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	Henry Ford House
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Michigan State Historic Site
Architect	Malcomson, Higginbotham and Clement
Part of	Boston–Edison Historic District (ID75000965)
Designated MSHS	July 17, 1986

	Boston–Edison Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Michigan State Historic Site
	Homes on West Boston Boulevard
Location	Bounded by Edison Ave., Woodward Ave., Linwood Ave., and W. Boston Blvd.; Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Coordinates	42°22′54″N 83°5′50″W / 42.38167°N 83.09722°W
Area	256 acres (104 ha)
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.	75000965
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 5, 1975
Designated MSHS	December 11, 1973

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The Boston–Edison Historic District is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. It consists of over 900 homes built on four east-west streets: West Boston Boulevard, Chicago Boulevard, Longfellow Avenue and Edison Avenue, stretching from Woodward Avenue in the east to Linwood Avenue in the west.^[3] It is one of the largest residential historic districts in the nation.^[3] It is surrounded by Sacred Heart Major Seminary to the west, the Arden Park-East Boston Historic District and the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament to the east, and the Atkinson Avenue Historic District to the south. The district was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973^[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

Description

A substantial number of prominent Detroiters have lived in the neighborhood. Notable residents have included labor leader Walter P. Reuther, Rabbi Morris Adler, Detroit Tigers Harry Heilmann, Dizzy Trout, Michigan Supreme Court justices Franz C. Kuhn and Henry Butzel, U.S. Representative Vincent M. Brennan, Michigan governor Harry Kelly, boxer Joe Louis, druggist Sidney Barthwell, Congressman Charles C. Diggs Jr., Congressman George D. O'Brien, Motown record label founder Berry Gordy, Detroit Tiger Willie Horton, and dentist and pioneering WCHB radio station owner Wendell F. Cox.^[4]^[5]

The District boasts the city's oldest continuous neighborhood association, the Historic Boston–Edison Association, which was founded in 1921.^[6] The District received historic designation from the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office in 1973, the Detroit Historic District Commission in 1974, and the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[7]

According to the 2000^[8]^[9] Census data (which includes the surrounding streets of Atkinson, Clairmount, and Glynn Court) show Boston–Edison has both Black and White residents. The homes are owned by people from diverse occupations and professions.^[6]

Architecture

Name	Year	Location	Style	Architect	Notes
Walter O. Briggs House	1915^[10]	700 West Boston Boulevard^[11]	English Manor style^[10]	Chittenden and Kotting^[10]	This house was built for Walter O. Briggs, the founder of Briggs Manufacturing Company,^[10] a car-body manufacturing firm, and owner of the Detroit Tigers.^[11] The house is constructed from light-colored fieldstone.^[11]
James Couzens House	1910^[11]	610 Longfellow Avenue^[11]	Tudor Revival	Albert Kahn^[11]	This house was built for James Couzens, who was at the time a major shareholder in the immensely profitable Ford Motor Company. After leaving Ford Motor Company, James Couzens entered public service, becoming the mayor of Detroit and later a U. S. Senator.^[11] His son, Frank Couzens, also served as mayor of Detroit and lived in this house.
Charles T. Fisher House	1915^[12]	670 West Boston Boulevard^[11]	Tudor Revival^[12]	George D. Mason^[12]	This house was built for Charles T. Fisher, the president of Fisher Body corporation. It is the largest house in the Boston–Edison Historic District at 18,000 square feet (1,700 m²).^[11]
Henry Ford House	1908^[11]	140 Edison Avenue^[11]	Italian Renaissance Revival^[13]	Malcomson, Higginbottom and Clement^[13]	This house was built for Henry Ford and his wife Clara, in the same year that the Model T went into production at the nearby Ford Piquette Avenue Plant.^[11] The Fords lived here until 1914 when their Fair Lane estate in Dearborn was completed. A State of Michigan Historical marker is placed in front of this house.^[11]
Berry Gordy House	1917^[11]	918 West Boston Boulevard^[11]	Italian Renaissance Revival^[11]		Originally built in 1917 for Nels Michelson, a Danish businessman who made his fortune in timber and real estate, the 10,500 sq ft (980 m²). the mansion was purchased in 1967 by Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records.^[11]^[14] It is also known as Motown Mansion.^[15]
S. S. Kresge House	1914^[11]	70 West Boston Boulevard^[11]	Mediterranean villa^[16]	Meade and Hamilton^[11]	This house was built for Sebastian S. Kresge, the founder of S. S. Kresge Company, the precursor to K-Mart.^[11] The stucco house is situated on the largest lot in the Boston–Edison neighborhood.^[11]
Benjamin Siegel House	1914^[11]	150 West Boston Boulevard^[11]	Italian Renaissance ^[11]	Albert Kahn^[11]	This house was built for Benjamin Siegel, the founder of a large women's clothing store.^[11] It is built entirely of limestone, maintaining a strict sense of symmetry.^[11]

History

The land now within the boundaries of Boston–Edison was first owned by John R. Williams (who was granted a single parcel in 1822) and Thomas Palmer (who was granted three parcels in 1828 and 1832).^[18] These original four grants were transferred from owner to owner over the next fifty years until they were obtained by the Joy family, the Newberry family, and Edward W. Voigt.^[18]

In 1891, Voigt, foreseeing the growth of Detroit northward, platted the Voigt Park subdivision, consisting of seven east–west streets from Woodward and Hamilton:^[19] Calvert Avenue, Glynn Court, Schiller Esplanade, Shakespeare Esplanade, Longfellow Avenue, Edison Avenue, and Atkinson Avenue.^[18] Four of these streets—Schiller Esplanade (now Boston Boulevard), Shakespeare Esplanade (now Chicago Boulevard), Edison Avenue and Longfellow Avenue—formed the Boston–Edison neighborhood.^[18] The original location of the neighborhood park was originally to have been between Chicago and Boston Boulevards, but was later changed to be situated between Longfellow and Edison Avenues.^[18]

The Voigt Park subdivision was immediately incorporated into the City of Detroit. Voigt platted spacious lots and set building restrictions that established the unique character of the neighborhood.^[18] His vision was followed by Truman and John Newberry, who platted the West Boston Boulevard Subdivision between Hamilton and 12th Street (now known as "Rosa Parks Boulevard") in 1913.^[18] The subdivision included lots on West Boston, Chicago, Longfellow, and Edison, as well as on Atkinson to the south.^[20] In 1915, Henry B. Joy platted the Joy Farms Subdivision between 12th Street and Linwood.^[18] This subdivision included lots on the same seven streets originally platted by Voigt.^[21] Both of these subdivisions were annexed by the City of Detroit by 1915.^[18]

The first homes built in the Boston–Edison Historic District were occupied starting in 1905,^[6] with the majority of the homes built between 1905 and 1925.^[7] Each of the homes in the neighborhood is unique.^[6]^[7] Architectural styles represented include English Tudor revival, Roman and Greek Revival, French Provincial, Colonial Revival, Italian Renaissance, Prairie Style, and Vernacular.^[6] These homes range in size from modest two-story vernaculars to massive mansions set on sprawling grounds.^[22] Although the homes are unique in style, homes along the streetscape are generally exhibit uniformity in roofline, scale, setback from the street, and the materials used, including stone, brick or wood construction.^[23] This uniformity creates a gracious suburban ambiance.

