Historic home, Indian Village, since 1916
Edwin A. Ludden House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1916
- Standing
- 110 years
Designed by Roland Gies
The Edwin A. Ludden House at 2174 Seminole St, 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 and lived in
- 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 2174 Seminole St went up in 1916, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top.
It carries the name of Edwin A. Ludden.
Roland Gies designed it.
Today it sits inside Indian Village, one of the blocks Detroit has chosen to protect.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1916 Built Designed by Roland Gies
- 1971 Protected by the city Indian Village
- 2026 Today Standing and lived in
Where it is
2174 Seminole St.
On this map
- 1 Edwin A. Ludden House This place
- 2 William G. Smith House 70 ft
- 3 Alfred B. Moran House 240 ft
- 4 Delos C. Gamble House 250 ft
- 5 Edmund H. Coombe House 260 ft
- 6 H. Cleland Allison House 260 ft
- 7 H. Stevens Gillespie House 260 ft
- 8 Ralph E. Burnham House 280 ft
- 9 Indian Village Historic District 280 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Roland GiesArchitect. Designed the Cornelius N. Ray House (1905) and 8 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Roland Gies
- Cornelius N. Ray House 1905
- Carl Schwekert House 1908
- Lee B. Counselman House 1913
- William G. Breitmeyer House 1915
- Frederick T. Gies House 1916
- Robert T. Herdegan House 1918
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
- Charles Steinberg House Built 1916, Italian Villa Revival, in East Ferry Avenue
Around the block
It is in Indian Village. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- William G. Smith House Built 1915, in Indian Village 70 ft
- Alfred B. Moran House Built 1919, in Indian Village 240 ft
- Delos C. Gamble House Built 1915, in Indian Village 250 ft
- Edmund H. Coombe House Built 1913, in Indian Village 260 ft
- H. Cleland Allison House Built 1912, in Indian Village 260 ft
- H. Stevens Gillespie House Built 1912, in Indian Village 260 ft
- Ralph E. Burnham House Built 1908, in Indian Village 280 ft
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Indian Village Historic District
Historic district, built 1894, Colonial Revival
Photo: Stanthejeep at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
280 ft
Photo credits
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- Edwin A. Ludden 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.