1670 Leverette Street
Detroit, MI, USA

  • Architectural Style: Colonial
  • Bathroom: 2
  • Year Built: 1893
  • National Register of Historic Places: N/A
  • Square Feet: 2,782 sqft
  • National Register of Historic Places Date: N/A
  • Neighborhood: Corktown
  • National Register of Historic Places Area of Significance: N/A
  • Bedrooms: N/A
  • Architectural Style: Colonial
  • Year Built: 1893
  • Square Feet: 2,782 sqft
  • Bedrooms: N/A
  • Bathroom: 2
  • Neighborhood: Corktown
  • National Register of Historic Places: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places Date: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places Area of Significance: N/A
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May 29, 2023

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1670 Leverette Street, Detroit, MI, USA

Built in honor of the first owner of this home, was Helen McKerrow Elementary School. Construction completed in 1927 at 4800 Collingwood Street on Detroit’s west side. Ethyl Claes ran a second-hand bookstore in the house and is known/recognized by those in the know" as the leader of the fight to prevent "urban renewal", that in the 1950s would have resulted in the complete destruction of the neighborhood in the 1950s. She was known as the "Queen of Corktown" Original Owner: Helen McKerrow

1670 Leverette Street, Detroit, MI, USA

Built in honor of the first owner of this home, was Helen McKerrow Elementary School. Construction completed in 1927 at 4800 Collingwood Street on Detroit’s west side. Ethyl Claes ran a second-hand bookstore in the house and is known/recognized by those in the know" as the leader of the fight to prevent "urban renewal", that in the 1950s would have resulted in the complete destruction of the neighborhood in the 1950s. She was known as the "Queen of Corktown" Original Owner: Helen McKerrow

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