Original residents

One of the earliest residents of the Boston-Edison neighborhood, Henry Ford,^[7] was also one of the most well-known. In 1907, Ford had a brick and limestone Italian Renaissance Revival residence built at the corner of Edison and Second at a cost of $483,253.^[24] Ford and his wife, Clara, moved in the next year, residing in the neighborhood until 1915, when they moved to Fair Lane, their estate in Dearborn.^[24] During the time that Ford lived in Boston–Edison, his introduction of the Model T, mass production methods, and wage-price theories revolutionized American industry. Henry Ford built a machine shop above the garage, situated behind the house for his son Edsel to support and encourage Edsel's interest in automobile design.^[24] A historical marker issued by the State of Michigan, describing the history and significance of the home, is located on the front lawn.^[24]

Henry Ford was only the first of many automotive pioneers to live in the Boston–Edison neighborhood.^[24] Ford's early business partners and Ford Motor Company stockholders James Couzens and Horace Rackham also built homes near Ford's in Boston–Edison. (Two other Ford stockholders, John Dodge,^[25] and Alexander Y. Malcomson,^[26] lived in the adjoining Arden Park-East Boston neighborhood.) They were followed by other early and important Ford collaborators such as Peter E. Martin, C. Harold Wills, and Clarence W. Avery.^[4] In addition, other pioneers in the early automobile industry such as Walter Briggs Sr. of Briggs Manufacturing Co,^[4] four of the Fisher brothers (of Fisher Body),^[7] Charles Lambert of Regal Motor Car Co., John W. Drake from Hupp Motor Car Co., and William E. Metzger from Cadillac and E-M-F.^[4] likewise built homes in Boston–Edison.

Other prominent Detroit businessmen lived in Boston–Edison neighborhood during the early years of the neighborhood, including Sebastian S. Kresge (founder of the S.S. Kresge Company—later Kmart),^[7] Benjamin Siegel (founder of a major early clothing store),^[7] and J. L. Webber (nephew of J. L. Hudson).^[4] Additional notable early residents included conductor Ossip Gabrilowitsch and his wife Clara Clemens, Detroit Tigers owner Frank Navin, Detroit Tigers player Ty Cobb (who lived on nearby Atkinson Avenue at Third), historian Clarence M. Burton, and Rabbi Leo M. Franklin.^[4]

In the early history of Boston–Edison, three factors influenced the character of the community. The first factor was the tendency for employees and business associates to live in a cluster,^[7] similar to early associates of Henry Ford did. In addition, six employees of S.S. Kresge lived in the neighborhood.^[7] The second factor was the tendency of several family members to live in close range. In addition to the four Fisher brothers (a fifth brother, Frederic, lived in the adjacent Arden Park-East Boston neighborhood^[25]), a number of Benjamin Siegel's relatives lived in the neighborhood, as did a number of Wagner family members (owners of Wagner's bakery).^[7] The third factor was the construction of Henry Ford Hospital in 1915, only a mile south of the neighborhood. Twenty-three physicians built homes in Boston–Edison.^[7]

Education

Residents are zoned to schools in the Detroit Public Schools district. Durfee K-8, Loving and Thirkell elementary schools serve separate sections of the neighborhood.^[27] All of Boston–Edison is zoned to Durfee K-8 for middle school.^[28] All residents are zoned to Central High School.^[29]

In the past, portions of Boston–Edison were served by Hutchins Middle School.^[30]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Boston–Edison Historic District". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Sarah Klein, "Neighborhood Museum," Metro Times, 6/5/2002.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Historic Residents" from the Historic Boston–Edison Association
^ Arden Park-East Boston from Detroit 1701.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "History" page Archived 2007-09-10 at the Wayback Machine from the Historic Boston–Edison Association.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Boston–Edison Historic District Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine from the City of Detroit Planning and Development Department.
^ Census Tract 5323, Wayne County, Michigan Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today from US Census Bureau
^ Census Tract 5312, Wayne County, Michigan Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today from US Census Bureau
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Walter Owen Briggs Home from Detroit1701.org, retrieved 9/13/09
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab Jerald A. Mitchell Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine. Archivist & Historian; Historic Boston–Edison Association, retrieved 9/12/09
^ ^a ^b ^c Charles T. Fisher Residence from Detroit1701.org, retrieved 9.13.09
^ ^a ^b Henry and Clara Ford Home from Detroit1701.org, retrieved 9/13/09
^ "Detnews.com | Michigan History". Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
^ "The Motown Mansion". Jackson Gates Associates.
^ S. S. Kresge Home from Detroit1701.org, retrieved 9/13/09
^ "Ford, Henry, House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "history" page Archived 2007-09-10 at the Wayback Machine of the Historic Boston–Edison Association.
^ Plat map of Voigt Park subdivision^{[permanent dead link]} from the State of Michigan.
^ Plat map of Boston Boulevard subdivision^{[permanent dead link]} from the State of Michigan.
^ Plat map of Joy Farm subdivision^{[permanent dead link]} from the State of Michigan.
^ Detroit Historic Districts Archived 2012-06-15 at the Wayback Machine from Cityscape Detroit
^ "National Scenic Byways Program". Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Information on Henry Ford is from The Henry Ford House historical marker Archived 2011-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, text available from Historic Sites Online, State of Michigan Historic Preservation Office.
^ ^a ^b Arden Park-East Boston Historic District Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine from the City of Detroit Planning and Development Department.
^ Albert Nelson Marquis, The Book of Detroiters, 1908, A. N. Marquis & Co., p. 312
^ "Elementary Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
^ "Middle School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
^ "High School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
^ "Middle School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.

External links

Historic Boston–Edison Association: neighborhood website
Photos from Detroit Rising
Photos from National Scenic Byways

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[state-2] "Boston–Edison Historic District". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2010.

[klein-3] Sarah Klein, "Neighborhood Museum," Metro Times, 6/5/2002.

[people-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Historic Residents" from the Historic Boston–Edison Association

[ap1701-5] Arden Park-East Boston from Detroit 1701.

[hbea2-6] "History" page Archived 2007-09-10 at the Wayback Machine from the Historic Boston–Edison Association.

[det-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Boston–Edison Historic District Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine from the City of Detroit Planning and Development Department.

[cens1-8] Census Tract 5323, Wayne County, Michigan Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today from US Census Bureau

[cens2-9] Census Tract 5312, Wayne County, Michigan Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today from US Census Bureau

[br1701-10] Walter Owen Briggs Home from Detroit1701.org, retrieved 9/13/09

[tour-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab Jerald A. Mitchell Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine. Archivist & Historian; Historic Boston–Edison Association, retrieved 9/12/09

[fi1701-12] Charles T. Fisher Residence from Detroit1701.org, retrieved 9.13.09

[fo1701-13] Henry and Clara Ford Home from Detroit1701.org, retrieved 9/13/09

[14] "Detnews.com | Michigan History". Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2010.

