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Highland Heights–Stevens' Subdivision Historic District is a residential historic district located in
from the state of Michigan The area features an unusually high concentration of high quality, middle class housing stock, built over a short period of time, with much of it still well-preserved.
The Highland Heights–Stevens' Subdivision Historic District is a neighborhood of primarily single-family detached homes. There are 422 single-family homes, two apartment buildings, five commercial buildings, and the McGregor Library located within the district. Of these, 392 single-family houses, both two apartment buildings, and the library are classified as contributing to the district's historic character.
The houses are fine representation of the variety of American residential architecture in the years 1900-1930. Styles represented include foursquares, bungalows, and various
Highland Heights-Stevens Subdivision Highland Park 2.jpg, Homes on Rhode Island Street
Highland Heights-Stevens Subdivision Highland Park 3.jpg, Homes on Colorado Street
Highland Heights-Stevens Subdivision Highland Park 4.jpg, Homes on McLean Street near Woodward Avenue
Highland Park, Michigan
Highland Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,977 at the 2020 census. Along with its neighbor of Hamtramck, Highland Park is an enclave city surrounded by the city of Detroit.
History
The area tha ...
along five east-west streets: Farrand Park, McLean Street, Colorado Street, Rhode Island Street, and Massachusetts Street, between Woodward Avenue
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on the west and Oakland Avenue on the east. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1988.
Significance
The structures in the neighborhood are primarily single-family homes built in the early twentieth century.Highland Heights - Stevens' Subdivision Historic Districtfrom the state of Michigan The area features an unusually high concentration of high quality, middle class housing stock, built over a short period of time, with much of it still well-preserved.
Description
The Highland Heights–Stevens' Subdivision Historic District is a neighborhood of primarily single-family detached homes. There are 422 single-family homes, two apartment buildings, five commercial buildings, and the McGregor Library located within the district. Of these, 392 single-family houses, both two apartment buildings, and the library are classified as contributing to the district's historic character.
The houses are fine representation of the variety of American residential architecture in the years 1900-1930. Styles represented include foursquares, bungalows, and various revival style
Revivalism in architecture is the use of visual styles that consciously echo the style of a previous architectural era. Notable revival styles include Neoclassical architecture (a revival of Classical architecture), and Gothic Revival (a reviva ...
s. There are also 393 garages in the district, located along back alleys. Of these, 373 appear to have been constructed in the years of the area's initial development, and their presence and construction reflects the upwardly mobile, middle-class character of the neighborhood.
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