Historic home, Palmer Woods, since 1915
Charles Burton House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1915
- Standing
- 111 years
Designed by Richard H. Marr
The Charles Burton House at 1700 Lincolnshire Drive, built in 1915. 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
Recently sold
- Sold Source: County parcel records
- 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 1700 Lincolnshire Drive went up in 1915, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top.
It carries the name of Charles Burton.
Richard H. Marr designed it.
It belongs to Palmer Woods Historic District, where the city protects the look of every house on the street.
On the city map it falls in Palmer Woods.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1915 Built Designed by Richard H. Marr
- 2025 Sold April 23, 2025
- 2026 Today Recently sold
Where it is
1700 Lincolnshire Drive
On this map
- 1 Charles Burton House This place
- 2 Mirton Briggs House 210 ft
- 3 Palmer Woods Historic District 390 ft
- 4 Alfred J. Fisher Mansion 430 ft
- 5 William A. Fisher Mansion 0.1 mi
- 6 Mitchell Demery House 0.1 mi
- 7 John A. Kunsky House 0.1 mi
- 8 Maurice A. Enggass House 0.1 mi
- 9 19395 Cumberland Way 0.2 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Richard H. MarrArchitect, 1886 to 1946. Designed the Charles Burton House (1915) and 13 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Richard H. Marr
- Richard B. Chase House 1915
- William St. John House 1915
- Albert H. Steinbrecher House 1916
- Harvey S. Durand House 1916
- I.H. Nie House 1923
- Polk Directory Building 1924
More from Detroit in the 1910s
- Albert A. Rose House Built 1915, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- Albert H. Zenner House Built 1915, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- Alexander Gage House Built 1915, in Indian Village
- August P. Kling House Built 1915, in Indian Village
- Charles J. Butler House Built 1915, in Indian Village
- Dr. James H. Boulter House Built 1915, Colonial Revival, in Virginia Park
Around the block
It is in Palmer Woods. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Mirton Briggs House Built 1925, in Palmer Woods Historic District 210 ft
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Palmer Woods Historic District
Building, built 1915, Colonial Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
390 ft
- Alfred J. Fisher Mansion Historic home, in Palmer Woods Historic District 430 ft
- William A. Fisher Mansion Built 1925, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- Mitchell Demery House Built 1924, Italian Renaissance, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- John A. Kunsky House Built 1924, Tudor, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- Maurice A. Enggass House Built 1938, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- 19395 Cumberland Way Built 1926, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.2 mi
Photo credits
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- Charles Burton 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.