The Somerset Apartments was an apartment building located in

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. It was also known as the Parkcrest Apartment Building. The building was listed on the

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in 1985.

Description

The Somerset Apartments were five interconnected rectangular buildings, each four stories, built in a row running rearward from Jefferson. It had 80 units and was over .The Somerset
from LoopNet, retrieved 11/6/08 The front façade was symmetrical, faced with limestone on the first story and red brick above, with arched windows on the first floor. The roofline had a dentiled cornice with a white frieze below.

History and significance

The apartment building was an excellent example of high-quality middle-class residential architecture from the 1920s. The May 14, 1922 issue of the Detroit Free Press lists C. Howard Crane as the architect of the building. In the 2000s, the building was unused, and was slated for demolition by the city of Detroit.MAYOR KILPATRICK’S $300M ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE
, 4/8/2008, City of Detroit Press Release The Somerset Apartments was in a two-alarm fire on November 23, 2013. It was damaged beyond repair and was demolished 7 months later.

References

{{East Jefferson Avenue Residential TR Apartment buildings in Detroit National Register of Historic Places in Detroit Residential buildings completed in 1922 Buildings and structures demolished in 2014 1922 establishments in Michigan