Historic home, Palmer Woods, since 1924
John A. Kunsky House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1924
- Style
- Tudor
- Standing
- 102 years
Designed by C. Howard Crane
The John A. Kunsky House at 1630 Wellesley Drive, built in 1924. 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 1630 Wellesley Drive went up in 1924, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
It carries the name of John A. Kunsky.
C. Howard Crane designed it in the Tudor 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
- 1924 Built Designed by C. Howard Crane
- 2026 Today Standing and lived in
Where it is
1630 Wellesley Drive
On this map
- 1 John A. Kunsky House This place
- 2 Palmer Woods Historic District 390 ft
- 3 I.H. Nie House 450 ft
- 4 Mitchell Demery House 490 ft
- 5 Clarence F. Tollzien House 0.1 mi
- 6 Mirton Briggs House 0.1 mi
- 7 19395 Cumberland Way 0.1 mi
- 8 John S. Van Alstyne House 0.1 mi
- 9 Alfred J. Fisher Mansion 0.1 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
C. Howard CraneAmerican architect, 1885 to 1952. Designed the Fox Theater Building (1928) and 30 more in Metro Detroit
Also by C. Howard Crane
- Liberty Theatre 1871
- Adams Theatre and Fine Arts Building 1905
- Comique Theatre 1905
- Ralph E. Burnham House 1908
- Columbia Theatre 1911
- H. Cleland Allison House 1912
More from Detroit in the 1920s
- Charles H. Fletcher House Built 1924, in Indian Village
- Henry J. Cupper House Built 1924, in Indian Village
- Henry Kuhlman House Built 1924, in Indian Village
- C.L. Franklin House Built 1923
- Charles A. Werner House Built 1923, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- Chester A. Souther House Built 1925, in Palmer Woods Historic District
Around the block
It is in Palmer Woods. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Palmer Woods Historic District
Building, built 1915, Colonial Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
390 ft
- I.H. Nie House Built 1923, Mediterranean, in Palmer Woods Historic District 450 ft
- Mitchell Demery House Built 1924, Italian Renaissance, in Palmer Woods Historic District 490 ft
- Clarence F. Tollzien House Built 1928, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- Mirton Briggs House Built 1925, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- 19395 Cumberland Way Built 1926, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- John S. Van Alstyne House Built 1925, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- Alfred J. Fisher Mansion Historic home, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
In the Detroit Ledger
Photo credits
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- John A. Kunsky 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.