Historic home, Palmer Woods, since 1928
Clyde P. Craine House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1928
- Standing
- 98 years
The Clyde P. Craine House at 19511 Lowell Drive, built in 1928. 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 for $796,000 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 19511 Lowell Drive went up in 1928, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
It carries the name of Clyde P. Craine.
Today it sits inside Palmer Woods Historic District, one of the blocks Detroit has chosen to protect.
On the city map it falls in Palmer Woods.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1928 Built
- 2026 Sold May 15, 2026, for $796,000
- 2026 Today Recently sold
Where it is
19511 Lowell Drive
On this map
- 1 Clyde P. Craine House This place
- 2 Harry W. Fauver House 160 ft
- 3 John S. Van Alstyne House 290 ft
- 4 Van Dusen Home 370 ft
- 5 Meyer L. Prentis House 510 ft
- 6 Bishop Gallagher Mansion 0.1 mi
- 7 William A. Fisher Mansion 0.1 mi
- 8 Alfred J. Fisher Mansion 0.2 mi
- 9 John A. Kunsky House 0.2 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
More from Detroit in the 1920s
- Bernard G. Koether House Built 1928, in Indian Village
- Bishop Gallagher Mansion Built 1928, Tudor Revival, in Palmer Woods Historic District
- Clarence F. Tollzien House Built 1928, in Palmer Woods Historic District
- John R. Bodde House Built 1928, in Indian Village
- Lawrence P. Fisher Mansion Built 1928, New Spanish
- Adolph F. Marschner House Built 1927, Tudor Revival, in Indian Village
Around the block
It is in Palmer Woods. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Harry W. Fauver House Built 1923, in Palmer Woods Historic District 160 ft
- John S. Van Alstyne House Built 1925, in Palmer Woods Historic District 290 ft
- Van Dusen Home Built 1922, French Gothic Revival, in Palmer Woods Historic District 370 ft
- Meyer L. Prentis House Built 1929, in Palmer Woods Historic District 510 ft
- Bishop Gallagher Mansion Built 1928, Tudor Revival, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- William A. Fisher Mansion Built 1925, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- Alfred J. Fisher Mansion Historic home, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.2 mi
- John A. Kunsky House Built 1924, Tudor, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.2 mi
In the Detroit Ledger
Photo credits
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- Clyde P. Craine 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.