The Rufus Goodell House – 223 East Ferry Street, Detroit, MI 48202

Designed by the prolific Detroit architectural practice Rogers & MacFarlane for Rufus Goodell, The Rufus Goodell House at 223 East Ferry Street, Detroit, MI 48202 is a notable landmark within Detroit’s gorgeous East Ferry Avenue Historic District.

As for its owner, Rufus Goodell belonged to the group of upwardly mobile, socially prominent Detroiters who helped establish East Ferry Avenue as one of Detroit’s most culturally significant suburbs, his custom-designed home placing a strong emphasis on architectural quality, scale, masonry detail, and stylistic refinement.

Located on one of Detroit’s most architecturally cohesive residential blocks, the home reflects the district’s tradition of individually commissioned Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, and Colonial Revival residences that blend harmoniously together to give East Ferry Avenue an elite, cohesive curbside appeal. 

Today, the 223 East Ferry Street house remains a cherished part of the East Ferry Avenue Historic District, reinforcing the area’s enduring identity as one of Detroit’s most intact historic neighborhoods from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.