206 Eliot Street, Detroit, MI 48201

The Joseph F. Weber House is a hip-roofed, Colonial Revival-style. Neo-Georgian-inspired, 3 story, symmetrically-shaped red brick and grey stone trimmed structure, featuring two-story semi circular Ionic columned and dented portico which dominates the front facade. The brick water table, side facades and window surrounds are accented with limestone quoining. This home has historical significance of a turn of the century Detroit lumberman and real estate speculator. Joseph F. Weber: 1845 to 1935, began his career in 1863 selling cordwood to steam boats on the Detroit River. He opened a lumberyard and mill in Downtown Detroit in 1870, and later relocated his business to the edge of city limits. The building permit for the Weber House was issued on October 25, 1901 and the present wood columned, stone and limestone residence was completed in April 1903. Step into a piece of Detroit's history with this extraordinary turn-of-the-century residence, a rare opportunity for visionary buyers. … read more …