University District
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.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
- Also known as: “University District, Detroit”
Places of Interest
Highlights include University of Detroit Mercy and Palmer Park.
University of Detroit Mercy
University
Photo: Pfretz13, Public domain.
The University of Detroit Mercy is a private Catholic university in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is sponsored by both the Society of Jesus and the Sisters of Mercy.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sherwood Forest and Palmer Woods.
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.
Palmer Woods
Neighborhood
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Apartment Building Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
University District
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.42462° or 42° 25′ 29″ northLongitude
-83.13579° or 83° 8′ 9″ westOpen location code
86JRCVF7+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2916614085OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q7894679
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In Other Languages
“University District” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “University District”
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