Historic home, Palmer Woods, since 1924
Mitchell Demery House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1924
- Style
- Italian Renaissance
- Standing
- 102 years
Designed by Alvin E. Harley
The Mitchell Demery House at 1525 Wellesley Dr, Detroit, MI 48203, 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 1525 Wellesley Dr, Detroit, MI 48203 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 Mitchell Demery.
Alvin E. Harley designed it in the Italian Renaissance 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 Alvin E. Harley
- 2026 Today Standing and lived in
Where it is
1525 Wellesley Dr, Detroit, MI 48203
On this map
- 1 Mitchell Demery House This place
- 2 19395 Cumberland Way 130 ft
- 3 I.H. Nie House 170 ft
- 4 Louis Miller House 330 ft
- 5 Daniel & Mabel Fisher House 340 ft
- 6 Maurice A. Enggass House 360 ft
- 7 K.T. Keller House 450 ft
- 8 John A. Kunsky House 490 ft
- 9 Clarence F. Tollzien House 520 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Alvin E. HarleyArchitect, 1884 to 1986. Designed the CPA Building (1924) and 5 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Alvin E. Harley
- Charles Steinberg House 1916
- Harry B. Mason House 1916
- William J. Ross House 1919
- Van Dusen Home 1922
- CPA Building 1924
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.
- 19395 Cumberland Way Built 1926, in Palmer Woods Historic District 130 ft
- I.H. Nie House Built 1923, Mediterranean, in Palmer Woods Historic District 170 ft
- Louis Miller House Built 1927, in Palmer Woods Historic District 330 ft
- Daniel & Mabel Fisher House Built 1927, in Palmer Woods Historic District 340 ft
- Maurice A. Enggass House Built 1938, in Palmer Woods Historic District 360 ft
- K.T. Keller House Built 1926, in Palmer Woods Historic District 450 ft
- John A. Kunsky House Built 1924, Tudor, in Palmer Woods Historic District 490 ft
- Clarence F. Tollzien House Built 1928, in Palmer Woods Historic District 520 ft
In the Detroit Ledger
Photo credits
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- Mitchell Demery 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.