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Historic home, Rivertown, since 1881

Croul-Palms House

Photographed standing in 2008

The Col. Frank J. Hecker House in Detroit, Michigan, United States, seen here from across Woodward Avenue, is listed on..., 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Built
1881
Style
Queen Anne
Standing
145 years

The Croul-Palms House at 1394 E. Jefferson Ave, built in 1881. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.

On the map

Then and now

On record

Croul-Palms House in Detroit MI Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Today, from the street

Croul-Palms House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2018

What is there now

Recently sold

  • Sold Source: County parcel records

We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The house at 1394 E. Jefferson Ave went up in 1881, as Detroit's lumber, stove and shipbuilding money went into brick and stone.

The style is Queen Anne, and the details still show it.

On the city map it falls in Rivertown.

Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.

The Croul, Palms House is a private residence located at 1394 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The house is named after its first two owners, Jerome Croul and Francis Palms. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 1881 Built Queen Anne
  2. 1984 Protected by the city Croul-Palms House
  3. 2025 Sold August 14, 2025
  4. 2026 Today Recently sold

Where it is

1394 E. Jefferson Ave.

On this map

  1. Croul-Palms House This place
  2. Ponchartrain Apartments 100 ft
  3. The Trowbridge House 170 ft
  4. Charles Trowbridge House 230 ft
  5. University Club 270 ft
  6. Moross House 310 ft
  7. Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church (second) 0.1 mi
  8. Jefferson Hall 0.1 mi
  9. The Palms 0.1 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

More from Detroit in the 1880s

Around the block

It is in Rivertown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.

Photo credits

Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.

  1. The Col. Frank J. Hecker House in Detroit, Michigan, United States, seen here from across Woodward Avenue, is listed on..., 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Croul-Palms House in Detroit MI Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Jerome Croul, Detroit businessman, 1904 Photo: Michigan Art Co, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Francis F Palms, Detroit businessman, 1904 Photo: Michigan Art Co, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Croul-Palms 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.