[15] "The Motown Mansion". Jackson Gates Associates.

[kr1701-16] S. S. Kresge Home from Detroit1701.org, retrieved 9/13/09

[statehf-17] "Ford, Henry, House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2010.

[hbea-18] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "history" page Archived 2007-09-10 at the Wayback Machine of the Historic Boston–Edison Association.

[vp-19] Plat map of Voigt Park subdivision^{[permanent dead link]} from the State of Michigan.

[bb-20] Plat map of Boston Boulevard subdivision^{[permanent dead link]} from the State of Michigan.

[jf-21] Plat map of Joy Farm subdivision^{[permanent dead link]} from the State of Michigan.

[scape-22] Detroit Historic Districts Archived 2012-06-15 at the Wayback Machine from Cityscape Detroit

[byway-23] "National Scenic Byways Program". Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2008.

[ford-24] Information on Henry Ford is from The Henry Ford House historical marker Archived 2011-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, text available from Historic Sites Online, State of Michigan Historic Preservation Office.

[cityap-25] Arden Park-East Boston Historic District Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine from the City of Detroit Planning and Development Department.

[marq-26] Albert Nelson Marquis, The Book of Detroiters, 1908, A. N. Marquis & Co., p. 312

[27] "Elementary Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.

[28] "Middle School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.

[29] "High School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.

[30] "Middle School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.

