The Beverly Road Historic District is a historic district consisting of fifteen residential buildings
from the State of Michigan, retrieved 8/11/09 located between 23 and 45 Beverly Road in
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Grosse Pointe Farms is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,479 at the 2010 census.
As part of the Grosse Pointe collection of cities, it is a northeastern city of Metro Detroit and shares a small wester ...
. It 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 1995.
History
The Beverly Road Historic District covers the original area of the Beverly Park Subdivision, platted by
Henry B. Joy
Henry Bourne Joy (November 23, 1864 – November 6, 1936) was an American businessman and President of the Packard Motor Car Company. He was a major developer of automotive activities as well as being a social activist.
In 1913, Joy and Ca ...
in 1911.
The district was one of the earliest upper-class subdivisions in the Grosse Pointes, and marked the change of the area from a farming and summer-home community into an upscale year-round community.
Residents of the district included prominent company executives, businessmen, and lawyers such as William P. Hamilton, William Cornelius Crowley, Edwin R. Stroh, Sidney T. Miller, William Van Dyke, and Edwin B. Henry. Beverly Road is still one of the few private streets in Grosse Pointe Farms.
Description
The structures in the district line both sides of Beverly Road from Lakeshore Drive to Grosse Pointe Boulevard. The homes are primarily large-scale and feature high-quality workmanship and design.
References
External links
Historic Districtsfrom Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, including pictures of Beverly Road.
{{Metro Detroit
American upper class
Historic districts in Wayne County, Michigan
Michigan State Historic Sites
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Michigan