Historic home, Boston Edison, since 1922
Frederick W. Sanders House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1922
- Standing
- 104 years
Designed by Bloodgood Tuttle
The Frederick W. Sanders House at 1937 W. Boston Blvd, built in 1922. 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
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
The house at 1937 W. Boston Blvd went up in 1922, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
It carries the name of Frederick W. Sanders.
The plans came from Bloodgood Tuttle.
Today it sits inside Boston-Edison, one of the blocks Detroit has chosen to protect.
On the city map it falls in Boston Edison.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1922 Built Designed by Bloodgood Tuttle
- 1974 Protected by the city Boston-Edison
- 2026 Today 104 years and still standing
Where it is
1937 W. Boston Blvd.
On this map
- 1 Frederick W. Sanders House This place
- 2 Boston-Edison Historic District 0.3 mi
- 3 New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church 0.5 mi
- 4 Berry Gordy Jr. Mansion 0.6 mi
- 5 Sacred Heart Major Seminary 0.6 mi
- 6 Hutchins Intermediate School 0.6 mi
- 7 Edward F. Fisher Mansion 0.6 mi
- 8 Clinton Street Greater Bethlehem Temple 0.6 mi
- 9 Crosman Alternative High School 0.6 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
More from Detroit in the 1920s
- Bernard G. Koether House Built 1922, in Indian Village
- Charles T. Bragg House Built 1922, in Indian Village
- Charles T. Fisher Mansion Built 1922, in Boston-Edison
- Clarence J. McLeod House Built 1922, in Indian Village
- Dr. George Waldeck House Built 1922, in Indian Village
- George A. Krentler House Built 1922, in Indian Village
Around the block
It is in Boston Edison. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Boston-Edison Historic District
Historic district, Colonial Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
- New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church House of worship, built 1928, Romanesque, by John L. Popkin 0.5 mi
- Berry Gordy Jr. Mansion Built 1917, in Boston-Edison 0.6 mi
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Sacred Heart Major Seminary
House of worship, built 1925, Collegiate Gothic Revival, by Donaldson & Meier
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.6 mi
- Hutchins Intermediate School School, built 1922, by Malcomson & Higginbotham 0.6 mi
- Edward F. Fisher Mansion Built 1925, in Boston-Edison 0.6 mi
- Clinton Street Greater Bethlehem Temple House of worship, built 1932, Byzantine, by Albert Kahn 0.6 mi
- Crosman Alternative High School School, built 1911, Tudor, by Malcomson & Higginbotham 0.6 mi
Photo credits
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- Frederick W. Sanders 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.