Address:

1670 Leverette Street

Detroit, MI 48216

Year Bulit:

1893

House Style:

Colonial Revival

Orginal Owner:

Helen McKerrow

Architect:

-

Square Feet:

2782

Bedrooms:

American Craftsman

Building Material:

Wood

Foundation Type:

Not Available

Roof Type:

Not Available

Acres:

0

Timeline

  • 1893
    1670 Leverette Street was built
  • Nov 1926

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    Built in honor of the first owner of this home, was Helen McKerrow Elementary School. Construction completed in 1927 at 4800 Collingwood Street on Detroit’s west side.

  • Apr 1952

    Indoors

    Spring

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    Library

    Ethyl Claes ran a second-hand bookstore in the house and is known/recognized by those in the know" as the leader of the fight to prevent "urban renewal", that in the 1950s would have resulted in the complete destruction of the neighborhood in the 1950s. She was known as the "Queen of Corktown"

  • Oct 1982

    Outdoors

    Fall/Autumn

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    Front

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