The Historic Indian Village Home and Garden Tour is celebrating the 114th anniversary of our elegant, historic neighborhood. This is the tour’s 38th year. It is the second oldest tour of its kind in Michigan, preceded only by the Marshall Michigan Historic Home Tour.
In the mid 1950s, the Women’s Garden Club held many events in Indian Village. Their Garden Fair was a precursor to the current tour, which began its run in the 1960s and became an annual event in 1973. It is now sponsored by the Historic Indian Village Association (HIVA), the Indian Village Women’s Garden Club and the Indian Village Men’s Garden Club.
Today, the Indian Village community consists of 352 households, plus six churches, four elementary schools and 1 nursery school. This historic district includes Burns, Iroquois and Seminole Avenues from East Jefferson running one mile north to Mack Avenue.
Although there are features on many homes that fall into a distinct architectural style, Indian Village can best be described as eclectic. As is so typical of American independence, owners chose elements from different architectural styles when building their homes. Detroit’s most distinguished architects designed Indian Village homes. Among them are Marcus Burrowes, Chittenden & Kotting, Albert Kahn, Louis Kamper, Rogers & MacFarlane, Smith Hinchman & Grylls, William B. Stratton, Leonard B. Willeke, George D. Mason, Robert O. Derrick and C. Howard Crane. |
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2011 Sneak Peek
 8325 East Jefferson
Tour Type: Home 1052 Burns
Tour Type: Home 1116 Iroquois Carriage House
Tour Type: Home 1725 Burns
Tour Type: Home 2444 Seminole
Tour Type: Home 2903 Seminole
Tour Type: Home 3000 Seminole
Tour Type: Garden
Photographs by Glen Calvin Moon |
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 The annual Art Lot, with 20 or more artisans participating each year provides tour visitors with a break and some really fine shopping opportunities.
The art lot is located at the corner of Vernor and Iroquois. |
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 Be sure to visit the community garden, open especially for our tour-day guests!
The garden is located on the South East corner of Seminole and Charlevoix. |
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*No liability for damage or theft is assumed by any of the institutions offering on-site parking on tour day.
AMPLE PARKING available at the Whittier, directly across the street from Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church (located at Jefferson & Burns Avenues).
Guests may also park at:
- Dr. Faber’s dental office on E. Jefferson Ave. at the foot of Seminole.
- The paved parking at Waldorf is for temporary use only for ticket purchase and pick up ONLY.
The two lots at Christ Lutheran and Jefferson Ave. Presbyterian churches fill quickly and are first come, first served. They are usually full well before the tour’s 10 a.m. start time.
The best street parking available will be on BURNS. There will be congestion near the Detroit Waldorf School. |
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- Jefferson Ave. -- For individuals and groups who desire lunch from the church on tour day, the church will provide pre-ordered box lunches (sandwich, chips, small salad, fruit, dessert bar and soft drink or coffee or bottled water). Each box lunch is $8 and must be reserved by Tuesday, May 31 by calling the church at 822-3456. No lunches will be sold on tour day that have not been pre-ordered. On tour day, sweet rolls and coffee will be sold from 9 to 11 a.m.; cookies and lemonade will be sold from 1 to 4 p.m.
- Iroquois Ave. Christ Lutheran Church -- Refreshments, snacks and luncheon items for sale outside; 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. indoor sit-down Maurice salad and dessert for $15 (reservations to Doris Bell at 821-3576 or at DABell70@yahoo.com).
- Conventional Missionary Baptist Church -- BBQ lunches for sale from 10 a.m. until the food runs out.
- Detroit Waldorf School -- Breakfast, snack and luncheon items will be sold from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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38th Annual Tour
4 June 2011, 10 A.M.–5
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Tour Day - $20.00 |
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Online ticket sales have now closed. Day of tour tickets are available for purchase in person. |
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OK So I've purchased tickets, now what do I do?
ADVANCED PURCHASES ARE REDEEMED ON TOUR DAY ONLY AT WALDORF SCHOOL
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED TICKETS ONLINE: Print your pay pal receipt! You will need to present this, or a photo ID of the credit card holder, at the Waldorf School Location at 2555 Burns to get your tour booklets.
ONLINE TICKETS MUST BE PICKED UP AT THE WALDORF SCHOOL ONLY, AND ONLY ON THE DAY OF THE TOUR! |
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| Advance Ticket
Sales Office |
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POB 14616
Detroit, MI 48214 |
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Jefferson. Ave. Presbyterian Church will sell tickets from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday (closed Memorial Day). |
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Iroquois Ave. Christ Lutheran Church will sell tickets from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m Wednesday through Friday. |
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Detroit Waldorf School will sell tickets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday (closed Memorial Day). |
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On-Site
Ticket Sales Office
TOUR DAY ONLY NO DISCOUNTS |
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Iroquois Avenue Christ Lutheran
Church
2435 Iroquois Map |
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Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church
8625 E. Jefferson Map |
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Waldorf School
2555 Burns Map |
| Checks |
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Make payable to:
Indian Village Home & Garden Tour |
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