Historic home, Indian Village, since 1908
Carl Schwekert House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1908
- Standing
- 118 years
Designed by Roland Gies
The Carl Schwekert House at 1420 Seminole St, built in 1908. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.
The house today, from the street
Today, from the street
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
The house at 1420 Seminole St went up in 1908, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
It carries the name of Carl Schwekert.
The plans came from Roland Gies.
It belongs to Indian Village, where the city protects the look of every house on the street.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1908 Built Designed by Roland Gies
- 1971 Protected by the city Indian Village
- 2026 Today Standing and lived in
Where it is
1420 Seminole St.
On this map
- 1 Carl Schwekert House This place
- 2 Lee B. Counselman House 60 ft
- 3 Henry W. Dakin House 70 ft
- 4 Edward F. Bennett House 120 ft
- 5 Frederick H. Andrus House 190 ft
- 6 John Owen House 200 ft
- 7 Louis A. Peters House 210 ft
- 8 Hugh Chalmers House 250 ft
- 9 Herbert J. Conn House 260 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Roland GiesArchitect. Designed the Cornelius N. Ray House (1905) and 8 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Roland Gies
- Cornelius N. Ray House 1905
- Lee B. Counselman House 1913
- William G. Breitmeyer House 1915
- Edwin A. Ludden House 1916
- Frederick T. Gies House 1916
- Robert T. Herdegan House 1918
More from Detroit in the 1900s
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Albert Kahn House
Built 1906, in Brush Park
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Allen H. Zacharis House Built 1908, in Virginia Park
- Bert Lambert House Built 1908, Arts & Crafts, in Virginia Park
- Charles B. Van Dusen House Built 1908, Neo-Tudor/Arts & Crafts, in Virginia Park
- Erving H. Taylor House Built 1908, in Virginia Park
- Herman Lippold House Built 1908, in Virginia Park
Around the block
It is in Indian Village. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Lee B. Counselman House Built 1913, in Indian Village 60 ft
- Henry W. Dakin House Built 1909, in Indian Village 70 ft
- Edward F. Bennett House Built 1912, in Indian Village 120 ft
- Frederick H. Andrus House Built 1912, in Indian Village 190 ft
- John Owen House Built 1905, in Indian Village 200 ft
- Louis A. Peters House Built 1913, in Indian Village 210 ft
- Hugh Chalmers House Built 1911, in Indian Village 250 ft
- Herbert J. Conn House Built 1908, Arts & Crafts, in Indian Village 260 ft
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Carl Schwekert 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.