Historic home, Wayne State, since 1894
George L. Beecher House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1894
- Standing
- 132 years
Designed by John Scott
The George L. Beecher House at 5475 Woodward Ave, built in 1894. 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 5475 Woodward Ave went up in 1894, as Detroit's lumber, stove and shipbuilding money went into brick and stone.
It carries the name of George L. Beecher.
The plans came from John Scott.
Today it sits inside Midtown homes, one of the blocks Detroit has chosen to protect.
On the city map it falls in Wayne State.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1894 Built Designed by John Scott
- 2026 Today 132 years and still standing
Where it is
5475 Woodward Ave.
On this map
- 1 George L. Beecher House This place
- 2 Boeing House 130 ft
- 3 Col. Frank J. Hecker House 310 ft
- 4 Lemuel W. Bowen House 330 ft
- 5 Detroit Historical Museum 350 ft
- 6 Park Shelton 370 ft
- 7 Verona Apartments 380 ft
- 8 Gleaners Temple 400 ft
- 9 Belcrest Apartments 410 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Cadillac Hotel, by John Scott. Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
Architect
John ScottArchitect, 1850 to 1928. Designed the Detroit Club (1891) and 18 more in Metro Detroit
Also by John Scott
- John Scott House 1879
- George A. Owen House 1887
- John Scott House 1887
- William Jackson House 1887
- Cadillac Hotel 1888
- Herman Roehm House 1889
More from Detroit in the 1890s
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David Whitney House
Built 1894, Romanesque Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Col. Frank J. Hecker House
Built 1892, French Renaissance
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Franklin H. Walker House
Built 1896, Neo-Jacobean
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company Collection, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hunter House
Built 1891, Châteauesque, Queen Anne
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bernard Ginsburg House
Built 1898, English Renaissance, in Brush Park
Photo: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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John N. Bagley House
Built 1889, French Renaissance Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
It is in Wayne State. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Boeing House Built 1875, Second Empire, Beaux Arts 130 ft
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Col. Frank J. Hecker House
Built 1892, French Renaissance
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
310 ft
- Lemuel W. Bowen House Built 1912, English Renaissance, in Midtown homes 330 ft
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Detroit Historical Museum
Building, built 1951, by William Kapp
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
350 ft
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Park Shelton
Building, built 1926, by Weston & Ellington
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
370 ft
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Verona Apartments
Building, Romanesque Revival, by Malcomson & Higginbotham
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
380 ft
- Gleaners Temple House of worship, built 1909, Greek Revival, by George L. Harvey, demolished 1996 400 ft
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Belcrest Apartments
Building, built 1926, Neo-Romanesque, by Charles N. Agree
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
410 ft
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- George L. Beecher 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.