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-The '''Boston–Edison Historic District''' is a historic neighborhood located in the geographic center of [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. It consists of over 900 homes built on four east/west streets: West Boston Boulevard, Chicago Boulevard, Longfellow Avenue, and Edison Avenue, stretching from [[Woodward Avenue]] on the east to Linwood Avenue on the west.<ref name="klein">Sarah Klein, "[http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=3328 Neighborhood Museum]," ''Metro Times'', 6/5/2002.</ref> It is one of the largest residential historic districts in the nation.<ref name="klein"/> It is surrounded by [[Sacred Heart Major Seminary]] to the west, the [[Arden Park-East Boston]] Historic District and the [[Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament]] to the east, and the [[Atkinson Avenue Historic District]] to the south. The district was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973<ref name="state">{{cite web|title = Boston–Edison Historic District|publisher = Michigan State Housing Development Authority|url = http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/2438.htm|access-date = August 15, 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120511130550/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/2438.htm|archive-date = May 11, 2012|url-status = dead}}</ref> and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Detroit, Michigan|National Register of Historic Places]] in 1975.<ref name=nris/>
+The '''Boston–Edison Historic District''' is a [[List of neighborhoods in Detroit|neighborhood]] located in [[Detroit, Michigan]]. It consists of over 900 homes built on four east-west streets: West Boston Boulevard, Chicago Boulevard, Longfellow Avenue and Edison Avenue, stretching from [[Woodward Avenue]] in the east to Linwood Avenue in the west.<ref name="klein">Sarah Klein, "[http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=3328 Neighborhood Museum]," ''Metro Times'', 6/5/2002.</ref> It is one of the largest residential historic districts in the nation.<ref name="klein"/> It is surrounded by [[Sacred Heart Major Seminary]] to the west, the [[Arden Park-East Boston]] Historic District and the [[Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament]] to the east, and the [[Atkinson Avenue Historic District]] to the south. The district was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973<ref name="state">{{cite web|title = Boston–Edison Historic District|publisher = Michigan State Housing Development Authority|url = http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/2438.htm|access-date = August 15, 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120511130550/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/2438.htm|archive-date = May 11, 2012|url-status = dead}}</ref> and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Detroit, Michigan|National Register of Historic Places]] in 1975.<ref name=nris/>
 ==Description==
-A substantial number of prominent Detroiters have lived in the neighborhood. Notable residents have included labor leader [[Walter P. Reuther]], Rabbi Morris Adler, Detroit Tigers [[Harry Heilmann]] and [[Dizzy Trout]], Michigan Supreme Court justices [[Franz C. Kuhn]] and Henry Butzel, U.S. Representative [[Vincent M. Brennan]], Michigan governor [[Harry Kelly (politician)|Harry Kelly]], boxer [[Joe Louis]], druggist Sidney Barthwell, Congressman [[Charles C. Diggs Jr.]],Congressman George D. O'Brien, [[Motown]] record label founder [[Berry Gordy]], Detroit Tiger [[Willie Horton (baseball player)|Willie Horton]], and dentist and pioneering [[WMKM|WCHB]] radio station owner Wendell F. Cox.<ref name="people"/><ref name="ap1701">[http://www.detroit1701.org/ArdenPark_Hist.htm Arden Park-East Boston] from Detroit 1701.</ref>
+A substantial number of prominent Detroiters have lived in the neighborhood. Notable residents have included labor leader [[Walter P. Reuther]], Rabbi Morris Adler, Detroit Tigers [[Harry Heilmann]], [[Dizzy Trout]], Michigan Supreme Court justices [[Franz C. Kuhn]] and Henry Butzel, U.S. Representative [[Vincent M. Brennan]], Michigan governor [[Harry Kelly (politician)|Harry Kelly]], boxer [[Joe Louis]], druggist Sidney Barthwell, Congressman [[Charles C. Diggs Jr.]], Congressman George D. O'Brien, [[Motown]] record label founder [[Berry Gordy]], Detroit Tiger [[Willie Horton (baseball player)|Willie Horton]], and dentist and pioneering [[WMKM|WCHB]] radio station owner Wendell F. Cox.<ref name="people"/><ref name="ap1701">[http://www.detroit1701.org/ArdenPark_Hist.htm Arden Park-East Boston] from Detroit 1701.</ref>
-The District boasts the oldest continuous neighborhood association in the City, the Historic Boston–Edison Association, which was founded in 1921.<ref name="hbea2"/> The District received historic designation from the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office in 1973, the Detroit Historic District Commission in 1974, and the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1975.<ref name="det"/>
+The District boasts the city's oldest continuous neighborhood association, the Historic Boston–Edison Association, which was founded in 1921.<ref name="hbea2"/> The District received historic designation from the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office in 1973, the Detroit Historic District Commission in 1974, and the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1975.<ref name="det"/>
-Census data from 2000<ref name="cens1">[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=14000US26163532300&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US26%7C05000US26163%7C16000US2622000%7C86000US48202%7C14000US26163532300&_zip=48206&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160 Census Tract 5323, Wayne County, Michigan] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212043048/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=14000US26163532300&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US26%7C05000US26163%7C16000US2622000%7C86000US48202%7C14000US26163532300&_zip=48206&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160 |date=2020-02-12 }} from US Census Bureau</ref><ref name="cens2">[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=14000US26163531200&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US26%7C05000US26163%7C16000US2622000%7C86000US48206%7C14000US26163531200&_zip=48206&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160 Census Tract 5312, Wayne County, Michigan] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212043951/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=14000US26163531200&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US26%7C05000US26163%7C16000US2622000%7C86000US48206%7C14000US26163531200&_zip=48206&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160 |date=2020-02-12 }} from US Census Bureau</ref> (which includes the surrounding streets of Atkinson, Clairmount, and Glynn Court) show Boston–Edison has both [[African American|Black]] and [[White Americans|White]] residents. The homes are owned by people from diverse occupations and professions.<ref name="hbea2"/>
+According to the 2000<ref name="cens1">[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=14000US26163532300&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US26%7C05000US26163%7C16000US2622000%7C86000US48202%7C14000US26163532300&_zip=48206&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160 Census Tract 5323, Wayne County, Michigan] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212043048/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=14000US26163532300&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US26%7C05000US26163%7C16000US2622000%7C86000US48202%7C14000US26163532300&_zip=48206&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160|date=2020-02-12}} from US Census Bureau</ref><ref name="cens2">[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=14000US26163531200&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US26%7C05000US26163%7C16000US2622000%7C86000US48206%7C14000US26163531200&_zip=48206&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160 Census Tract 5312, Wayne County, Michigan] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212043951/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=14000US26163531200&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US26%7C05000US26163%7C16000US2622000%7C86000US48206%7C14000US26163531200&_zip=48206&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160|date=2020-02-12}} from US Census Bureau</ref> Census data (which includes the surrounding streets of Atkinson, Clairmount, and Glynn Court) show Boston–Edison has both [[African American|Black]] and [[White Americans|White]] residents. The homes are owned by people from diverse occupations and professions.<ref name="hbea2"/>
