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Historic home, Grosse Pointe Farms

John T. Woodhouse House

Photographed standing in 2008

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
Style
Tudor Revival

Designed by George D. Mason

The John T. Woodhouse House at 33 Old Brook Ln. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.

On the map

Then and now

On record

John T. Woodhouse House, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Today, from the street

John T. Woodhouse House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2013

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

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The house at 33 Old Brook Ln is one of the homes that make its block worth the walk.

George D. Mason designed it in the Tudor Revival style.

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

The John Thompson Woodhouse House is a private house located at 33 Old Brook Ln. in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Where it is

33 Old Brook Ln., Grosse Pointe Farms

On this map

  1. John T. Woodhouse House This place
  2. Carl E. and Alice Candler Schmidt House 0.1 mi
  3. Charles J. and Ingrid V. (Frendberg) Koebel House 0.6 mi
  4. Saint Paul Catholic Church Complex 0.9 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Who made it

George D. Mason
Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Architect

George D. Mason

American architect, 1856 to 1948. Designed the Lincoln Motor Company Plant (1917) and 39 more in Metro Detroit

Also by George D. Mason

Around the block

Photo credits

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

  1. 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
  2. John T. Woodhouse House, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. John T. Woodhouse House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2013

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.