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Historic home, Brush Park, since 1909

Frank W. Atkinson House

Standing and open

A drawing of Frank W. Atkinson House from its recorded size and style. No photo we may share has turned up yet.
Built
1909
Standing
117 years

Designed by Edwin W. Gregory

The Frank W. Atkinson House at 308 Eliot St, built in 1909. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.

On the map

The house today, from the street

Today, from the street

Frank W. Atkinson House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2026

What is there now

Standing

We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The house at 308 Eliot St went up in 1909, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.

It carries the name of Frank W. Atkinson.

Edwin W. Gregory designed it.

Today it sits inside Brush Park, one of the blocks Detroit has chosen to protect.

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

Timeline

  1. 1909 Built Designed by Edwin W. Gregory
  2. 1980 Protected by the city Brush Park
  3. 2026 Today 117 years and still standing

Where it is

308 Eliot St.

On this map

  1. Frank W. Atkinson House This place
  2. Edwin W. Gregory House 30 ft
  3. Donald Miller House 50 ft
  4. Dr. Otto Lang House 90 ft
  5. Martin A. Edwards House 140 ft
  6. Alpha House 160 ft
  7. Joseph Marpoom House 240 ft
  8. The Regina 310 ft
  9. Louis Smith House 390 ft

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Who made it

Architect

Edwin W. Gregory

Architect, 1857 to 1925. Designed the Dr. Otto Lang House (1909) and 3 more in Metro Detroit

Also by Edwin W. Gregory

More from Detroit in the 1900s

Around the block

It is in Brush Park. 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. Frank W. Atkinson 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.