Arthur M. Parker House
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National Register of Historic Places Filing
The Arthur M. Parker House is significant in terms of its neo-medieval design and for its connection with the Detroit architectural partnership of Malcanson and Higginbotham. The house was designed for Arthur M. Parker, secretary-treasurer of the Detroit Boiler Company, by William G. Malcanson and William E. Higginbotham, who had formed a partnership in 1893. The firm was particularly well known for several notable and picturesque Romanesque Revival churches in Detroit and for its school buildings--including the 1896 former Central High School, now 'Old Main' of Wayne State University--in the city of Detroit.
Physical Description
The Arthur M. Parker House stands adjacent to the Frederick K. Stearns House, facing southeast toward East Jefferson Avenue. The Parker House is a two-and-one-half-story house with brick facades on its first story and stucco and half-timbering above. The house is similar in style to the Stearns House, with its medieval character reinforced by irregular bays, though more restrained. The interior is Colonial Revival in style.
Architect/Builder
Malcanson and Higginbotham
NRHP Ref# 85002943 • Data from National Park Service • Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0
Photographer's Notes
Listed in the NRHP East Jefferson Avenue Residential Buildings Thematic Group (NRHP #85002935).
Building Details
- Architect
- Malcomson and Higginbotham
- National Register
- Listed
- Ref# 85002943
