The Palmer Woods Historic District is located directly west of Woodward Avenue and directly north of Palmer Park. The district is bounded by Woodward Avenue, Seven Mile Road, the southern edge of Evergreen Cemetery, Strathcona Drive, and Argyle Crescent. To see map, click

Over the years, other developers joined Burton in constructing homes in Palmer Woods including two-term Detroit Mayor Frank Couzens, who along with his partner John Frazor, built 14 homes in the historic district starting is the 1920s. Palmer Woods remains a showcase for the talents of regional and international home and landscape architects of the first half of the 20th century.

Palmer Woods Historic District traces its beginnings back to 1883, when Senator Thomas Palmer donated 100 acres of farmland to the city of Detroit for use as a public park. The Palmer Family also sold land just north of the park to developer Charles Burton for residential subdivision. Burton took advantage of the rural feel of the area when selling potential buyers on the subdivision. In a 1915 advertisement, Burton states, “Situated next to the Palmer Park and the Golf Grounds, fronting on Woodward Avenue, but screened from its dust and noise, Palmer Woods is a safeguard from the encroachments of commercialism.”