Col. Frank J. Hecker House
Detroit, United States
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Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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Located at 5510 Woodward Avenue in Detroit, the Col. Frank J. Hecker House is a châteauesque mansion built in 1888 for Colonel Frank J. Hecker, a local businessman and railroad-car manufacturer. This single-family home exemplifies the ornate architectural style favored by wealthy industrialists of the Gilded Age. Designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, the house stands near the East Ferry Avenue Historic District and Cultural Center Historic District. As of 2014, the property has been owned and maintained by Wayne State University.
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- Type
- single-family detached home
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Detroit, United States
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