National Register of Historic Places

Jeffferson-Chalmers Historic Business District

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Listed
June 15, 2004
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
04000598

About this property

The Jefferson–Chalmers Historic Business District is a neighborhood located on East Jefferson Avenue between Eastlawn Street and Alter Road in Detroit, Michigan. The district is the only continuously intact commercial district remaining along East Jefferson Avenue, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The Historic Jefferson–Chalmers Business District is one of a few early twentieth-century neighborhood commercial districts that is still surviving in Detroit. During the 1920s, this district along Jefferson was the center of the east-side neighborhood's commercial, social, and cultural life. The district is unique in that two big-band era ballrooms, the cultural fulcrums of the early 20th century social scene, still exist within the district: the Monticello and the Vanity Ballroom.

Location

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
42.37425, -82.94241

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMERCEENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Vanity Ballroom Building
Industrial
0.5 mi
Stratton, William B. and Mary Chase, House
Industrial
1 mi
Kessler, William and Margot, House
Industrial
1.5 mi
Cadieux School
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1.7 mi
McGraw, Grace Ingersoll, House
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1.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Bloody Run
1763Colonial
3.1 mi
Battle of Bloody Run (Detroit, 1763)
1763Colonial
3.3 mi
Siege of Fort Detroit — British Naval Action
1763Colonial
3.3 mi
Pontiac's War – Battle of Bloody Run Detroit 1763
1763Colonial
3.5 mi

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When was Jeffferson-Chalmers Historic Business District listed on the National Register?

Jeffferson-Chalmers Historic Business District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Jeffferson-Chalmers Historic Business District?

Jeffferson-Chalmers Historic Business District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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