Historic home, Indian Village, since 1910
Harold E. Brooke House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1910
- Standing
- 116 years
Designed by Burrowes & Wells
The Harold E. Brooke House at 1432 Burns St, built in 1910. 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 1432 Burns St went up in 1910, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
It carries the name of Harold E. Brooke.
The plans came from Burrowes & Wells.
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
- 1910 Built Designed by Burrowes & Wells
- 1971 Protected by the city Indian Village
- 2026 Today Standing and lived in
Where it is
1432 Burns St.
On this map
- 1 Harold E. Brooke House This place
- 2 James V. D. Wilcox House 80 ft
- 3 Catherine Barnard House 140 ft
- 4 Charles G. Lothrop House 250 ft
- 5 Rufus Clark House 250 ft
- 6 Hiram H. Walker House 260 ft
- 7 Walter Oxtoby House 290 ft
- 8 Herbert Armstrong House 300 ft
- 9 James D. Kennedy House 330 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Burrowes & WellsArchitecture firm. Designed the Harold E. Brooke House (1910) and 2 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Burrowes & Wells
- James V. D. Wilcox House 1913
- Edmund A. Vier House 1917
More from Detroit in the 1910s
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Albert Kahn House
Built 1906, in Brush Park
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dr. Johnson B. Kennedy House Built 1910, in Virginia Park
- Harry B. Earhart House Built 1910, Colonial Revival, in Virginia Park
- Hiram A. Douglas House Built 1910, Arts & Crafts, in Virginia Park
- J. Farrand Lewis House Built 1910, in Virginia Park
- Alfred J. Doughty House Built 1909, in Virginia Park
Around the block
It is in Indian Village. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- James V. D. Wilcox House Built 1913, in Indian Village 80 ft
- Catherine Barnard House Built 1914, in Indian Village 140 ft
- Charles G. Lothrop House Built 1913, in Indian Village 250 ft
- Rufus Clark House Built 1913, in Indian Village 250 ft
- Hiram H. Walker House Built 1917, in Indian Village 260 ft
- Walter Oxtoby House Built 1915, in Indian Village 290 ft
- Herbert Armstrong House Built 1911, Tudor Revival, in Indian Village 300 ft
- James D. Kennedy House Built 1913, in Indian Village 330 ft
Photo credits
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- Harold E. Brooke 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.