Col. Frank J. Hecker House

Col. Frank J. Hecker House
Location5510 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates42°21′41.67″N 83°4′1.21″W / 42.3615750°N 83.0670028°W / 42.3615750; -83.0670028
Built1888–1892
ArchitectScott, Kamper & Scott
Architectural styleChâteauesque
NRHP reference No.71000427[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 3, 1971
Designated MSHSFebruary 19, 1958[2]

The Col. Frank J. Hecker House is a historic home in Detroit built in 1888 for local businessman and railroad-car manufacturer Colonel Frank J. Hecker. Located at 5510 Woodward Avenue, it was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958.[2] It is located near to the East Ferry Avenue Historic District and Cultural Center Historic District, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] The house has been owned by Wayne State University since September 2014.[3]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Hecker, Col. Frank J., House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  3. ^ "Wayne State buys historic Hecker-Smiley mansion". Crain's Detroit Business. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-06.