Lost historic home, Midtown, 1914 to 1961
Clarence M. Burton House
Demolished in 1961
- Built
- 1914
- Torn down
- 1961
Designed by Rogers, Bonnah & Chaffee
The Clarence M. Burton House at 121 W. Boston Blvd, built in 1914. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.
What is there now
Demolished in 1961
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
The house at 121 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 Clarence M. Burton.
The plans came from Rogers, Bonnah & Chaffee.
Today it sits inside Boston-Edison, one of the blocks Detroit has chosen to protect.
On the city map it falls in Midtown.
The house is gone now (it came down in 1961), but its story is part of the street's.
Timeline
- 1914 Built Designed by Rogers, Bonnah & Chaffee
- 1961 Demolished
- 1974 Protected by the city Boston-Edison
- 2026 Today 65 years since it came down
Where it is
121 W. Boston Blvd.
On this map
- 1 Clarence M. Burton House This place
- 2 Architects Building 280 ft
- 3 Coronado Apartments 330 ft
- 4 Clay Office and Conference Center 0.1 mi
- 5 Cass-Davenport Historic District 0.1 mi
- 6 The Clay School 0.1 mi
- 7 Robert M. and Matilda Kitch Grindley House 0.1 mi
- 8 Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church 0.1 mi
- 9 Orchestra Place Apartments 0.1 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Rogers, Bonnah & ChaffeeArchitecture firm. Designed the Walter Oxtoby House (1915) and the Clarence M. Burton House
Also by Rogers, Bonnah & Chaffee
- Walter Oxtoby House 1915
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
- Benjamin Siegel House Built 1914, Italianate, in Boston-Edison
- 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
Around the block
It is in Midtown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Architects Building
Building, built 1924, Neoclassical
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
280 ft
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Coronado Apartments
Building, built 1894, Romanesque Revival, by William S. Joy
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
330 ft
- Clay Office and Conference Center School, built 1888, by J.B. Tarleton 0.1 mi
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Cass-Davenport Historic District
Historic district
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
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The Clay School
School
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
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Robert M. and Matilda Kitch Grindley House
Historic home, Colonial Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
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Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
House of worship, built 1883, Romanesque Revival, by Malcomson & Higginbotham
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
- Orchestra Place Apartments Building, built 1928, by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls 0.1 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.