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-|This house was built for [[James Couzens]], who was at the time a major shareholder in the immensely profitable [[Ford Motor Company]]. After leaving Ford Motor company, James Couzens entered public service, becoming the mayor of Detroit and later a U. S. Senator.<ref name="tour"/> His son, Frank Couzens, also served as mayor of Detroit and lived in this house.
+|This house was built for [[James Couzens]], who was at the time a major shareholder in the immensely profitable [[Ford Motor Company]]. After leaving Ford Motor Company, James Couzens entered public service, becoming the mayor of Detroit and later a U. S. Senator.<ref name="tour"/> His son, Frank Couzens, also served as mayor of Detroit and lived in this house.
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 |Italian [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival]]<ref name="fo1701">[http://detroit1701.org/FordHome.htm Henry and Clara Ford Home] from Detroit1701.org, retrieved 9/13/09</ref>
 |Malcomson, Higginbottom and Clement<ref name="fo1701"/>
-|This house was built for [[Henry Ford]] and his wife Clara, in the same year that the [[Model T]] went into production at the nearby [[Ford Piquette Avenue Plant]].<ref name="tour"/> The Fords lived here until 1914, when their [[Fair Lane]] estate in Dearborn was completed. A state of Michigan Historical marker is placed in front of this house.<ref name="tour"/>
+|This house was built for [[Henry Ford]] and his wife Clara, in the same year that the [[Model T]] went into production at the nearby [[Ford Piquette Avenue Plant]].<ref name="tour"/> The Fords lived here until 1914 when their [[Fair Lane]] estate in Dearborn was completed. A State of Michigan Historical marker is placed in front of this house.<ref name="tour"/>
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 |'''Berry Gordy House'''
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 |Italian [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival]]<ref name="tour"/>
 |
-|Originally built in 1917 for Nels Michelson, a Danish businessman who made his fortune in timber and real estate, the {{convert|10,500|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. mansion was purchased in 1967 by [[Berry Gordy]], the founder of [[Motown Records]].<ref name="tour"/><ref>{{cite web  |url=http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id%3D26  |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20100805014143/http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=26  |url-status=dead  |archive-date=2010-08-05  |access-date=2010-08-07  |title=Archived copy  }}</ref> It is also known as Motown Mansion.<ref>{{cite web| title=The Motown Mansion| url=http://www.motownmansion.com/| publisher=Jackson Gates Associates}}</ref>
+|Originally built in 1917 for Nels Michelson, a Danish businessman who made his fortune in timber and real estate, the {{convert|10,500|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. the mansion was purchased in 1967 by [[Berry Gordy]], the founder of [[Motown Records]].<ref name="tour"/><ref>{{cite web  |url=http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id%3D26  |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20100805014143/http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=26  |url-status=dead  |archive-date=2010-08-05  |access-date=2010-08-07  |title=Detnews.com &#124; Michigan History  }}</ref> It is also known as Motown Mansion.<ref>{{cite web| title=The Motown Mansion| url=http://www.motownmansion.com/| publisher=Jackson Gates Associates}}</ref>
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 |'''S. S. Kresge House'''
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 |Mediterranean villa<ref name="kr1701">[http://www.detroit1701.org/Kresge%20Home.html S. S. Kresge Home] from Detroit1701.org, retrieved 9/13/09</ref>
 |Meade and Hamilton<ref name="tour"/>
-|This house was built for [[Sebastian S. Kresge]], the founder of S. S. Kresge Company, the precursor to [[K-Mart]].<ref name="tour"/> The stucco house is situated on the largest lot in the Boston–Edison neighborhood.<ref name="tour"/>
+|This house was built for [[Sebastian S. Kresge]], the founder of S. S. Kresge Company, the precursor to [[Kmart (United States)|K-Mart]].<ref name="tour"/> The stucco house is situated on the largest lot in the Boston–Edison neighborhood.<ref name="tour"/>
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 |'''Benjamin Siegel House'''
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 The land now within the boundaries of Boston–Edison was first owned by [[John R. Williams]] (who was granted a single parcel in 1822) and Thomas Palmer (who was granted three parcels in 1828 and 1832).<ref name="hbea">[http://www.historicbostonedison.org/history.shtml "history" page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070910210550/http://www.historicbostonedison.org/history.shtml |date=2007-09-10 }} of the Historic Boston–Edison Association.</ref> These original four grants were transferred from owner to owner over the next fifty years until they were obtained by the Joy family, the Newberry family, and Edward W. Voigt.<ref name="hbea"/>
-In 1891, Voigt, foreseeing the growth of Detroit northward, platted out the Voigt Park subdivision, consisting of seven east/west streets between Woodward and Hamilton:<ref name="vp">[http://www.cis.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=1077 Plat map of Voigt Park subdivision]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from the State of Michigan.</ref> Calvert Avenue, Glynn Court, Schiller Esplanade, Shakespeare Esplanade, Longfellow Avenue, Edison Avenue, and Atkinson Avenue.<ref name="hbea"/> Four of these streets—Schiller Esplanade (now Boston Boulevard), Shakespeare Esplanade (now Chicago Boulevard), Longfellow Avenue, and Edison Avenue—formed the Boston–Edison neighborhood.<ref name="hbea"/> The location of the neighborhood park was originally to have been between Chicago and Boston Boulevards, but was later changed to be situated between Longfellow and Edison Avenues.<ref name="hbea"/>
+In 1891, Voigt, foreseeing the growth of Detroit northward, platted the Voigt Park subdivision, consisting of seven east–west streets from Woodward and Hamilton:<ref name="vp">[http://www.cis.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=1077 Plat map of Voigt Park subdivision]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from the State of Michigan.</ref> Calvert Avenue, Glynn Court, Schiller Esplanade, Shakespeare Esplanade, Longfellow Avenue, Edison Avenue, and Atkinson Avenue.<ref name="hbea"/> Four of these streets—Schiller Esplanade (now Boston Boulevard), Shakespeare Esplanade (now Chicago Boulevard), Edison Avenue and Longfellow Avenue—formed the Boston–Edison neighborhood.<ref name="hbea"/> The original location of the neighborhood park was originally to have been between Chicago and Boston Boulevards, but was later changed to be situated between Longfellow and Edison Avenues.<ref name="hbea"/>
-Voigt Park subdivision was immediately incorporated into the City of Detroit. Voigt platted spacious lots and set building restrictions that established the unique character of the neighborhood.<ref name="hbea"/> His vision was followed by [[Truman Newberry|Truman]] and John Newberry, who platted the West Boston Boulevard Subdivision between Hamilton and 12th Street (now "Rosa Parks Boulevard") in 1913.<ref name="hbea"/> The subdivision included lots on West Boston, Chicago, Longfellow, and Edison, as well as on Atkinson to the south.<ref name="bb">[http://www.cis.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=1756 Plat map of Boston Boulevard subdivision]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from the State of Michigan.</ref> In 1915, [[Henry B. Joy]] platted the Joy Farms Subdivision between 12th Street and Linwood.<ref name="hbea"/> This subdivision included lots on the same seven streets originally platted by Voigt.<ref name="jf">[http://www.cis.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=2071 Plat map of Joy Farm subdivision]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from the State of Michigan.</ref> Both of these subdivisions were annexed by the City of Detroit by 1915.<ref name="hbea"/>
