Historic home, Cultural Center, since 1916
Charles Steinberg House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1916
- Style
- Italian Villa Revival
- Standing
- 110 years
Designed by Alvin E. Harley
The Charles Steinberg House at 246 E. Ferry Ave, built in 1916. 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
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
The house at 246 E. Ferry Ave went up in 1916, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
It carries the name of Charles Steinberg.
The plans came from Alvin E. Harley, working in the Italian Villa Revival style.
It belongs to East Ferry Avenue, where the city protects the look of every house on the street.
On the city map it falls in Cultural Center.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1916 Built Designed by Alvin E. Harley
- 1981 Protected by the city East Ferry Avenue
- 2026 Today 110 years and still standing
Where it is
246 E. Ferry Ave.
On this map
- 1 Charles Steinberg House This place
- 2 Richard H. Macauley House 130 ft
- 3 Samuel A. Sloman House 170 ft
- 4 East Ferry Avenue Historic District 240 ft
- 5 William L. Barclay House 250 ft
- 6 James Murphy House 270 ft
- 7 Rufus Goodell House 280 ft
- 8 Henry P. Baldwin II House 280 ft
- 9 Gilbert W. Lee House 310 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Alvin E. HarleyArchitect, 1884 to 1986. Designed the CPA Building (1924) and 5 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Alvin E. Harley
- Harry B. Mason House 1916
- William J. Ross House 1919
- Van Dusen Home 1922
- CPA Building 1924
- Mitchell Demery House 1924
More from Detroit in the 1910s
- Albert A. Grinell House Built 1916, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- Albert H. Steinbrecher House Built 1916, Italian Villa Revival, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- Atwater Brewery and Tap House Built 1916
- Bernard G. Koether House Built 1916, in Indian Village
- Byron F. Everitt House Built 1916, Old English, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- Christian H. Hecker House Built 1916, in Indian Village
Around the block
It is in Cultural Center. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Richard H. Macauley House Built 1899, in East Ferry Avenue 130 ft
- Samuel A. Sloman House Built 1914, Colonial Revival, in East Ferry Avenue 170 ft
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East Ferry Avenue Historic District
Building
Photo: Marlene Ann Brill, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
240 ft
- William L. Barclay House Built 1891, Queen Anne with Romanesque details, in East Ferry Avenue 250 ft
- James Murphy House Built 1910, Colonial Revival, in East Ferry Avenue 270 ft
- Rufus Goodell House Built 1890, in East Ferry Avenue 280 ft
- Henry P. Baldwin II House Built 1893, Colonial Revival, in East Ferry Avenue 280 ft
- Gilbert W. Lee House Built 1888, in East Ferry Avenue 310 ft
Photo credits
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- Charles Steinberg House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2018
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.