Detroit's wealth of architectural talent!

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1) Designed by Bloodgood Tuttle for builder Herbert K. Barber. 840 Balfour built in 1923 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.
2) Designed by Bloodgood Tuttle for builder Herbert K. Barber. 920 Balfour built in 1923 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.
3) An article featuring 920-840 Balfour and 899 Westchester from a 1923 issue of the Detroit Free Press.
4) Designed by Richard H. Marr for T. Powers. 899 Westchester built in 1923 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

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On Feb. 1, 1926 this building was opened.
Designed by Malcomson, Higginbotham & Palmer. Central High School Detroit Public Schools 2425 Tuxedo built 1925-1926 Detroit, MI. Includes an image of the buildng from the archives of the Detroit Historical Society circa 1926.

Part of the Roosevelt Group of Schools that also includes Edgar O. Durfee Intermediate School.
Currently Central Collegiate Academy

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Designed by Louis Kamper. Elks Temple #113 310 South Mechanic built 1900-1901 Jackson, MI. Includes an image of the building from Seeking Michigan website circa 1905 and an article from a 1901 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

Currently 310 S. Mechanic Lofts.
Image from Michigan Housing Locater date unknown.

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Designed by Talmadge C. Hughes for Dr. Robert J. Elvidge. "Dunedin" 7536 Dunedin built in 1923 LaSalle Gardens Neighborhood Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1923 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

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Designed by Albert Kahn for Walter O. Briggs. Walbri Court Apartments 1001 Covington built 1925-1926 Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1925 issue of the Detroit Free Press.
Currently known as 1001 Covington.

The 16 units in the building only have one common wall.

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Designed by Kohner & Seeler. Saints Cyril and Methodius Roman Catholic Church 9047 St. Cyril Street built 1925-1929? City Airport Neighborhood Detroit, MI. Includes An article featuring Saints Cyril and Methodius from a 1925 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: 2003
Color image from forgottenDetroit.com date unknown.

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Designed by Peter R. Rosello for Mrs. Adolph Schneider. 8215 Goethe built 1925-1927 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the house from a 1925 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

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Designed by Stratton & Snyder. 341 Lakeland built in 1927 City of Grosse Pointe, MI.

[DetroiterOnTheWestCoast]

Designed by Talmadge C. Hughes for Dr. Robert J. Elvidge. "Dunedin" 7536 Dunedin built in 1923 LaSalle Gardens Neighborhood Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1923 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

What an unfortunate updating of the "sun parlors."

[Neilr]

Designed by Albert Kahn for Walter O. Briggs. Walbri Court Apartments 1001 Covington built 1925-1926 Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1925 issue of the Detroit Free Press.
Currently known as 1001 Covington.

The 16 units in the building only have one common wall.

To me, the individual apartments at 1001 Covington, The Walbri, are comparable in size and elegance to those in The Garden Court and Indian Village Manor.



One of the selling points when the Walbri was first being rented was that there was a room to store baby carriages off the lobby. Also notice that each apartment had windows facing all four directions which aided in the ventilation of the unit.

[archfan]

It's nice to see they haven't broken up the apartments. At 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and 2500 sq ft, the condo listing below is an alternative to a standalone house:

https://www.homesteps.com/address/10...3/43957437_lid

[black gold man]

I very much enjoy this thread great pics. I was lucky enough to work inside 1 island GP
address . In the 90s I worked for the owner many times.
Then after the house was sold the pool house and new coach house was kept along with
water front and island property.
Old man CURRAN would tell stories about the party's at the Dodge home.
BGM

[Neilr]

1782 Seminole in Indian Village designed by Charles M. Baker for James T. Whitehead, Esq.

[knwb]

Holy crap!!! Burbrook [[Marcus Burrowes' personal residence in Farmington Hills, which we've all lamented as very likely beyond hope) has been completely restored!!! The listing says it's not for sale, but the photos look amazing!!!!!!

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/24...24571121_zpid/

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1782 Seminole in Indian Village designed by Charles M. Baker for James T. Whitehead, Esq.

An image of 1782 Seminole from a 1917 issue of the Western Architect. Interesting the plate as well as two other sources I have including a list of building permits compiled for the national register nomination list S. Kemp Pittman as the original owner of the house.

