The Maurice A. Enggass House – 19365 Cumberland Way, Detroit, MI 48203

Designed in 1937 by Detroit architect Gardiner C. Vose for Maurice A. Enggass, Vice President and Treasurer of the Enggass Jewelry Company (once Detroit’s oldest and largest jeweler), the Maurice A. Enggass House at 19365 Cumberland Way, Detroit, MI 48203 is a beautifully preserved landmark located within the Palmer Woods Historic District.

Completed in 1938, the home reflects the early architectural tastes of the late 1930s while maintaining the Palmer Woods District’s hallmark standards of elegance, sophistication, and quality craftsmanship.

That’s thanks in large part to the fact that Vose designed the Enggass House at 19365 Cumberland Way with a strong emphasis on balanced proportions, refined simplicity, elaborate display, subtle ornamentation, and high-quality materials, producing a residence that harmonizes seamlessly with the surrounding Tudor, Colonial, and Revival-style homes along Cumberland Way. 

As for its first occupant, Maurice A. Enggass was part of an upwardly mobile family whose name was synonymous with artistry via the Enggass Jewelry Company, which provided generations of Detroiters with luxury jewelry that mirrored the quality craftsmanship found in Vose’s architectural work.

Today, the Enggass House remains a core residence shaping the Palmer Woods Historic District’s reputation for architectural variety and distinctive, individually designed estates – an enduring part of its historic character that perfectly embodies the late-Depression-era residential design and the enduring legacy of one of Detroit’s most storied families.