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Welcome to Palmer Woods, a Detroit neighborhood filled with harmony, diversity and warmth: multicultural residents, architectural treasures, and natural beauty in a wooded, urban setting. Our historic enclave of about 300 homes is nestled west of Woodward Avenue and north of Seven Mile Road in Detroit, Michigan.


titlePalmer Woods Residents: Share the Love Clothing Drive for COTS (Coalition of Temporary Shelter) on Saturday, February 13, 2010 (Valentine’s weekend). Leave bags of gently used clothing on the porch of your Palmer Woods home. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to arrange for your donation to be picked up. Read more


TAX APPEAL Information
By Jeff Hines for the Palmer Woods Board

You should have received proposed property tax assessments for 2010 by now. If you are not satisfied with your assessment, it is critically important that you enter in to the appeal process, by Monday, February 15.  If you do not appeal by this date, you will lose all rights for an appeal this tax year.
 
Once your appeal is on record, I can assist you further with the process if you need support or have questions ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Read more


On this site, learn about our community: the Palmer Woods Association, our history, services available to our neighborhood, news, events and more.

Visit our quiet, winding streets and tree-lined sidewalks, bordered by magnificent Tudor Revival, Neo-Georgian, Mediterranean, Modern and Craftsman homes designed by architectural legends such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Minoru Yamasaki, Albert Kahn, Maginnis & Walsh, C. Howard Crane, Richard H. Marr and others.

Enjoy our neighborhood gatherings—block club parties, concerts, estate sales, home tours, and planting projects, as well as informal get-togethers for bike rides, walks, gardening, and discussion groups.

Palmer Woods: a garden of creative and vibrant energy and home to doctors, writers, artists, musicians, lawyers, judges, educators, business owners, union members, students, innovators, leaders and professionals from all walks of life.  Also home to multitudes of dogs and cats, as well as cardinals, gold finches, blue jays, squirrels, raccoons, and a colorful array of wildlife.

altChildren's Concerts: Palmer Woods Music in Homes, and its community partner the Creative Arts Collective, now presents special free concerts for children! At our jazz concert with the Spencer Barefield Trio, we welcomed students from Cass Tech, Barbara Jordan School, Sphinx Prep at WSU, Palmer Woods, and elsewhere to listen to music and ask questions. The second children's concert featured classical violinist Jannina Barefield, violist Jason Amos and bassist John-Paul Norpoth. To sponsor a concert on our 2009-2010 series or for more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .





 

 
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PALMER WOODS MUSIC IN HOMES: A tribute to Black History Month with the Lotus Ensemble on Sunday, Feb. 28. Enjoy the music of Duke Ellington, Scott Joplin, William Grant Still and more, performed by master string players from the Detroit Symphony and Michigan Opera Theatre. For a brochure, click hereFor more info, click here.  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to receive emails. For TICKETS click here.

JAZZ FEST in the WOODS: Three summer concerts at the Frank Lloyd Wright home featuring guitarist Spencer Barefield & Friends, June 25-26. Special stars each day: Rayse Biggs, Dave McMurray, Wendell Harrison & Dave Young. Read more

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Music in Homes


Tribute to African-American composers with Lotus Ensemble, Sun., Feb. 28. Read more

Home Tour Donations


Palmer Woods donates to COTS & Greening of Detroit. Read more

Middle Eastern Magic


Music of flute, oud and tablas: Dearborn Traditional Ensemble, Sat., March 27. Read more

Jazz Fest in the Woods


Three great jazz concerts with the Spencer Barefield Trio & jazz stars at the Frank Lloyd Wright home, June 25, 26, 27. Read more

Palmer Woods Post


Check out the latest news about neighbors and happenings in the Palmer Woods Post. Read more

Recycle Here!


Recycle paper, bottles, cans & more at Palmer Park, 3rd Saturday monthly. Read more