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1) On the lower left of the image, designed by Benjamin & Straight for William G. Koerber. 693 Port Drive built in 1926 Grayhaven Detroit, MI. Demolished: late 1970's
2) On the middle of the image, designed by Benjamin & Straight for Garfield A. Wood. 1 Keelson Drive built in 1926 Grayhaven Detroit, MI. Demolished: 1970's
3) An ad featuring Grayhaven with renderings of the William Koerber and Garfield Wood houses from a 1926 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

[bust]

Add me to the list of people who really appreciate this thread, and your voluminous contributions to it, p69rrh51. Except what the hell kind of alias is that?

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Add me to the list of people who really appreciate this thread, and your voluminous contributions to it, p69rrh51. Except what the hell kind of alias is that?

One of my cars a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner. H51 is the code for air conditioning.

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Designed by the Chicago based firm of George C. Nimmons & Company. Sears Roebuck & Company 8000 Gratiot built in 1928 Kettering Neighborhood Detroit, MI.

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Designed by the Chicago based firm of George C. Nimmons & Company. Sears Roebuck & Company 10750 Grand River built in 1928 Grand Meyer Neighborhood Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1928 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

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Designed by C. Howard Crane for John Kunsky. 1630 Wellesley built in 1924 Palmer Woods Historic District Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the house from a 1924 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

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1) On the lower left of the image, designed by Benjamin & Straight for William G. Koerber. 693 Port Drive built in 1926 Grayhaven Detroit, MI. Demolished: late 1970's
2) On the middle of the image, designed by Benjamin & Straight for Garfield A. Wood. 1 Keelson Drive built in 1926 Grayhaven Detroit, MI. Demolished: 1970's
3) An ad featuring Grayhaven with renderings of the William Koerber and Garfield Wood houses from a 1926 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

Hats off to P69rrh51, you continue to blow me away with your ability to find the most obscure information on detroit architectural history. If you enjoyed this Greyhaven post then please checkout Post #217 I posted back on June 22, 2012, it contains very detailed info on the home that was at the foot of Port drive that was my Great Grandfathers home, William G. Koerber of Koerber Brewery fame. The Koerber family with its 9 children [[my dads mom being one of them) lived in the grand estate on the river for almost 50 years, from 1928 until 1974 when the City of Detroit under the force of eminent domain purchased the property and then razed it to make way for a marina. Along with the Garwood Mansion burning in the mid 70s it was the end of an era and dream that Edward Gray started back in the late teens after he left Ford Motor Co and developed the land that would become Greyhaven along the river. I was fortunate enough to have been in both houses [[although Garwoods was a burned hulk of a house when I explored it as a teenager) I loved rooting around those canals Mr Gray created. Thanks again P69 for your stellar research.

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Hats off to P69rrh51, you continue to blow me away with your ability to find the most obscure information on detroit architectural history. If you enjoyed this Greyhaven post then please checkout Post #217 I posted back on June 22, 2012, it contains very detailed info on the home that was at the foot of Port drive that was my Great Grandfathers home, William G. Koerber of Koerber Brewery fame. The Koerber family with its 9 children [[my dads mom being one of them) lived in the grand estate on the river for almost 50 years, from 1928 until 1974 when the City of Detroit under the force of eminent domain purchased the property and then razed it to make way for a marina. Along with the Garwood Mansion burning in the mid 70s it was the end of an era and dream that Edward Gray started back in the late teens after he left Ford Motor Co and developed the land that would become Greyhaven along the river. I was fortunate enough to have been in both houses [[although Garwoods was a burned hulk of a house when I explored it as a teenager) I loved rooting around those canals Mr Gray created. Thanks again P69 for your stellar research.

Thx Eastside. A family member has sent me several images of 693 and we have chatted quite often about the house.

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For Eastside Cat 67-83!
Designed by Benjamin & Straight for William G. Koerber. 693 Port Drive built in 1926 Grayhaven Detroit, MI.

Demolished late 1970's
The images were sent to me by a descendant of William G. Koerber.

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Designed James W. Conn. 19455 Cumberland built in 1963 Palmer Woods Historic District Detroit, MI.