The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

[1] The Somerset Apartments were five interconnected rectangular buildings, each four stories, built in a row running rearward from Jefferson.

[3] The front façade was symmetrical, faced with limestone on the first story and red brick above, with arched windows on the first floor.

[2] The apartment building was an excellent example of high-quality middle-class residential architecture from the 1920s.

[2] The May 14, 1922 issue of the Detroit Free Press lists C. Howard Crane as the architect of the building.