The Arthur M. Parker House is a two-and-one-half-story building, faced with brick on the first story and stucco and half-timbering above.[2] The house has a medieval character reinforced by irregular bays, though more restrained than the next-door Frederick K. Stearns House.The Arthur M. Parker House is significant for its neo-medieval design.[2]
History
The Arthur M. Parker House was built in 1901. The house was designed for Arthur M. Parker, secretary-treasurer of the Detroit Boiler Company, by the Detroit firm of Malcomson & Higginbotham. By the 1980s, the house was being used by the Detroit School Board.[2] By the 2000s, the house is used as the headquarters of the Southeast Michigan Synod - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.