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Historic home, Palmer Woods, since 1923

I.H. Nie House

Standing and open

A drawing of I.H. Nie House from its recorded size and style. No photo we may share has turned up yet.
Built
1923
Style
Mediterranean
Standing
103 years

Designed by Richard H. Marr

The I.H. Nie House at 1530 Wellesley Drive, built in 1923. 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

I.H. Nie House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2026

What is there now

Recently sold

  • Sold Source: County parcel records
  • 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

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The house at 1530 Wellesley Drive went up in 1923, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top.

It carries the name of I.H. Nie.

Richard H. Marr designed it in the Mediterranean style.

Today it sits inside Palmer Woods Historic District, one of the blocks Detroit has chosen to protect.

On the city map it falls in Palmer Woods.

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

Timeline

  1. 1923 Built Designed by Richard H. Marr
  2. 2026 Sold July 22, 2026
  3. 2026 Today Recently sold

Where it is

1530 Wellesley Drive

On this map

  1. I.H. Nie House This place
  2. Mitchell Demery House 170 ft
  3. 19395 Cumberland Way 240 ft
  4. Louis Miller House 250 ft
  5. Clarence F. Tollzien House 350 ft
  6. Daniel & Mabel Fisher House 410 ft
  7. John A. Kunsky House 450 ft
  8. Chester A. Souther House 500 ft
  9. Maurice A. Enggass House 500 ft

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Who made it

Architect

Richard H. Marr

Architect, 1886 to 1946. Designed the Charles Burton House (1915) and 13 more in Metro Detroit

Also by Richard H. Marr

More from Detroit in the 1920s

Around the block

It is in Palmer Woods. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.

In the Detroit Ledger

Photo credits

Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.

  1. I.H. Nie 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.