George W. Loomer House

This Richardsonian Romanesque structure was designed by architect Almon C. Varney in 1888 for George W. Loomer, a lumber dealer.^[2] The building originally had an insured value of $4,300, a sizeable sum in 1888.^[3] In 1891, retired steamboat captain Mulford T. Hunter purchased the house from Loomer, and also acquired what was then an empty lot next door. In 1893, he commissioned the construction of a house on the empty lot (now the Mulford T. Hunter House) and moved in the next year. He afterward rented out the Loomer house. The ownership of both the Hunter House and the Loomer House passed from Huner to his daughter, and then to his granddaughter Carolyn S. McGraw. In 1951, both houses were sold to Phila J. Draper and transformed into multi-unit apartment buildings.^[4] They continued to be operated as apartments through at least the 1990s, although under different ownership, but the exterior has not been changed.^[2] The owner in the 1990s was Edward Black.^[4] As of 2026, the houses were owned by a man named Akbar Noorbash. The units are mostly rented out to Wayne State University students and faculty. Apartment #3 at 71 W Hancock contains the casket window.