Croul-Palms House

Croul-Palms House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Detroit, Michigan  United States
Coordinates:	42°20′1″N 83°1′55″W / 42.33361°N 83.03194°W / 42.33361; -83.03194Coordinates: 42°20′1″N 83°1′55″W / 42.33361°N 83.03194°W / 42.33361; -83.03194
Built:	1881
Architect:	William Scott
Architectural style:	Queen Anne
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	83003790[1]
Added to NRHP:	December 20, 1983

The Croul-Palms House is a private residence located at 1394 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The house is named after its first two owners, Jerome Croul and Francis Palms.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

History

Jerome Croul

Francis F Palms

Croul-Palms House

In 1881, Jerome Croul commissioned William Scott to build this house at a cost of $25,000.^[2] Croul was a successful merchant of woolens and sheepskins, owning (with his brother William) the firm of Croul Brothers. Croul was also a Detroit Fire Commissioner.^[2]

In 1887, Croul sold the house to Celimene Palms, the wife of Francis. Francis Palms was a major Detroit landowner, inheriting a substantial fortune from his father. Francis died in 1905, but his wife continued to live in the house until her death in 1914.^[2] The structure was converted into a boarding house with 25 rooms.^[2] The Palms family continued to own the house through their realty company until 1945. In 1954, the house was again converted into an apartment building with eight apartments.^[2] In 1983, the house was restored for use as office space.^[3]

Description

The Croul-Palms house boasts irregular massing, contrasting materials, and a picturesque roofline, all details characteristic of Queen Anne architecture.^[3] The house is 2½ stories, and is constructed from red brick on a rock-faced stone foundation. There are additional curved stone details,^[2] as well as stone banding and stone window hoods.^[3] The house has bay windows stretching the full three stories, and the multi-planed roof boasts projecting gables and decorative chimney caps.^[2] The exterior of the houseis original but for the demoltion of front and side porches and a small third-floor balconet, and the replacement of the slate roof.^[3]

There was originally a two-story brick barn behind the house, built a year after the house itself; the barn was demolished in 1954.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Croul-Palms House from the city of Detroit
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Croul-Palms House from the state of Michigan