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Historic home, Lafayette Park, since 1902

Palms Apartment House

Standing and open

A drawing of Palms Apartment House from its recorded size and style. No photo we may share has turned up yet.
Built
1902
Style
English Renaissance
Standing
124 years

Designed by Albert Kahn and George D. Mason

The Palms Apartment House at 1001 E. Jefferson Ave, built in 1902. 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

Palms Apartment House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2026

What is there now

New construction on the lot

  • Newer building on the lot The parcel's building dates to 1996 Source: County parcel records
  • Alteration permit Installation of a Fire Alarm System per plans. (Subject to Field Approval.), estimated at $15,000 Source: City and county building permits
  • Alter Revision permit Revision to BLD2023-01031 & per HDC Cert#22-8161, exterior & interior alterations to Code per plans. (Exterior/interior , estimated at $1 Source: City and county building permits
  • Standing Source: Historic Detroit
  • Fire Alarm permit New fire alarm Source: City and county building permits

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 1001 E. Jefferson Ave went up in 1902, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.

It carries the name of Palms Apartment.

Albert Kahn and George D. Mason designed it in the English Renaissance style.

On the city map it falls in Lafayette Park.

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

Timeline

  1. 1902 Built Designed by Albert Kahn and George D. Mason
  2. 2024 Alteration permit October 31, 2024
  3. 2025 2 building permits $1 in declared work, the latest May 18
  4. 2026 Today New construction on the lot

Where it is

1001 E. Jefferson Ave.

On this map

  1. Palms Apartment House This place
  2. The Palms 140 ft
  3. Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church (second) 180 ft
  4. Thomas A. Parker House 270 ft
  5. Sibley House 380 ft
  6. Christ Church 430 ft
  7. Charles Trowbridge House 490 ft
  8. The Trowbridge House 0.1 mi
  9. Croul-Palms House 0.1 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Who made it

Albert Kahn
Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Architect

Albert Kahn

American architect, 1869 to 1942. Designed the General Motors Building (1922) and 114 more in Metro Detroit

Also by Albert Kahn

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

More from Detroit in the 1900s

Around the block

It is in Lafayette Park. 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. Palms Apartment 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.