+The Voigt Park subdivision was immediately incorporated into the City of Detroit. Voigt platted spacious lots and set building restrictions that established the unique character of the neighborhood.<ref name="hbea"/> His vision was followed by [[Truman Newberry|Truman]] and John Newberry, who platted the West Boston Boulevard Subdivision between Hamilton and 12th Street (now known as  "Rosa Parks Boulevard") in 1913.<ref name="hbea"/> The subdivision included lots on West Boston, Chicago, Longfellow, and Edison, as well as on Atkinson to the south.<ref name="bb">[http://www.cis.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=1756 Plat map of Boston Boulevard subdivision]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from the State of Michigan.</ref> In 1915, [[Henry B. Joy]] platted the Joy Farms Subdivision between 12th Street and Linwood.<ref name="hbea"/> This subdivision included lots on the same seven streets originally platted by Voigt.<ref name="jf">[http://www.cis.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=2071 Plat map of Joy Farm subdivision]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from the State of Michigan.</ref> Both of these subdivisions were annexed by the City of Detroit by 1915.<ref name="hbea"/>
-The first homes built in the Boston–Edison Historic District were occupied in 1905,<ref name ="hbea2">[http://www.historicbostonedison.org/history.shtml "History" page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070910210550/http://www.historicbostonedison.org/history.shtml |date=2007-09-10 }} from the Historic Boston–Edison Association.</ref> with the majority of the homes built between 1905 and 1925.<ref name="det">[http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/boston_edison.pdf Boston–Edison Historic District] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716102929/http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/boston_edison.pdf |date=2011-07-16 }} from the City of Detroit Planning and Development Department.</ref> Each of the homes in the neighborhood is unique.<ref name="hbea2"/><ref name="det"/> Architectural styles represented include [[English Tudor revival]], Roman and [[Greek Revival]], French Provincial, [[Colonial Revival]], Italian Renaissance, [[Prairie Style]], and [[Vernacular architecture|Vernacular]].<ref name="hbea2"/> These homes range in size from modest two-story vernaculars to massive mansions set on sprawling grounds.<ref name="scape">[http://www.cityscapedetroit.org/historic_districts.php Detroit Historic Districts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615123034/http://www.cityscapedetroit.org/historic_districts.php |date=2012-06-15 }} from Cityscape Detroit</ref> Although the homes are unique in style, homes along the streetscape are generally uniform in roofline, scale, setback from the street, and in the use of stone, brick or wood construction.<ref name ="byway">{{Cite web |url=http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/13754/places/14925/ |title=National Scenic Byways Program |access-date=2008-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724180448/http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/13754/places/14925/ |archive-date=2010-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This uniformity creates a gracious suburban ambiance.
+The first homes built in the Boston–Edison Historic District were occupied starting in 1905,<ref name ="hbea2">[http://www.historicbostonedison.org/history.shtml "History" page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070910210550/http://www.historicbostonedison.org/history.shtml |date=2007-09-10 }} from the Historic Boston–Edison Association.</ref> with the majority of the homes built between 1905 and 1925.<ref name="det">[http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/boston_edison.pdf Boston–Edison Historic District] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716102929/http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/boston_edison.pdf |date=2011-07-16 }} from the City of Detroit Planning and Development Department.</ref> Each of the homes in the neighborhood is unique.<ref name="hbea2"/><ref name="det"/> Architectural styles represented include [[English Tudor revival]], Roman and [[Greek Revival]], French Provincial, [[Colonial Revival]], Italian Renaissance, [[Prairie Style]], and [[Vernacular architecture|Vernacular]].<ref name="hbea2"/> These homes range in size from modest two-story vernaculars to massive mansions set on sprawling grounds.<ref name="scape">[http://www.cityscapedetroit.org/historic_districts.php Detroit Historic Districts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615123034/http://www.cityscapedetroit.org/historic_districts.php |date=2012-06-15 }} from Cityscape Detroit</ref> Although the homes are unique in style, homes along the streetscape are generally exhibit uniformity in roofline, scale, setback from the street, and the materials used, including stone, brick or wood construction.<ref name ="byway">{{Cite web |url=http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/13754/places/14925/ |title=National Scenic Byways Program |access-date=2008-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724180448/http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/13754/places/14925/ |archive-date=2010-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This uniformity creates a gracious suburban ambiance.
 ===Original residents===
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 [[File:House2 in Boston Edison.jpg|thumb|A three-story colonial on Chicago Boulevard near Hamilton]]
 [[File:House1 in Boston Edison.jpg|thumb|A modest three-story vernacular on Edison Avenue]]
-One of the earliest residents of the Boston–Edison neighborhood, [[Henry Ford]],<ref name="det"/> was also one of the most well-known. In 1907, Ford had a brick and limestone Italian Renaissance Revival residence built at the corner of Edison and Second at a cost of $483,253.<ref name="ford">Information on Henry Ford is from [http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15563.htm The Henry Ford House historical marker] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513081313/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15563.htm |date=2011-05-13 }}, text available from Historic Sites Online, State of Michigan Historic Preservation Office.</ref> Ford and his wife, Clara, moved in the next year, living in the neighborhood until 1915, when they relocated to [[Fair Lane]], their estate in [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn]].<ref name="ford"/> During the time that Ford lived in Boston–Edison, his introduction of the [[Model T]], [[mass production]] methods, and wage-price theories revolutionized American industry. Above the garage (behind the house), Henry Ford built a machine shop for his son [[Edsel Ford|Edsel]] to support and encourage Edsel's interest in automobile design.<ref name="ford"/> A State of Michigan Historical Marker, describing the history and significance of the home, is located on the front lawn.<ref name="ford"/>
+One of the earliest residents of the Boston-Edison neighborhood, [[Henry Ford]],<ref name="det"/> was also one of the most well-known. In 1907, Ford had a brick and limestone Italian Renaissance Revival residence built at the corner of Edison and Second at a cost of $483,253.<ref name="ford">Information on Henry Ford is from [http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15563.htm The Henry Ford House historical marker] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513081313/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15563.htm |date=2011-05-13 }}, text available from Historic Sites Online, State of Michigan Historic Preservation Office.</ref> Ford and his wife, Clara, moved in the next year, residing in the neighborhood until 1915, when they moved to [[Fair Lane]], their estate in [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn]].<ref name="ford"/> During the time that Ford lived in Boston–Edison, his introduction of the [[Model T]], [[mass production]] methods, and wage-price theories revolutionized American industry. Henry Ford built a machine shop above the garage, situated behind the house for his son [[Edsel Ford|Edsel]] to support and encourage Edsel's interest in automobile design.<ref name="ford"/> A historical marker issued by the State of Michigan, describing the history and significance of the home, is located on the front lawn.<ref name="ford"/>
-Henry Ford was only the first of many automotive pioneers to live in the Boston–Edison community.<ref name="ford"/> Ford's early business partners and [[Ford Motor Company]] stockholders [[James Couzens]] and [[Horace Rackham]] also built homes near Ford's in Boston–Edison. (Two other Ford stockholders, [[John Francis Dodge|John Dodge]],<ref name="cityap">[http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/arden_park.pdf Arden Park-East Boston Historic District] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208031403/http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/arden_park.pdf |date=2012-02-08 }} from the City of Detroit Planning and Development Department.</ref> and [[Alexander Y. Malcomson]],<ref name="marq">Albert Nelson Marquis, [https://books.google.com/books?id=wEevJkgsgoYC&printsec=frontcover&num=100&as_brr=3#PPA312 ''The Book of Detroiters''], 1908, A. N. Marquis & Co., p. 312</ref> lived in the adjoining [[Arden Park-East Boston]] neighborhood.) They were followed by other early and important Ford collaborators such as [[Peter E. Martin]], [[C. Harold Wills]], and [[Clarence W. Avery]].<ref name="people">[http://www.historicbostonedison.org/history/people.shtml "Historic Residents"] from the Historic Boston–Edison Association</ref> In addition, other early automobile pioneers such as [[Walter Briggs Sr.]] of Briggs Manufacturing Co,<ref name="people"/> four of the Fisher brothers (of [[Fisher Body]]),<ref name="det"/> Charles Lambert of Regal Motor Car Co., John W. Drake of [[Hupmobile|Hupp Motor Car Co.]], and [[William E. Metzger]] of [[Cadillac]] and [[E-M-F Company|E-M-F]].<ref name="people"/> likewise built homes in Boston–Edison.
