Historic Aviation Subdivision in dearborn & detroit, Michigan USA

7401 Esper Boulevard

History

Built in 1931.

1927 Esper is listed in the city directory as 2 N. of Warren from Wisconsin W. to Division, 1 S. of Tireman from Greenfield W. to Springwells Blvd. Changed to Patton Avenue.

1928 is not listed in the city directory.

1932 is not listed in the city directory. Esper is noted in the city directory as formerly known as Springwells Boulevard to the city limits.

1936 Polk Directory: "Esper Blvd.-- from Bingham north-- to the City Limits, 1 North of Warren Ave. No houses."

1939 Polk Directory: "Esper Blvd.-- from Bingham north-- to the City Limits, 1 North of Warren Ave. No houses."

1940 Census: Walter Swiacki, 51, lived at 7401 Esper Boulevard, Dearborn, MI. Walter Swiacki was born about 1889 in Poland.

1941 Polk Directory: "Esper Blvd.-- from Bingham north-- east to Tireman Av, to the City Limits, 1 North of Warren Ave. Morrow Circle (South) ends. Morrow Circle (west) begins. These streets intersect with Esper: Reuter, Hartwell, Oakman, Moross, Appoline, Patton Ends, Miller, Littlefield, Tireman."

1943 Polk Directory: "Esper Blvd.-- from Bingham north-- east to Tireman Av, to the City Limits, 1 North of Warren Ave. No houses. Patton Ends. 7530 Esper is Vacant. 7560 Esper is owned by Harold G. Donnelly with phone. 7570 Esper is owned by Rexford A Boase with phone. Reuter & Diversey intersect Esper. 7601 Esper is occupied by Alf D. LaBonte with phone. Hartwell, Oakman, Moross, & Appoline intersect Esper. Patton Ends, Miller, Littlefield, & Tireman intersect Esper."

1948 Polk Directory: "Esper Blvd.-- from Bingham northeast to Tireman Av, 1 North of Warren Ave. Morrow Circle (south) ends. Morrow Circle (wesr) begins. 7530 Esper is owned by Robert J Spencer with phone. 7540 Esper is owned by Lewis D. Rowland with phone. Reuter intersects. 7560 Esper is owned by Harold G. Donnelly with phone. 7568 Esper is vacant. 7570 Esper is owned by Rexford A Boase with phone. Diversey intersects Esper. 7601 Esper is occupied by Hugo M Rissman with phone. 7603 Esper is owned by Fay Proulx with phone. 7651 Esper is owned by Anthony Baranski with phone. Hartwell intersects Esper. 7720 Esper is owned by Joseph C Polys with phone. Oakman, Moross, & Appoline intersect Esper. Patton Ends, Miller, Littlefield, & Tireman intersect Esper."

1950-51 Polk Directory: "Esper Blvd.-- from Bingham northeast to Tireman Av, 1 North of Warren Ave. Morrow Circle (south) ends. 7401 Esper is owned by Ronald E. Clark. *Wikipedia reports that Ronald E. Clark was born August 1, 1911 in Detroit, MI. He died on March 23, 1972 at age 60 in prison in Jackson, Mi, serving 3-15 years for the murder of 2-9 people between 1954 and 1967.

Roland E. Clark (August 1, 1911 – March 23, 1972) was an American medical doctor, suspected of being a serial killer.[1] He was convicted of two counts of manslaughter and died in prison.

Misconduct

Between 1954 and 1967, Clark's medical license was revoked on four occasions: once for "gross misconduct," twice for "moral turpitude," and once without specific charges. Each time he was reinstated. During this period, there were 25 complaints to the Michigan medical board, including three deaths from drug overdose, allegations of illegal abortion, sexual assaults on his patients, child molestation, excessive drug treatment for non-existent ailments, and practicing medicine without a license.

He was committed to hospital in 1958 by his former wife, but released after less than three months of therapy. On March 20, 1967, Hannah Bowerbank, Clark's 63-year-old secretary, collapsed and died while at work. Police thought the circumstances "curious", but they had no evidence of foul play.[2]

Eight months later on November 3, 1967, in Farmington Township, Oakland County, Michigan his part-time secretary Grace Neil died as well. Patrolmen saw a hearse illegally parked at Clark's office that night and found a corpse inside, ready for transport. An autopsy showed traces of sodium pentothal,[3] but police forgot their warrants when they tried to search Clark's premises on November 16. He fled while they went to get the proper paperwork but was caught near Port Austin, 125 miles north of Detroit. Det Free Press 12-12-1970 Det Free Press 3-24-1972 CaseText 9-28-1970

Clark was charged with two counts of manslaughter. Still, the deaths of at least nine patients were investigated for either "therapeutic misadventure, cardiac arrest, or an injection of one sort or another." None of these cases were ultimately pursued.

Clark was convicted on two manslaughter counts for the deaths of his assistants and sentenced to prison for a term of three to 15 years. On March 23, 1972, he died in a fall at the state penitentiary in Jackson, Michigan.

1950-1951 Polk Directory: 7410 Esper is owned by John F. Wozniak. 7420 is owned by Geo J Miller. Morrow Circle (West) begins. 7521 is under construction. 7530 is owned by Robert J Spencer. 7540 is owned by Lewis D Rowland. Reuter Intersects. 7560 is owned by Harold G Donnelly. 7561 us owned by Walter A Kurtz. 7570 is owned by Rexford A Boase. Diversey Intersects. 7601 is occupied by Herbert F Jones. 7603 is owned by Fay W Prue. 7631 is owned by Walter A Morris. 7651 is owned by Anthony T Baranski. Hartwell intersects. 7720 is owned by Joesph C Polys. 7731 is under construction. Oakman Boulevard intersects. Moross intersects. 7820 is owned by Walter B Mason. 7844 is under construction. Appoline intersects. Patton Ends. Miller Road intersects. Littlefield intersects. Tireman Av intersects.

Facts and FeaturesEdit

  • OFF MARKET in 2024

  • 7401 Esper Blvd

  • $736,082

  • 5 Beds

  • 2.5 Baths

  • 6,418 \Sq Ft

  • .39 acres

  • corner lot

  • slate roofs

  • Parcel number: 32100532301300

  • Stories Type: 2 1/2

  • Legal Description: LOTS 1457, 1496 & 1497 ROBERT OAKMAN LAND COS AVIATION FIELDSUB NO 2

  • # of Buildings: 2 (home and garage)

  • Land Sq. Ft: 16,988

  • Legal Lot Number: 1457

  • Municipality Name: DEARBORN

  • Depth Footage: 144

  • Front Footage: 118

  • Zoning Code: RA

  • County Use Description: RESIDENTIAL IMPROVED

  • State Use Description: RESIDENTIAL

Highlights
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  • Tudor

  • Basement Sq. Ft: 2,238

  • Basement Type: Full FInished

  • # of Full Baths: 2

  • # of 1/2 Baths: 1

  • Heating Type: Hot Water

  • 2 Fireplaces

  • # of Rooms: 11

  • Exterior Wall: Brick & Limestone

  • TAXES

  • 2023--$7,746 (+5.2%)

  • 2022--$7,364 (−13.9%)

  • 2021--$8,557 (+1.3%)

  • 2020--$8,449 (−0.3%)

  • 2019--$8,470 (+2.6%)

  • 2018--$8,258 (+2.3%)

  • 2017--$8,068 (+20.2%)

  • 2016--$6,712 (−14.7%)

  • 2015--$7,865 (+2.4%)

  • 2014--$7,681