Home Tour
The people of the University District are proud of our neighborhood, city, children, homes and each other.
Bi-Annual Home Tour
In order to keep the neighborhood a safe, bright, happy, and interesting place to live, the University District Community Association (UDCA), a 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization was organized in the 1980s. The Bi-Annual Home Tour is the UDCA’s biggest fundraising effort and allows residents to highlight the amazing aspects of our community for those who live outside it.
Most of the approximately 1,200 homes were built during the “Golden Age of Housing” (1925-1941), when construction technology was highly developed and building costs were relatively low. The homes in the University District reflect a wide variety of architectural styles; Tudor, Colonial, Mediterranean and French Provincial.
The University District is a community diverse in its people and cultures – abundant with doctors, lawyers, musicians, artists, educators, entrepreneurs, business professionals, small business owners, homemakers and City of Detroit, Wayne County and State of Michigan officials. Some previous famous residents of the neighborhood include David Ruffin, Gilda Radner and Jerome Cavanagh.
Home Tour 2026
Tickets on Sale Now!
Saturday, September 12th 10am-5pm
Get your ticket before 5/31/26 and receive $5 0ff.
Join us for tours inside six of Detroit’s most well-kept homes with unique decor and touches, many from the Art Deco era. If you love historic houses or are looking for ideas on how to tastefully preserve and renovate your home, this is the day for you!
You will see period features up close, carefully preserved or restored by homeowners, including original hardwood floors, stained glass windows, Pewabic and Flint Faience tile, grand foyers, original and renovated kitchens and baths, crystal chandeliers, decorative original plaster crown moldings, and impressive fireplaces.
Walk, bike, or drive to tour the neighborhood and see the homes. We invite you to enjoy our friendly and inclusive atmosphere and meet some of the people that make the University District such a vibrant place to live.
People of all ages and abilities are welcome to attend the Home Tour. Inside the homes, children who can walk must be supervised closely by an adult. For children who don’t walk, they will need to be carried. Most homes have stairs that cannot be easily navigated with strollers. This almost 100-year old neighborhood has some uneven sidewalks, and not all of the homes on the tour have handrails on outdoor stairs and landings. Due to the standards of construction in the 1920s and 1930s, most interior doorways are not wide enough for wheelchairs to get through.
We hope to see you there!
Please note:
- Tickets purchased are fully refundable until 48 hours before the event.
- Children 3 and under are free to attend.
- The event will take place rain or shine.
The tour wouldn’t be possible without our planning team. Fresh energy and helping hands are needed to carry this tradition forward. Consider joining the committee and making your mark.
info@udca.info
(313) 318-7498