+Henry Ford was only the first of many automotive pioneers to live in the Boston–Edison neighborhood.<ref name="ford"/> Ford's early business partners and [[Ford Motor Company]] stockholders [[James Couzens]] and [[Horace Rackham]] also built homes near Ford's in Boston–Edison. (Two other Ford stockholders, [[John Francis Dodge|John Dodge]],<ref name="cityap">[http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/arden_park.pdf Arden Park-East Boston Historic District] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208031403/http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/arden_park.pdf |date=2012-02-08 }} from the City of Detroit Planning and Development Department.</ref> and [[Alexander Y. Malcomson]],<ref name="marq">Albert Nelson Marquis, [https://books.google.com/books?id=wEevJkgsgoYC ''The Book of Detroiters''], 1908, A. N. Marquis & Co., p. 312</ref> lived in the adjoining [[Arden Park-East Boston]] neighborhood.) They were followed by other early and important Ford collaborators such as [[Peter E. Martin]], [[C. Harold Wills]], and [[Clarence W. Avery]].<ref name="people">[http://www.historicbostonedison.org/history/people.shtml "Historic Residents"] from the Historic Boston–Edison Association</ref> In addition, other pioneers in the early automobile industry such as [[Walter Briggs Sr.]] of Briggs Manufacturing Co,<ref name="people"/> four of the Fisher brothers (of [[Fisher Body]]),<ref name="det"/> Charles Lambert of Regal Motor Car Co., John W. Drake from [[Hupmobile|Hupp Motor Car Co.]], and [[William E. Metzger]] from [[Cadillac]] and [[E-M-F Company|E-M-F]].<ref name="people"/> likewise built homes in Boston–Edison.
-Other prominent Detroit businessmen lived in Boston–Edison during the early years of the neighborhood, including [[Sebastian S. Kresge]] (founder of the S.S. Kresge Company—later [[Kmart]]),<ref name="det"/> Benjamin Siegel (founder of a major early clothing store),<ref name="det"/> and J. L. Webber (nephew of [[J. L. Hudson]]).<ref name="people"/> Other notable early residents included conductor [[Ossip Gabrilowitsch]] and his wife [[Clara Clemens]], [[Detroit Tigers]] owner [[Frank Navin]], Detroit Tigers player [[Ty Cobb]] (on nearby Atkinson Avenue at Third), historian [[Clarence M. Burton]], and Rabbi [[Leo M. Franklin]].<ref name="people"/>
+Other prominent Detroit businessmen lived in Boston–Edison neighborhood during the early years of the neighborhood, including [[Sebastian S. Kresge]] (founder of the S.S. Kresge Company—later [[Kmart (United States)|Kmart]]),<ref name="det"/> Benjamin Siegel (founder of a major early clothing store),<ref name="det"/> and J. L. Webber (nephew of [[J. L. Hudson]]).<ref name="people"/> Additional notable early residents included conductor [[Ossip Gabrilowitsch]] and his wife [[Clara Clemens]], [[Detroit Tigers]] owner [[Frank Navin]], Detroit Tigers player [[Ty Cobb]] (who lived on nearby Atkinson Avenue at Third), historian [[Clarence M. Burton]], and Rabbi [[Leo M. Franklin]].<ref name="people"/>
-During the early history of Boston–Edison, three factors influenced the character of the community. First was a tendency for employees and business associates to live in a cluster,<ref name="det"/> as early associates of Henry Ford did. In addition, six employees of S.S. Kresge lived in the neighborhood.<ref name="det"/> Secondly, was the tendency of several family members to live in close range. In addition to the four Fisher brothers (a fifth brother, Frederic, lived in the adjacent Arden Park-East Boston neighborhood<ref name="cityap"/>), a number of Benjamin Siegel's relatives lived in the neighborhood, as did a number of Wagner family members (owners of Wagner's bakery).<ref name="det"/> A third factor was the construction of [[Henry Ford Hospital]] in 1915, only a mile south of the neighborhood. Twenty-three physicians built homes in Boston–Edison.<ref name="det"/>
+In the early history of Boston–Edison, three factors influenced the character of the community. The first factor was the tendency for employees and business associates to live in a cluster,<ref name="det"/> similar to early associates of Henry Ford did. In addition, six employees of S.S. Kresge lived in the neighborhood.<ref name="det"/> The second factor was the tendency of several family members to live in close range. In addition to the four Fisher brothers (a fifth brother, Frederic, lived in the adjacent Arden Park-East Boston neighborhood<ref name="cityap"/>), a number of Benjamin Siegel's relatives lived in the neighborhood, as did a number of Wagner family members (owners of Wagner's bakery).<ref name="det"/> The third factor was the construction of [[Henry Ford Hospital]] in 1915, only a mile south of the neighborhood. Twenty-three physicians built homes in Boston–Edison.<ref name="det"/>
 ==Education==
-Residents are zoned to schools in the [[Detroit Public Schools]] district. Durfee K-8 and Loving and Thirkell elementary schools serve separate sections of the neighborhood for elementary school.<ref>"[http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_elementary.pdf Elementary Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100923102033/http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_elementary.pdf Archive]) [[Detroit Public Schools]]. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.</ref> All of Boston–Edison is zoned to Durfee K-8 for middle school.<ref>"[http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_middle.pdf Middle School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100923101357/http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_middle.pdf Archive]) [[Detroit Public Schools]]. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.</ref> All residents are zoned to [[Central High School (Detroit, Michigan)|Central High School]].<ref>"[http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_high.pdf High School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100923093721/http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_high.pdf Archive]) [[Detroit Public Schools]]. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.</ref>
+Residents are zoned to schools in the [[Detroit Public Schools]] district. Durfee K-8, Loving and Thirkell elementary schools serve separate sections of the neighborhood.<ref>"[http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_elementary.pdf Elementary Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100923102033/http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_elementary.pdf Archive]) [[Detroit Public Schools]]. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.</ref> All of Boston–Edison is zoned to Durfee K-8 for middle school.<ref>"[http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_middle.pdf Middle School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100923101357/http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_middle.pdf Archive]) [[Detroit Public Schools]]. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.</ref> All residents are zoned to [[Central High School (Detroit, Michigan)|Central High School]].<ref>"[http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_high.pdf High School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100923093721/http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_high.pdf Archive]) [[Detroit Public Schools]]. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.</ref>
-Previously Hutchins Middle School served portions of Boston–Edison.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725234517/http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_middle.pdf Middle School Boundary Map]." ''[[Detroit Public Schools]]''. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.</ref>
+In the past, portions of Boston–Edison were served by Hutchins Middle School.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725234517/http://detroitk12.org/schools/docs/school_boundaries_middle.pdf Middle School Boundary Map]." ''[[Detroit Public Schools]]''. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.</ref>
 ==References==

