Historic district, Grosse Pointe Farms, since 1911
Beverly Road Historic District
Still standing, photographed 2021
- Opened
- 1911
- Style
- Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
- Standing
- 115 years
Designed by Albert Kahn and Marcus Burrowes
Beverly Road Historic District has stood on Beverly Rd. in Grosse Pointe Farms since 1911, 115 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
More photos of Beverly Road Historic District
What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
In 1911, as the auto boom spread out from Detroit and the suburbs began to fill in, Beverly Road Historic District opened in Grosse Pointe Farms.
Albert Kahn and Marcus Burrowes drew the plans, in the Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals style.
It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 23-45 Beverly Rd and look up.
The Beverly Road Historic District is a historic district consisting of fifteen residential buildings located between 23 and 45 Beverly Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Timeline
- 1911 Built Designed by Albert Kahn and Marcus Burrowes
- 1995 Listed on the National Register April 7, 1995
- 2026 Today 115 years and still standing
Where it is
23-45 Beverly Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms
On this map
- 1 Beverly Road Historic District This place
- 2 Grosse Pointe Memorial Church 0.1 mi
- 3 Grosse Pointe High School 0.2 mi
- 4 Christ Church Chapel 0.2 mi
- 5 Dodge Mansion 0.2 mi
- 6 Russell A. Alger Jr. House 0.2 mi
- 7 Grace Ingersoll McGraw House 0.4 mi
- 8 Grosse Pointe Central Library 0.4 mi
- 9 Paul Harvey Deming House 0.4 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Albert KahnAmerican architect, 1869 to 1942. Designed the General Motors Building (1922) and 114 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Albert Kahn
Dearborn City Hall Complex, by Marcus Burrowes. Photo: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Architect
Marcus BurrowesAmerican architect, 1874 to 1953. Designed Dearborn City Hall Complex (1921) and 2 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Marcus Burrowes
Around the block
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Grosse Pointe Memorial Church
House of worship, Late Gothic Revival
Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
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Grosse Pointe High School
School, built 1927, Colonial Revival (Neo-Georgian)
Photo: Umdet, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Christ Church Chapel
House of worship, built 1930, Tudor Revival
Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Dodge Mansion
Built 1931
Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Russell A. Alger Jr. House
Built 1910, Italian Renaissance Revival
Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Grace Ingersoll McGraw House Built 1927, Georgian Revival architecture 0.4 mi
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Grosse Pointe Central Library
Building, built 1953, Modern architecture, by Marcel Breuer
Photo: Arbitrarily0, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
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Paul Harvey Deming House
Built 1907, Tudor Revival
Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- House in the Beverly Road Historic District, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Date: 2021-09-06 Sensor: MSI on Sentinel-2B Resolution: 10m RGB Composites: True color, Band 4-3-2 Photo: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo, via Wikimedia Commons
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.