Palmer Park
Palmer Park is a 296-acre public park next to Detroit, Michigan's Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District. It is named for U.S. Senator Thomas Witherell Palmer, who initially created the park when he donated 140-acre for a city park in 1893 on the condition that the virgin forest be preserved.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: park in Detroit, United States of America
- Also known as: “Palmer Park (Detroit)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dorothy H. Turkel House and First United Methodist Church.
Dorothy H. Turkel House
House
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The Dorothy H. Turkel House is a private residence located at 2760 West 7 Mile Road in north-central Detroit, Michigan, within the Palmer Woods neighborhood.
First United Methodist Church
Building
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The Soul Harvest Ministries is located at 16300 Woodward Avenue in Highland Park, Michigan. It was built in 1916 as the First United Methodist Church and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Calihan Hall
Building
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Calihan Hall is a 7,917-seat multi-purpose arena in Detroit. It is home to the University of Detroit Mercy Titans basketball team. The arena opened in 1952.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District and Chaldean Town.
Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan, bounded by Pontchartrain Boulevard on the west, McNichols Road on the south, and Covington Drive on the northeast.
Chaldean Town
Neighborhood
Chaldean Town was a historically Chaldo-Assyrian neighborhood in Detroit located along West Seven Mile Road in a segment between Woodward Avenue to the west and John R St. to the east.
Palmer Woods
Neighborhood
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The Palmer Woods Historic District is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan, bounded by Seven Mile Road, Woodward Avenue, and Strathcona Drive. There are approximately 295 homes in the 188-acre district, which is between the City of Highland Park in Wayne County and the City of Ferndale in Oakland County.
Palmer Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.42558° or 42° 25′ 32″ northLongitude
-83.11728° or 83° 7′ 2″ westElevation
643 feet (196 metres)Open location code
86JRCVGM+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 58897794OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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