West Village, Detroit

Coordinates: 42°21′16″N 82°59′53″W / 42.35444°N 82.99806°W / 42.35444; -82.99806
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West Village Historic District
Streetscape in West Village
LocationDetroit, Michigan
United States
Coordinates42°21′16″N 82°59′53″W / 42.35444°N 82.99806°W / 42.35444; -82.99806
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Prairie School, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.80001930[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1980

West Village is a

Indian Village. The district received its name in the mid-20th century because of its location just west of the more well-known Indian Village Historic District.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Description

West Village is a primarily residential neighborhood containing 275 single and two-family houses, thirty apartment buildings, and about twenty commercial structures spread over 20 square blocks.

Georgian Revival and Jacobean apartment buildings.[3]

History

The areas adjacent to

Julius Melchers.[3] As in many Detroit neighborhoods, the racial tensions, red lining, and white exodus to the suburbs following World War II led to a decline of the neighborhood. However, the resurgence of nearby Indian Village in the 1970s created a resurgence in interest in the neighborhood.[2] The West Village Association, a neighborhood association, was formed in 1974.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d West Village Historic District from the city of Detroit
  3. ^ a b c d e West Village Historic District from the state of Michigan

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