Historic home, Boston Edison, since 1915
Walter O. Briggs House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1915
- Standing
- 111 years
Designed by Chittenden & Kotting
The Walter O. Briggs House at 700 W. Boston Boulevard, built in 1915. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.
What is there now
Standing
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 700 W. Boston Boulevard went up in 1915, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
It carries the name of Walter O. Briggs.
The plans came from Chittenden & Kotting.
It belongs to Boston-Edison, where the city protects the look of every house on the street.
On the city map it falls in Boston Edison.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1915 Built Designed by Chittenden & Kotting
- 1974 Protected by the city Boston-Edison
- 2026 Today 111 years and still standing
Where it is
700 W. Boston Boulevard
On this map
- 1 Walter O. Briggs House This place
- 2 Charles T. Fisher Mansion 170 ft
- 3 Joseph Siegel House 510 ft
- 4 Duane Doty School 0.1 mi
- 5 Dr. Oliver W. White House 0.1 mi
- 6 University Prep Art & Design Elementary School 0.1 mi
- 7 Benjamin Siegel House 0.1 mi
- 8 Edward F. Fisher Mansion 0.2 mi
- 9 Berry Gordy Jr. Mansion 0.2 mi
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 A. Rose House Built 1915, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- Albert H. Zenner House Built 1915, in Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard
- Alexander Gage House Built 1915, in Indian Village
- August P. Kling House Built 1915, in Indian Village
- Charles Burton House Built 1915, in Palmer Woods Historic District
- Dr. James H. Boulter House Built 1915, Colonial Revival, in Virginia Park
Around the block
It is in Boston Edison. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Charles T. Fisher Mansion Built 1922, in Boston-Edison 170 ft
- Joseph Siegel House Built 1915, in Boston-Edison 510 ft
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Duane Doty School
School, built 1908, Arts and Crafts, by Malcomson & Higginbotham
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
- Dr. Oliver W. White House Built 1912, Italian Renaissance Revival, in Boston-Edison 0.1 mi
- University Prep Art & Design Elementary School School, built 1909, Arts & Crafts, by Malcomson & Higginbotham 0.1 mi
- Benjamin Siegel House Built 1914, Italianate, in Boston-Edison 0.1 mi
- Edward F. Fisher Mansion Built 1925, in Boston-Edison 0.2 mi
- Berry Gordy Jr. Mansion Built 1917, in Boston-Edison 0.2 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.