Historic home, Indian Village, since 1920
Richard H. Macauley House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1920
- Standing
- 106 years
Designed by Herman & Simons
The Richard H. Macauley House at 2240 Seminole St, built in 1920. 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 2240 Seminole St went up in 1920, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
It carries the name of Richard H. Macauley.
Herman & Simons designed it.
Today it sits inside Indian Village, one of the blocks Detroit has chosen to protect.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1920 Built Designed by Herman & Simons
- 1971 Protected by the city Indian Village
- 2026 Today Standing and lived in
Where it is
2240 Seminole St.
On this map
- 1 Richard H. Macauley House This place
- 2 Alfred B. Moran House 70 ft
- 3 Frederick W. Kippel House 190 ft
- 4 A. Lester Moncourt House 190 ft
- 5 George W. Sieberling House 210 ft
- 6 William G. Smith House 240 ft
- 7 Delos C. Gamble House 240 ft
- 8 Edwin A. Ludden House 310 ft
- 9 Iroquois Avenue Christ Lutheran Church Parsonage 330 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Herman & SimonsArchitecture firm. Designed Assumption Grotto Church (1929) and 11 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Herman & Simons
- James McNamara House 1918
- Alfred B. Moran House 1919
- Bernard G. Koether House 1922
- Charles T. Bragg House 1922
- Dr. George Waldeck House 1922
- George D. Bailey House 1922
More from Detroit in the 1920s
- Alexander Sydney Ramage House Built 1921, Dutch Colonial Revival, in Palmer Woods Historic District
- Annette I. Miller House Built 1919, in Indian Village
- David A. Brown House Built 1921, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- A. Lester Moncourt House Built 1918, in Indian Village
- Allan Shelden House Built 1918, in Indian Village
- Alpha House Built 1918, Neoclassical, in Brush Park
Around the block
It is in Indian Village. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Alfred B. Moran House Built 1919, in Indian Village 70 ft
- Frederick W. Kippel House Built 1913, in Indian Village 190 ft
- A. Lester Moncourt House Built 1918, in Indian Village 190 ft
- George W. Sieberling House Built 1915, in Indian Village 210 ft
- William G. Smith House Built 1915, in Indian Village 240 ft
- Delos C. Gamble House Built 1915, in Indian Village 240 ft
- Edwin A. Ludden House Built 1916, in Indian Village 310 ft
- Iroquois Avenue Christ Lutheran Church Parsonage Built 1912, Tudor Revival, in Indian Village 330 ft
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Richard H. Macauley 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.