Palmer Woods
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.Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
- Also known as: “Palmer Woods Historic District”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dorothy H. Turkel House and Palmer Park.
Dorothy H. Turkel House
House
Photo: Primogunwriter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Palmer Park
Park
Photo: Varnent, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Jason Hargrove Transit Center
Bus station
Photo: City of Detroit, Public domain.
The Jason Hargrove Transit Center is a major public transit station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the third iteration of the State Fair Transit Center, located at the old Michigan State Fairgrounds, near the Gateway Marketplace and intersection of 8 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sherwood Forest and Chaldean Town.
Sherwood Forest
Neighborhood
Sherwood Forest is a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. The neighborhood is bounded by Seven Mile Road, Livernois, Pembroke, and Parkside. The community, with about 435 houses, consists of two subdivisions: Sherwood Forest and Sherwood Forest Manor.
Chaldean Town
Neighborhood
Chaldean Town is a neighborhood in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in the inner-suburbs of Detroit along West Seven Mile Road, it has historically been home to Chaldo-Assyrian communities.
University District
Neighborhood
University District is a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Located one mile west of Woodward Avenue, the University District is named for its neighbor to the south, the University of Detroit Mercy.
Palmer Woods
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.43492° or 42° 26′ 6″ northLongitude
-83.12468° or 83° 7′ 29″ westOpen location code
86JRCVMG+X4OpenStreetMap ID
node 2916610996OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q7128278
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Palmer Woods” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Palmer Woods Historic District”
- Spanish: “Palmer Woods”
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