858 West Boston Boulevard was built in 1912 for orthodontist Dr. Oliver W. White, later director of dental care for the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. By 1920, the home was purchased by Charles W. Fox, an automotive body manufacturer who began his career as a cabinetmaker producing wooden automobile bodies.

In 1932, the house became the residence of Anthony and Minerva Maiullo. Anthony Maiullo, born in Italy and raised in Detroit, was a prominent Prohibition-era criminal defense attorney who later transitioned into corporate law and was active in Detroit’s Italian community. Minerva Maiullo was an opera-trained soprano who debuted as Nedda in I Pagliacci in Verona, Italy. This was the second of three Boston–Edison homes owned by the Maiullos. They later donated the small park at Woodward and Chicago, now known as Maiullo Park.

The home was acquired in the early 1940s by Peter R. and Frieda C. Klopp. Peter Klopp was president of Klopp Engineering Inc., a manufacturer of automatic electric coin counters. Later residents included Dr. Oscar C. Mitchell and Jean and Aaron Mezur. The current owners purchased the home in 2024.

Architecturally, the house is a two-and-a-half-story Italian Renaissance Revival residence clad in light yellow brick with a red-tile hipped roof. A broad, nearly symmetrical façade is anchored by a projecting entrance porch with a wide segmental arch accented by limestone keystones.

Inside, the home retains restored crown molding, wainscoting, original windows, and flooring, along with a Pewabic tile fireplace. The interior also reflects the homeowners’ art collection and musical heritage tied to the Grinnell family which grew into the world's largest piano maker between the 1940s and early 1960s. The third-floor former ballroom now serves as a family living space.