Historic home, Palmer Woods, since 1925
Mirton Briggs House
Standing, closed
- Built
- 1925
- Standing
- 101 years
Designed by Clarence E. Day
The Mirton Briggs House at 1701 Balmoral Drive, built in 1925. 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
On the city's demolition list
- Demolition permit Demolish main residence, backfill and grade to City specifications Source: City and county building permits
- Closed Source: Historic Detroit
- Lived in by its owner Homestead exemption on file Source: County parcel records
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026.
The story
The house at 1701 Balmoral Drive went up in 1925, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top.
It carries the name of Mirton Briggs.
The plans came from Clarence E. Day.
It belongs to Palmer Woods Historic District, where the city protects the look of every house on the street.
On the city map it falls in Palmer Woods.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1925 Built Designed by Clarence E. Day
- 2026 Demolition permit April 17, 2026
- 2026 Today On the city's demolition list
Where it is
1701 Balmoral Drive
On this map
- 1 Mirton Briggs House This place
- 2 Palmer Woods Historic District 200 ft
- 3 Charles Burton House 210 ft
- 4 Alfred J. Fisher Mansion 270 ft
- 5 John A. Kunsky House 0.1 mi
- 6 William A. Fisher Mansion 0.1 mi
- 7 Mitchell Demery House 0.1 mi
- 8 Van Dusen Home 0.1 mi
- 9 19395 Cumberland Way 0.1 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Clarence E. DayArchitect. Designed the Mirton Briggs House (1925) and the K.T. Keller House
Also by Clarence E. Day
- K.T. Keller House 1926
More from Detroit in the 1920s
- Chester A. Souther House Built 1925, in Palmer Woods Historic District
- Edward F. Fisher Mansion Built 1925, in Boston-Edison
- Edward Roney House Built 1925, in Indian Village
- George R. Fink House Built 1925, in Indian Village
- 19395 Cumberland Way Built 1926, in Palmer Woods Historic District
- Alwyne Lane Apartments Built 1926, Beaux-Arts
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
200 ft
- Charles Burton House Built 1915, in Palmer Woods Historic District 210 ft
- Alfred J. Fisher Mansion Historic home, in Palmer Woods Historic District 270 ft
- John A. Kunsky House Built 1924, Tudor, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- William A. Fisher Mansion Built 1925, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- Mitchell Demery House Built 1924, Italian Renaissance, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- Van Dusen Home Built 1922, French Gothic Revival, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
- 19395 Cumberland Way Built 1926, in Palmer Woods Historic District 0.1 mi
In the Detroit Ledger
Photo credits
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- Mirton Briggs 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.