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Historic home, Indian Village, since 1919

Joseph M. Ward House

Standing and open

A drawing of Joseph M. Ward House from its recorded size and style. No photo we may share has turned up yet.
Built
1919
Standing
107 years

Designed by Oscar C. Gottesleben

The Joseph M. Ward House at 2532 Seminole St, built in 1919. 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

Joseph M. Ward House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2007

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

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The house at 2532 Seminole St went up in 1919, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.

It carries the name of Joseph M. Ward.

The plans came from Oscar C. Gottesleben.

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

  1. 1919 Built Designed by Oscar C. Gottesleben
  2. 1971 Protected by the city Indian Village
  3. 2026 Today Standing and lived in

Where it is

2532 Seminole St.

On this map

  1. Joseph M. Ward House This place
  2. G. Ogden Ellis House 180 ft
  3. Roscoe B. Jackson House 230 ft
  4. Henry Kuhlman House 260 ft
  5. William G. Breitmeyer House 260 ft
  6. Eliza Hudson Clay House 290 ft
  7. J. Frazer Whitehead House 290 ft
  8. Joseph T. Webber House 350 ft
  9. Jacob C. Danziger House 380 ft

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Who made it

Architect

Oscar C. Gottesleben

Architect. Designed the H. Stevens Gillespie House (1912) and 4 more in Metro Detroit

Also by Oscar C. Gottesleben

More from Detroit in the 1910s

Around the block

It is in Indian Village. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.

Photo credits

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

  1. Joseph M. Ward House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2007

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.