Historic home, Indian Village, since 1913
Edward N. Eisenberg House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1913
- Standing
- 113 years
Designed by Mildner & Eisen
The Edward N. Eisenberg House at 1796 Burns St, built in 1913. 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 $830,000 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 1796 Burns St went up in 1913, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
It carries the name of Edward N. Eisenberg.
Mildner & Eisen designed it.
It belongs to Indian Village, where the city protects the look of every house on the street.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1913 Built Designed by Mildner & Eisen
- 1971 Protected by the city Indian Village
- 2025 Sold March 7, 2025, for $830,000
- 2026 Today Recently sold
Where it is
1796 Burns St.
On this map
- 1 Edward N. Eisenberg House This place
- 2 William J. Schechter House 80 ft
- 3 Percy Owen House 250 ft
- 4 Dr. W. Elisha Ellicott Tyson House 300 ft
- 5 Benjamin Middleditch House 330 ft
- 6 William R. Kales House 370 ft
- 7 Orla B. Taylor House 440 ft
- 8 William B. Lowe House 470 ft
- 9 C. Hayward Murphy House 470 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Edelweiss Cafe, by Mildner & Eisen. Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
Architect
Mildner & EisenArchitecture firm. Designed the Goeschel Building (1914) and 8 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Mildner & Eisen
- Deaconess Hospital 1893
- Edelweiss Cafe 1913
- Goeschel Building 1914
- Otto Schemansky & Sons 1915
- Jacob Schaeffer House 1918
- Frank J. Schmidt House 1921
More from Detroit in the 1910s
- Albert J. Dunneback House Built 1913, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- Alexis C. Angell House Built 1913, in Indian Village
- Armin Darmstaetter House Built 1914, Tudor, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- E. S. Reid House Built 1914, in Virginia Park
- Edward R. Viger House Built 1914, in Virginia Park
- William H. Rose House Built 1912, Colonial Revival, in Virginia Park
Around the block
It is in Indian Village. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- William J. Schechter House Built 1916, in Indian Village 80 ft
- Percy Owen House Built 1916, in Indian Village 250 ft
- Dr. W. Elisha Ellicott Tyson House Built 1915, Arts & Crafts, in Indian Village 300 ft
- Benjamin Middleditch House Built 1914, in Indian Village 330 ft
- William R. Kales House Built 1917, in Indian Village 370 ft
- Orla B. Taylor House Built 1915, in Indian Village 440 ft
- William B. Lowe House Built 1922, in Indian Village 470 ft
- C. Hayward Murphy House Built 1915, in Indian Village 470 ft
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Edward N. Eisenberg House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2019
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.