Benjamin Siegel's historic Albert Kahn-designed Detroit mansion listed for $2.5M | Detroit
In the heart of Detroit's Boston-Edison district, this historic mansion was designed for Benjamin Siegel by renowned architect Albert Kahn and built in 1914. Siegel was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1876, arriving in Detroit five years later. After managing a women’s apparel department at a store on Woodward Avenue, he later purchased the shop and changed the name to B. Siegel Company. By 1904, he was selling upscale women’s and children’s clothes and furs to the silk stocking trade. After World War II, at least seven B. Siegel stores operated in ...