Indian Village, a residential gem in the heart of Detroit, represents a unique combination of social and architectural history. The Village, which was placed on the national register of historic places in 1972, is located on the east side of Detroit, three miles from downtown. It is bounded by E. Jefferson on the south, and Mack to the north and consists of three streets, Seminole, Iroquois and Burns.

      Indian Village has 17 types of architecture styles, almost all built between 1895 and the late 1920s. Styles include Georgian, Federal, Colonial Revival, Arts and Crafts, Romanesque, and Tudor Revival. Many of the homes have elaborate carved wood moldings, pewabic tile, onyx fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, elevators, third-floor ballrooms, servants' quarters and carriage houses bigger than many 1970s-era suburban mansions.

      The homes were designed by some of Detroit's most renowned architects, including Albert Kahn, Louis Kamper and William Stratton. They were built for prominent Detroiters such as, Edsel Ford, Arthur Buhl, Bernard Stroh and J. Burgess Book Sr. The first Village home is reported to have been built in 1895 at Jefferson and Iroquois, and later became headquarters for radio station WXYZ and the home of the Lone Ranger.