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Michigan
Historic districts	Annapolis Park Historic District Arden Park–East Boston Historic District Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Belle Isle Park Beverly Road Historic District Boston–Edison Historic District Broadway Avenue Historic District Brush Park Historic District Capitol Park Historic District Cass–Davenport Historic District Cass Park Historic District Cherry Hill Historic District Church of the Transfiguration Historic District Corktown Historic District Cultural Center Historic District Detroit Financial District Eastern Market Historic District East Ferry Avenue Historic District East Grand Boulevard Historic District East River Road Historic District Eastside Historic Cemetery District Fort Wayne Grand Circus Park Historic District Greektown Historic District Grosse Pointe Academy Grosse Pointe South High School Helen Newberry Nurses Home Highland Heights–Stevens' Subdivision Historic District Indian Village Historic District Jefferson–Chalmers Historic Business District Jefferson Intermediate School John and Edna Truesdell Fischer Farmstead Jos. Campau Historic District Louis G. Redstone Residential Historic District Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District Medbury's–Grove Lawn Subdivisions Historic District Midtown Woodward Historic District Michigan Avenue Historic Commercial District Monroe Avenue Commercial Buildings New Amsterdam Historic District New Center Commercial Historic District Northville Historic District Norwayne Historic District Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District Palmer Park Boulevard Apartments District Palmer Woods Historic District Park Avenue Historic District Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District Randolph Street Commercial Buildings Historic District Rosedale Gardens Historic District Rosedale Park Historic District St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Parish Complex St. Florian Church Springwells Park Historic District Sugar Hill Historic District Virginia Park Historic District Warren–Prentis Historic District Washington Boulevard Historic District Wayne State University Buildings West Canfield Historic District West Vernor–Junction Historic District West Vernor–Lawndale Historic District West Vernor–Springwells Historic District West Village Historic District Willis–Selden Historic District Woodbridge Historic District Woodward East Historic District
Historic properties	Albert Kahn House Alden Park Towers Alexander Chapoton House Alexander Chene House Alger Theater Alpha House Amity Lodge No. 335 Temple — Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army Temple Antietam Street–Grand Trunk Railroad Bridge Architects Building Arthur M. Parker House Bagley Memorial Fountain Barlum Tower Belcrest Apartments Benjamin and Mary Ann Bradford House Bernard Ginsburg House Birwood Wall Carl E. and Alice Candler Schmidt House Carlton D. Wall House Cary Building Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Cass Motor Sales Cathedral Church of St. Paul Complex Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament Central United Methodist Church Central Woodward Christian Church Chapel of St. Theresa–the Little Flower Chatsworth Apartments Century Building and Little Theatre Charles G. Curtiss Sr. House Charles J. and Ingrid V. (Frendberg) Koebel House Charles Lang Freer House Charles Trombly House Charles Trowbridge House Checker Cab Taxi Garage and Office Building Chestnut Street–Grand Trunk Railroad Bridge Christ Church Chapel Christ Church, Detroit Col. Frank J. Hecker House Commandant's Quarters Coronado Apartments Croul–Palms House Crescent Brass and Pin Company Building David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House David Whitney House Dearborn City Hall Complex Dearborn Inn and Colonial Homes Defer Elementary School Detroit Club Detroit–Columbia Central Office Building Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building Detroit Edison Company Willis Avenue Station Detroit–Leland Hotel Detroit Masonic Temple Detroit Naval Armory Detroit News Complex Detroit Savings Bank Southwest Branch Detroit Yacht Club Dry Dock Engine Works–Detroit Dry Dock Company Complex Duane Doty School Dunbar Hospital East River Road–North Hickory Canal Bridge Eddystone Hotel Edmund Atkinson School Edwin Denby High School Edwin S. George Building Edson, Moore and Company Building Eighth Precinct Police Station Elisha Taylor House El Tovar Apartments Elwood Bar Elizabeth Cleveland Intermediate School Engine House No. 11 Engine House No. 18 Ephraim and Emma Woodworth Truesdell House Farwell Building Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Detroit Branch Building Ferry Street–Thorofare Canal Bridge Fisher and New Center Buildings First Baptist Church of Detroit First Congregational Church First Federal Building First Presbyterian Church First Unitarian Church of Detroit First United Methodist Church Ford–Bacon House Ford Valve Plant Fort Street Presbyterian Church Fort Shelby Hotel Fort Street–Pleasant Street and Norfolk & Western Railroad Viaduct Francis Palms Building & State Theater Franklin H. Walker House Frederick K. Stearns House Frederick Stearns Building Frederic M. Sibley Lumber Company Office Building Garden Bowl Garden Court Apartments General Motors Research Laboratory George and Mary Pine Smith House George P. MacNichol House George W. Loomer House Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church Gibraltar Road–Waterway Canal Bridge Globe Tobacco Building Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Grand Army of the Republic Building Grande Ballroom Graybar Electric Company Building Great Lakes Manor Greenfield Union School Greenmead Farms Griswold Building Grosse Pointe Memorial Church Grosse Pointe Central Library Grosse Pointe War Memorial Grosse Pointe Yacht Club Hamtramck Stadium Harmonie Centre (formerly the Breitmeyer–Tobin Building) Henry Ford Hospital Henry Ford Square House Henry W. Baker House Herman Strasburg House Hibbard Apartment Building Highland Park General Hospital Highland Park Presbyterian Church Hook and Ladder House No. 5–Detroit Fire Department Repair Shop Hotel Stevenson Hudson–Evans House Hunter House Hurlbut Memorial Gate Hull's Trace North Huron River Corduroy Segment James A. Garfield School Jefferson Avenue–Huron River and Harbin Drive–Silver Creek Canal Bridges Jefferson Hall Jerome H. Remick and Company Building John and Eliza Barr Patterson House John and Emma Lacey Eberts House John Harvey House John N. Bagley House John T. Woodhouse House Joseph Campau House Kingston Arms Apartments Lancaster and Waumbek Apartments Lawyers Building L. B. King and Company Building League of Catholic Women Building Lee Plaza Hotel Lewis Cass Technical High School Lilley Road–Lower Rouge River Bridge Lincoln Park Post Office Maccabees Building Majestic Theater Manchester Apartments Mariners' Church Marwood Apartments Marx House McKinley Elementary School Mellus Newspapers Building Merchants Building Metropolitan United Methodist Church Michigan Bell and Western Electric Warehouse Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Michigan State Fair Riding Coliseum, Dairy Cattle Building, and Agricultural Building Moross House Mulford T. Hunter House Nacirema Club Nellie Leland School New Bethel Baptist Church North Woodward Congregational Church Orchestra Hall Orrin and Roxanne Fairman Kinyon House Orson Everitt House Ossian H. Sweet House Park Avenue House Parke-Davis and Company Pharmaceutical Company Plant Parke Lane Road–Thorofare Canal Bridge Pasadena Apartments Paul Harvey Deming House Penn Central Station Pere Gabriel Richard Elementary School Perry McAdow House Philetus W. Norris House Phillip and Maria Hasselbach Dingledey House Pilgrim and Puritan Apartment Complex Ponchartrain Apartments Pontchartrain Club/Town House Apartments Prentis Building and DeRoy Auditorium Complex Professional Plaza Tower Redford Theatre Building Redford Township District No. 5 School River Terrace Apartments Robert M. and Matilda (Kitch) Grindley House Rosa L. (McCauley) and Raymond Parks Flat Sacred Heart Major Seminary Sacred Heart Church St. Albertus Roman Catholic Church Saint Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Church Complex St. Bonaventure Monastery St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church St. James Episcopal Church St. John's Episcopal Church St. John's–St. Luke's Evangelical Church St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church St. Joseph's Episcopal Church (1883) St. Joseph's Episcopal Church (1926) St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church Saint Paul Catholic Church Complex Saint Paul Manor Apartments Saints Peter and Paul Academy Saints Peter and Paul Church Saint Rita Apartments St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Samuel L. Smith House Santa Fe Apartments Scarab Club Second Baptist Church of Detroit Sheldon Inn Shrine of the Black Madonna of the Pan African Orthodox Christian Church Sibley House Sidney D. Miller Junior High and High School Somerset Apartments South Pointe Drive–Frenchman's Creek Bridge S. S. Kresge World Headquarters Starkweather School State Savings Bank Stuber–Stone Building Sweetest Heart Of Mary Roman Catholic Church Temple Baptist Church – King Solomon Baptist Church Temple Beth-El (Bonstelle Theatre) Temple Beth-El (Bethel Community Transformation Center) The Clay School The Harmonie Club The Kean The Palms The Players The Wardell Third Precinct Police Station Thomas and Isabella Moore Clyde House Thomas and Maria Blackman Bartlett House Thomas A. Parker House Thomas M. Cooley High School Thomas S. Sprague House Thompson Home Tiger Stadium Tivadar and Dorothy Balogh House Trinity Episcopal Church Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex Trinity United Methodist Church Tushiyah United Hebrew School – Scott Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church US 12 Bridges U.S. Post Office, Court House, and Custom House United States Immigration Station United States Postal Service Roosevelt Park Station Vanity Ballroom Building Verona Apartments Vinton Building Waltz Road–Huron River Bridge Warren Motor Car Company Building Wayne County Building Weil and Company – Gabriel Richard Building West Jefferson Avenue–Rouge River Bridge West Side Dom Polski WGPR-TV Studio Whittier Hotel William and Margot Kessler House William B. and Mary Chase Stratton House William C. Boydell House William H. Wells House William Hawkins Ferry House Wilson Barn Wilson Theatre WJBK-TV Studios Building Women's City Club Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church Wyandotte Odd Fellows Temple
National Historic Landmarks	Detroit Industry Murals Edsel and Eleanor Ford House (Gaukler Pointe) Fair Lane Fisher Building Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Ford River Rouge Complex Fox Theatre Building Highland Park Ford Plant General Motors Building Guardian Building Mies van der Rohe Residential District, Lafayette Park McGregor Memorial Conference Center Parke-Davis Research Laboratory Pewabic Pottery The Henry Ford
Former listings	Chateau Frontenac Apartments Dodge Mansion Grand Riviera Theater Harper Hospital Lincoln Motor Company Plant Columbia (steamboat) Ste. Claire (steamboat) Woodward Avenue Baptist Church
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Michigan and List of National Historic Landmarks in Michigan

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