Historic home, Boston Edison, since 1914
Benjamin Siegel House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1914
- Style
- Italianate
- Standing
- 112 years
Designed by Albert Kahn
The Benjamin Siegel House at 150 W. Boston Blvd, built in 1914. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.
What is there now
Under renovation
- Alteration permit Exterior renovations (R-YARD/pool) per documents & (HDC24-00509) (Subject to Field Approval.), estimated at $150,000 Source: City and county building permits
- Lived in by its owner Homestead exemption on file Source: County parcel records
- Standing Source: Historic Detroit
- Mechanical permit Gas to Pool Htr and BBQ Source: City and county building permits
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026.
The story
The house at 150 W. Boston Blvd went up in 1914, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top.
It carries the name of Benjamin Siegel.
The plans came from Albert Kahn, working in the Italianate style.
It belongs to Boston-Edison, where the city protects the look of every house on the street.
On the city map it falls in Boston Edison.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1914 Built Designed by Albert Kahn
- 1974 Protected by the city Boston-Edison
- 2024 Alteration permit November 21, 2024
- 2025 Mechanical permit June 30, 2025
- 2026 Today Under renovation
Where it is
150 W. Boston Blvd.
On this map
- 1 Benjamin Siegel House This place
- 2 Joseph Siegel House 250 ft
- 3 Sebastian S. Kresge Mansion 410 ft
- 4 Charles T. Fisher Mansion 0.1 mi
- 5 Jacob Siegel House 0.1 mi
- 6 Walter O. Briggs House 0.1 mi
- 7 Church of the Blessed Sacrament 0.2 mi
- 8 Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament 0.2 mi
- 9 James J. Couzens House 0.2 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Albert KahnAmerican architect, 1869 to 1942. Designed the General Motors Building (1922) and 114 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Albert Kahn
More from Detroit in the 1910s
- Armin Darmstaetter House Built 1914, Tudor, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- Benjamin Middleditch House Built 1914, in Indian Village
- E. S. Reid House Built 1914, in Virginia Park
- Edward R. Viger House Built 1914, in Virginia Park
- Albert A. Rose House Built 1915, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- Albert H. Zenner House Built 1915, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
Around the block
It is in Boston Edison. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Joseph Siegel House Built 1915, in Boston-Edison 250 ft
- Sebastian S. Kresge Mansion Built 1914, Mediterranean Revival, in Boston-Edison 410 ft
- Charles T. Fisher Mansion Built 1922, in Boston-Edison 0.1 mi
- Jacob Siegel House Built 1918, in Boston-Edison 0.1 mi
- Walter O. Briggs House Built 1915, in Boston-Edison 0.1 mi
- Church of the Blessed Sacrament House of worship, built 1906, by Harry J. Rill, demolished 0.2 mi
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Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
House of worship, built 1916, Neo Gothic, by George F. Diehl
Photo: Nheyob, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- James J. Couzens House Built 1910, in Boston-Edison 0.2 mi
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.