At the time of the original submission, the area continued within the University-Cultural Center had numerous structures and historic districts already listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
These included structures built as private homes (the David Mackenzie House, Col.
Frank J. Hecker House, and David Whitney House), public-oriented structures (the Hilberry Theatre, Scarab Club, Orchestra Hall, Detroit Institute of Arts,  Rackham Building, Detroit Public Library, and Old Main), large apartment and commercial buildings (the Belcrest and Maccabees Building) and two historic districts (the East Ferry Avenue Historic District and the  West Canfield Historic District).

When researching structures within the University-Cultural Center, the decision was made by the group nominating the structures to concentrate on two specific areas.
For Phase I, the area bounded by Woodward Avenue on the east, Second Avenue on the west, Warren Avenue on the south, and the Ford Freeway on the north was targeted.
For Phase II, the area on the campus of Wayne State University and bounded by Second avenue on the east and the Lodge Freeway on the west was targeted.

These structures represent each faced of the mixed-use history of the University-Cultural Center, from the original upper-class single-family homes (the Herman Strasburg House, the Thomas S. Sprague House, and the Samuel L. Smith House), to the later apartments, both small (Verona Apartments) and large (the Chatsworth Apartments and Santa Fe Apartments), to commercial establishments (Cass Motor Sales) and public-oriented institutions (Saint Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church).
Many of these structures have been repurposed as the character of the area changes and different types of space a re required.
At the time of the original submission, the area continued within the University-Cultural Center had numerous structures and historic districts already listed on the National Register of Historic Places. These included structures built as private homes (the David Mackenzie House, Col. Frank J. Hecker House, and David Whitney House), public-oriented structures (the Hilberry Theatre, Scarab Club, Orchestra Hall, Detroit Institute of Arts,  Rackham Building, Detroit Public Library, and Old Main), large apartment and commercial buildings (the Belcrest and Maccabees Building) and two historic districts (the East Ferry Avenue Historic District and the  West Canfield Historic District).
When researching structures within the University-Cultural Center, the decision was made by the group nominating the structures to concentrate on two specific areas. For Phase I, the area bounded by Woodward Avenue on the east, Second Avenue on the west, Warren Avenue on the south, and the Ford Freeway on the north was targeted. For Phase II, the area on the campus of Wayne State University and bounded by Second avenue on the east and the Lodge Freeway on the west was targeted.
These structures represent each faced of the mixed-use history of the University-Cultural Center, from the original upper-class single-family homes (the Herman Strasburg House, the Thomas S. Sprague House, and the Samuel L. Smith House), to the later apartments, both small (Verona Apartments) and large (the Chatsworth Apartments and Santa Fe Apartments), to commercial establishments (Cass Motor Sales) and public-oriented institutions (Saint Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church). Many of these structures have been repurposed as the character of the area changes and different types of space a re required.
University-Cultural Center Multiple Resource Area