Historic home, Indian Village, since 1913
Rufus Clark House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1913
- Standing
- 113 years
Designed by Chittenden & Kotting
The Rufus Clark House at 1427 Burns St, built in 1913. 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 1427 Burns St went up in 1913, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top.
It carries the name of Rufus Clark.
Chittenden & Kotting 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
- 1913 Built Designed by Chittenden & Kotting
- 1971 Protected by the city Indian Village
- 2026 Today Standing and lived in
Where it is
1427 Burns St.
On this map
- 1 Rufus Clark House This place
- 2 Hiram H. Walker House 90 ft
- 3 Herbert Armstrong House 170 ft
- 4 Arthur M. Pelletreau House 190 ft
- 5 Ralph L. Aldrich House 200 ft
- 6 John F. Brush House 210 ft
- 7 Walter Brooks House 220 ft
- 8 John D. McKay House 230 ft
- 9 James D. Kennedy House 240 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Chittenden & KottingArchitecture firm. Designed Ladder 4 Wine Bar (Engine Company No. 10 / Ladder Company No. 4) (1911) and 13 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Chittenden & Kotting
- Harry C. Bulkley House 1903
- Dr. Howard C. Judd House 1905
- Walter Brooks House 1905
- Sophia Breisacher House 1906
- William S. Connant House 1906
- Bingley Fales House 1909
More from Detroit in the 1910s
- Albert J. Dunneback House Built 1913, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- Alexis C. Angell House Built 1913, in Indian Village
- Armin Darmstaetter House Built 1914, Tudor, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- E. S. Reid House Built 1914, in Virginia Park
- Edward R. Viger House Built 1914, in Virginia Park
- William H. Rose House Built 1912, Colonial Revival, in Virginia Park
Around the block
It is in Indian Village. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Hiram H. Walker House Built 1917, in Indian Village 90 ft
- Herbert Armstrong House Built 1911, Tudor Revival, in Indian Village 170 ft
- Arthur M. Pelletreau House Built 1905, in Indian Village 190 ft
- Ralph L. Aldrich House Built 1912, in Indian Village 200 ft
- John F. Brush House Built 1905, in Indian Village 210 ft
- Walter Brooks House Built 1905, in Indian Village 220 ft
- John D. McKay House Built 1913, in Indian Village 230 ft
- James D. Kennedy House Built 1913, in Indian Village 240 ft
Photo credits
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- Rufus Clark 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.