House

Standing and open

A drawing of Arthur D. Welton House from its recorded size and style. No photo we may share has turned up yet.
Built
1907
Standing
119 years

Designed by Harry C. Stevens

The Arthur D. Welton House at 1401 Seminole St, built in 1907. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.

On the map

The house today, from the street

Today, from the street

Arthur D. Welton House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2026

What is there now

Standing and lived in

  • Lived in by its owner Homestead exemption on file Source: County parcel records
  • Standing Source: Historic Detroit

We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The house at 1401 Seminole St went up in 1907, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.

It carries the name of Arthur D. Welton.

The plans came from Harry C. Stevens.

Today it sits inside Indian Village, one of the blocks Detroit has chosen to protect.

Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.

Timeline

  1. 1907 Built Designed by Harry C. Stevens
  2. 1971 Protected by the city Indian Village
  3. 2026 Today Standing and lived in

Where it is

1401 Seminole St.

On this map

  1. Arthur D. Welton House This place
  2. Herbert J. Conn House 60 ft
  3. William G. Thomas House 100 ft
  4. William Currie House 120 ft
  5. Mary Holland House 170 ft
  6. Arthur K. Barker House 190 ft
  7. Henry W. Dakin House 260 ft
  8. Arthur Kiefer House 260 ft
  9. Martin Borgman House 260 ft

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Who made it

Broadway Market, by Harry C. Stevens Broadway Market, by Harry C. Stevens. Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress

Architect

Harry C. Stevens

Architect, born 1870. Designed St. Rita Apartments (1916) and 3 more in Metro Detroit

Also by Harry C. Stevens

More from Detroit in the 1900s

Around the block

It is in Indian Village. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.

In the Detroit Ledger

Photo credits

Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.

  1. Arthur D. Welton House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2026

Sources

Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.