Historic home, Midtown
Mulford T. Hunter House
Photographed standing in 2008
- Style
- Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
The Mulford T. Hunter House at 77 W Hancock Street. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.
Then and now
Photographed 2008
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 77 W Hancock Street is one of the homes that make its block worth the walk.
The style is Queen Anne style architecture in the United States, and the details still show it.
On the city map it falls in Midtown.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
The Mulford T. Hunter House is a private residence located at 77 West Hancock Street in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1994.
Where it is
77 W Hancock Street
On this map
- 1 Mulford T. Hunter House This place
- 2 George W. Loomer House 40 ft
- 3 Thompson Home 310 ft
- 4 Old Main 390 ft
- 5 Hilberry Theatre 410 ft
- 6 Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center 460 ft
- 7 First Congregational Church 500 ft
- 8 William C. Boydell House 0.1 mi
- 9 Cathedral Church of St. Paul 0.1 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the block
It is in Midtown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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George W. Loomer House
Historic home, Richardsonian Romanesque
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
40 ft
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Thompson Home
Built 1884, Queen Anne
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
310 ft
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Old Main
School, built 1896, Romanesque Revival, by Malcomson & Higginbotham
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
390 ft
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Hilberry Theatre
House of worship, built 1917, by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
Photo: Saul Vielmetti, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
410 ft
- Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center Building, built 1917, Neo-classicism, by Field, Hinchman & Smith 460 ft
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First Congregational Church
House of worship, built 1891, Late Gothic Revival, by John Lyman Faxon
Photo: Howenstein115 at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
500 ft
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William C. Boydell House
Historic home, Beaux-Arts
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
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Cathedral Church of St. Paul
House of worship, built 1911, Neo-Gothic, by Ralph Adams Cram
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- The Col. Frank J. Hecker House in Detroit, Michigan, United States, seen here from across Woodward Avenue, is listed on..., 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Mulford T. Hunter House in Detroit, Michigan, United States, is listed on the US National Register of Historic..., 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mulford T. Hunter House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2024
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.