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**p69rrh51** · May-30-16, 07:17 PM

Designed by O'Dell & Rowland. Detroit Builder's Show Ideal House 1600 Prestwick built 1932-1933 Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. Includes an image of the house from the Detroit Edison Syncroscope magazine, June 1933.

Gar Wood broke ground for this house in 1932.
Extensive remuddling

**EastsideAl** · May-31-16, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Designed and by the MacLean Building Company for A. J. Herber. 678 Chalmers built in 1916 Jefferson Chalmers, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the house from a 1916 edition of the Detroit Free Press

Members of my family lived in this house back in the 1960s. I remember sitting on that porch with my cousins naming cars as they went by. It was quite a nice little house on the inside as I remember. Shame about the shape it's in today.

**Jimaz** · May-31-16, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by EastsideAl

Members of my family lived in this house back in the 1960s. I remember sitting on that porch with my cousins naming cars as they went by. It was quite a nice little house on the inside as I remember. Shame about the shape it's in today.

Any idea why the chimney would have been lengthened? Just curious.

**SyGolden48236** · May-31-16, 08:57 PM

Al, I imagine that neighborhood was quite nice in the 1960s. That porch must have been wonderful on warm summer evenings. I'm sure you have many happy memories from that house during that time. Shalom!

**p69rrh51** · June-05-16, 12:55 PM

Designed by Malcomson & Higginbotham for H. H. Rackham. Rackham Golf Course recreation building 10100 West 10 Mile Road built in 1924 Huntington Woods, MI.

Builder: Martin & Krausman

**p69rrh51** · June-05-16, 12:57 PM

Designed by Leinweber, Yamasaki & Hellmuth. Land's Pharmacy Building 422 West 11 Mile Road built in 1955 Royal Oak, MI.

Currently Know advertising.

**p69rrh51** · June-05-16, 01:02 PM

Designed and built by William H. Kuni for Jack Orth. 19642 Shrewsbury built 1936-1937 Sherwood Forest Historic District, Detroit, MI. Includes an advertisement featuring the house from a 1949 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Built with Gar Wood heating and air conditioning.

**p69rrh51** · June-05-16, 01:05 PM

Designed and built by the Maclean Building Company for W. J. Crooks. 865 Chicago Boulevard built in 1914 Boston-Edison Historic District, Detroit, MI. Includes an advertisement featuring the house from a 1915 edition of the Detroit Fee Press.

**p69rrh51** · June-12-16, 06:28 PM

Designed by Alfred J. Beavis for Benjamin Noble. 1771 Burns built 1915-1916 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

Builder: J. H. A. Haberkorn Company

**p69rrh51** · June-12-16, 06:30 PM

Architects of record: O'Dell, Hewlett & Luckenback. Saint John's Episcopal Church 26998 Woodward Avenue Royal Oak, MI. Includes an article featuring the church from a 1957 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Designer: Stephen Page

**p69rrh51** · June-12-16, 06:38 PM

Designed and built by H. O. Knickerbocker. 26028 Pembroke built in 1927 Huntington Woods, MI. Includes an advertisement featuring the house from a 1928 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · June-12-16, 06:41 PM

Designed by Charles Horner for Herbert B. Young. 1169 Three Mile Drive built in 1927 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**archfan** · June-13-16, 02:35 AM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Designed and built by H. O. Knickerbocker. 26028 Pembroke built in 1927 Huntington Woods, MI. Includes an advertisement featuring the house from a 1928 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

This house is for sale now for $479K, according to Zillow.

**Neilr** · June-18-16, 08:58 PM

The 1952 Ideal Home still stands on the NE corner of Mack & Audubon in Detroit.
Michael Shanayda, Architect

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Here's the floor plan and a drawing of the house from the Nov. 1951 issue of The Builder.

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**p69rrh51** · June-20-16, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by Neilr

The 1952 Ideal Home still stands on the NE corner of Mack & Audubon in Detroit.
Michael Shanayda, Architect

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Here's the floor plan and a drawing of the house from the Nov. 1951 issue of The Builder.

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1952 Detroit Builder's Ideal Show House 3410 Audubon built in 1952 Morningside Neighborhood Detroit, MI. Includes an advertisement featuring the house from a 1952 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · June-20-16, 11:54 AM

Designed by Carl R. Habermas. 1949 Builders Ideal Show House 3109 West 8 Mile built in 1948 Green Acres, Detroit, MI. Includes a full page featuring the house from a 1949 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · June-20-16, 12:00 PM

Designed by J. W. Leinweber. The "Huntington" 25121 Scotia built in 1928 Huntington Woods, MI. Includes an advertisement featuring the house from a 1928 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press 1928 Small-Home Competition honorable mention winning design.

**p69rrh51** · June-20-16, 12:23 PM

Designed and built by Hiram J. Hamer. 19016 Parkside built in 1928 University District, Detroit, MI. Includes an advertisement featuring the house from a 1928 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · June-20-16, 12:27 PM

Designed by Richard H. Marr for S. E. Sallan. Sallan Building 1200 Woodward Avenue built in 1915 Downtown, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1915 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: 1940's?
Image from the Burton Historical Collection circa 1920's.

**EastsideAl** · June-20-16, 12:53 PM

According to all of the sources I've seen, the Sallan Building was bought by Hudson's and torn down in 1946. Then quickly replaced by the final piece of the Hudson's store, completing Hudson's occupation of the entire block bounded by Woodward, E. Grand River, Farmer, and Gratiot.

**p69rrh51** · June-26-16, 09:53 AM

Designed by Nettleton & Kahn for James E. Scripps. Library, 3664 Trumbull built in 1899 Woodbridge Historic District, Detroit, MI.

The library was an addition to the house of James E. Scripps.
In 1927 the building was moved to the neighboring Scripps Branch Library in the former George G. Booth house.
Demolished: 1960's
Images from Wayne State University's Virtual Motor City Collection date unknown.

**Richard** · June-26-16, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by Jimaz

Any idea why the chimney would have been lengthened? Just curious.

Fire code and insurance,takes an act of congress to have a fireplace in a house now with EPA regulations.

So much irreplaceable class and style in a lot of those properties,not that I am a perv but they are just sexy.

**p69rrh51** · June-26-16, 10:03 AM

Built by Thomas R. Sharp for Rex E. Hall. 37 Oxford Boulevard built in 1932 Pleasant Ridge, MI.

The owners of the house had the plans on the dining room table when the house was on the annual tour this year.

**p69rrh51** · June-26-16, 10:09 AM

Designed by Richard H. Marr for F. A. Robinson. 630 Glynn Court built in 1912 Detroit, MI. Includes an image of the house from a previous owner circa 1950's and an article featuring the house from 1912 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · June-26-16, 10:15 AM

Designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls. Michigan State Telephone Company Edgewood Exchange 3129 East Congress built 1915-1916 Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1915 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from a 1921 issue of Architecture journal.