Historic home, Cultural Center, since 1891
William A. Pungs House
Standing and open
- Built
- 1891
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- Standing
- 135 years
Designed by Malcomson & Higginbotham
The William A. Pungs House at 60 E. Ferry Ave, built in 1891. 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
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 60 E. Ferry Ave went up in 1891, as Detroit's lumber, stove and shipbuilding money went into brick and stone.
It carries the name of William A. Pungs.
The plans came from Malcomson & Higginbotham, working in the Romanesque Revival style.
Today it sits inside East Ferry Avenue, one of the blocks Detroit has chosen to protect.
On the city map it falls in Cultural Center.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
Timeline
- 1891 Built Designed by Malcomson & Higginbotham
- 1981 Protected by the city East Ferry Avenue
- 2026 Today 135 years and still standing
Where it is
60 E. Ferry Ave.
On this map
- 1 William A. Pungs House This place
- 2 Herman Roehm House 60 ft
- 3 Henry G. Stevens House 90 ft
- 4 John Scott House 120 ft
- 5 Hellenic Museum of Michigan 180 ft
- 6 George A. Owen House 210 ft
- 7 Charles Lang Freer House 230 ft
- 8 Col. Frank J. Hecker House 240 ft
- 9 William Jackson House 270 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Malcomson & HigginbothamAmerican architectural firm based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Designed St. Joseph's Episcopal Church (1883) and 51 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Malcomson & Higginbotham
More from Detroit in the 1890s
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Hunter House
Built 1891, Châteauesque, Queen Anne
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Col. Frank J. Hecker House
Built 1892, French Renaissance
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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John N. Bagley House
Built 1889, French Renaissance Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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William H. Wells House
Built 1889, Romanesque Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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David Whitney House
Built 1894, Romanesque Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Charles Lang Freer House
Built 1887, American Shingle Style, in East Ferry Avenue
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
It is in Cultural Center. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Herman Roehm House Built 1889, Queen, in East Ferry Avenue 60 ft
- Henry G. Stevens House Built 1913, in East Ferry Avenue 90 ft
- John Scott House Built 1887, Queen Anne, in East Ferry Avenue 120 ft
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Hellenic Museum of Michigan
Building, built 1912, by John Scott
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
180 ft
- George A. Owen House Built 1887, Romanesque Revival, in East Ferry Avenue 210 ft
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Charles Lang Freer House
Built 1887, American Shingle Style, in East Ferry Avenue
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
230 ft
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Col. Frank J. Hecker House
Built 1892, French Renaissance
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
240 ft
- William Jackson House Built 1887, Queen Anne, in East Ferry Avenue 270 ft
In the Detroit Ledger
Photo credits
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- William A. Pungs 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.