Historic home, Palmer Park, since 1924
Palmer Lodge Apartments
Standing and open
- Built
- 1924
- Style
- Old English
- Standing
- 102 years
Designed by Frank W. Wiedmaier and Louis J. Chesnow
The Palmer Lodge Apartments at 225 Covington Dr, built in 1924. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.
What is there now
Standing
- Boiler permit BOILER REPLACEMENT Source: City and county building permits
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
The house at 225 Covington Dr went up in 1924, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
The plans came from Frank W. Wiedmaier and Louis J. Chesnow, working in the Old English style.
On the city map it falls in Palmer Park.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1924 Built Designed by Frank W. Wiedmaier and Louis J. Chesnow
- 2024 Boiler permit December 20, 2024
- 2026 Today 102 years and still standing
Where it is
225 Covington Dr.
On this map
- 1 Palmer Lodge Apartments This place
- 2 Whitmore Plaza Apartments 230 ft
- 3 Merrill Fountain 0.1 mi
- 4 Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District 0.2 mi
- 5 Detroit Unity Temple 0.2 mi
- 6 Dakota Inn Rathskeller 0.3 mi
- 7 Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District (Boundary Increase) 0.3 mi
- 8 First United Methodist Church 0.3 mi
- 9 Spruce Log at Palmer Park 0.4 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Frank W. WiedmaierArchitect. Designed the Laredo Apartments (1929) and 3 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Frank W. Wiedmaier
- William J. Schechter House 1916
- Laredo Apartments 1929
- North One Apartments 1930
Architect
Louis J. ChesnowArchitect, 1894 to 1959. Designed the Savarine Hotel (1926) and the Palmer Lodge Apartments
Also by Louis J. Chesnow
- Savarine Hotel 1926
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 Park. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Whitmore Plaza Apartments
Building, built 1928, Art Deco, by Wiedmaier & Gay
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
230 ft
- Merrill Fountain Monument, built 1901, Italian Renaissance 0.1 mi
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Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District
Building, built 1925, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Photo: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Detroit Unity Temple House of worship, built 1956, Art Deco, by Arnold & Fuger 0.2 mi
- Dakota Inn Rathskeller Building, built 1933 0.3 mi
- Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District (Boundary Increase) Building 0.3 mi
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First United Methodist Church
House of worship, built 1916, Late Gothic Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
- Spruce Log at Palmer Park Structure, built 1904, by Mason & Rice, demolished 0.4 mi
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.