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**p69rrh51** · February-05-17, 08:25 PM

Designed by Scott, Kamper & Scott. Oak Grove Sanitarium 1026 East Kearsley built 1890-1891 Flint, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from an 1890 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Demoished: late 1950's-early 1960's
One of four buildings designed for the Asylum.
Image from the Rotograph Company, circa 1905.

**p69rrh51** · February-05-17, 08:28 PM

Built by Redfield & Shuett. 800 West Boston Boulevard built in 1928 Boston-Edison Historic District, Detroit, MI. Includes an advertisement featuring a list of houses built by Redfield & Shuett from a 1929 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · February-05-17, 08:31 PM

Designed by Gordon W. Lloyd for the Detroit Police Department. Central Police Station 735 Randolph built 1883-1884 Downtown, Detroit, MI. Includes a rendering of the building from an 1883 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: 1928
Image from Wayne State University's Virtual Motor Collection, date unknown.

**p69rrh51** · February-05-17, 08:34 PM

Designed by noted architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The Pavilion, 1 Lafayette Plaisance built 1956-1958 Lafayette Park/Mies van der Rohe Historic District, Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · February-12-17, 12:32 PM

Designed by Mortimer L. Smith & Sons for Maxwell M. Fisher. 3540 Woodward Avenue built in 1890 Brush Park, Detroit, MI. Includes a notice featuring the house from an 1889 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: 1950's?
Image from the Burton Historical Collection, date unknown.

**p69rrh51** · February-12-17, 12:34 PM

Designed by the staff at Sears, Roebuck & Company. The Vallonia, 29052 Park built in 1925 Roseville, MI. Includes a page featuring The Vallonia from a Sears' Catalog circa 1920's.

**p69rrh51** · February-12-17, 12:37 PM

Designed by Richard E. Raseman for Donald T. MacKinnon. 474 Washington Road built in 1929 City of Grosse Pointe, MI.

**p69rrh51** · February-12-17, 12:39 PM

Designed by John Hans Graham & Associates. Four Freedoms House of Detroit, 1600 Antietam built 1964-1965 Lafayette Park/Mies van der Rohe Historic District, Detroit, MI.

Currently The Windsor Tower.

**Neilr** · February-12-17, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Designed by noted architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The Pavilion, 1 Lafayette Plaisance built 1956-1958 Lafayette Park/Mies van der Rohe Historic District, Detroit, MI.

The Pavilion was the first Mies building to be constructed in Lafayette Park. A typical floor has 9 studios, 6 one bedrooms, and 2 two bedroom apartments. The two bedroom units just have one bathroom.

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**p69rrh51** · February-20-17, 04:04 PM

Designed by O'Dell, Hewlett & Luckenbach. 1948 Detroit Builders Show Ideal Home, 5988 West Outer Drive Greenfield Neighborhood, Detroit, MI. Includes an advertisement featuring the house from a 1948 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Builder: Holtzmann & Silverman
Decorating & Furnishings: J. L. Hudson Company
Extensive Alterations

**p69rrh51** · February-20-17, 04:07 PM

Designed by Harry W. Chamberlin. Detroit Show Case Company Factory 1652 West Fort Street built in 1903 West Side Industrial, Detroit, MI. Includes a rendering of the building from a 1903 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · February-20-17, 04:09 PM

Designed by Mason & Rice. Walkerville Passenger Depot 298? Walker Road built in 1888? Walkerville, Windsor, Ont. Includes a rendering of the building from an 1889 issue of The Inland Architect and News Record.
Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from the Burton Historical Collection, circa 1888.

**p69rrh51** · February-20-17, 04:17 PM

Designed by Peter R. Rosello. Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church 13110 Fourteenth Street built in 1928 Dexter-Linwood Neighborhood, Detroit, MI. Includes an article/rendering of the church from a 1928 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Currently Metropolitan Baptist Church.

**p69rrh51** · February-27-17, 01:08 PM

Designed by William D. Knox. 3000 Seminole built in 1928 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · February-27-17, 01:10 PM

Designed by Richard H. Marr and Charles J. Sullivan. Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital 6071 West Outer Drive built in 1938 Greenfield Neighborhood, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1939 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Currently Sinai-Grace Hospital.
Extensive alterations and additions.

**p69rrh51** · February-27-17, 01:16 PM

Designed by Carl R. Habermas. 1947 Detroit Builders Show Ideal Home, 18001 Meyers Bagley Neighborhood, Detroit, MI. Includes an image of the house from Wayne State University's Virtual Motor City Collection, circa 1947, and an article from a 1947 edition of the Detroit Free Press

Builder: Walter H. Mast.
Decorating and furnishings: J. L. Hudson Company.

**p69rrh51** · February-27-17, 01:27 PM

Designed by Mortimer L. Smith & Sons. J. L. Hudson Store, northwest corner of Gratiot and Farmer built in 1890 Downtown, Detroit, MI. Includes an article/rendering featuring the building from an 1889 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from Wayne State University's Virtual Motor City Collection, date unknown.

**EastsideAl** · February-28-17, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Designed by Mason & Rice. Walkerville Passenger Depot 298? Walker Road built in 1888? Walkerville, Windsor, Ont. Includes a rendering of the building from an 1889 issue of The Inland Architect and News Record.
Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from the Burton Historical Collection, circa 1888.

A number of handsome stations were built along the Hiram Walker's Lake Erie and Detroit Railway, which was built primarily to get grain from the fields along the lakeshore to the distillery [[but also provided tourist excursions), and eventually ran from Walkerville to St. Thomas, with ferry connection to Detroit at the foot of Jos. Campau.

Here is the very beautiful station in Kingsville, about 25 mi. from Windsor. Also designed by Mason and Rice [[Albert Kahn, then an employee of the firm, reportedly worked on the plans). It is still standing and is now a very nice restaurant. The railroad right-of-way has been turned into a long greenway from just south of Windsor, making for a very nice bike excursion.

**Richard** · February-28-17, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Designed by the staff at Sears, Roebuck & Company. The Vallonia, 29052 Park built in 1925 Roseville, MI. Includes a page featuring The Vallonia from a Sears' Catalog circa 1920's.

Rosemary Thornton published a book called The houses that Sears built ,if somebody comes across one they can contact her and add it to the registry.

**EastsideAl** · March-01-17, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Designed by Mortimer L. Smith & Sons. J. L. Hudson Store, northwest corner of Gratiot and Farmer built in 1890 Downtown, Detroit, MI. Includes an article/rendering featuring the building from an 1889 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: Date unknown to me.

I believe the original Hudson's store on Farmer was demolished in 1923 and replaced with a larger building that was completed in 1925.

**p69rrh51** · March-06-17, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by EastsideAl

I believe the original Hudson's store on Farmer was demolished in 1923 and replaced with a larger building that was completed in 1925.

Thx Eastside, the dates sound right. I will have to research a little more.

**p69rrh51** · March-06-17, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by EastsideAl

A number of handsome stations were built along the Hiram Walker's Lake Erie and Detroit Railway, which was built primarily to get grain from the fields along the lakeshore to the distillery [[but also provided tourist excursions), and eventually ran from Walkerville to St. Thomas, with ferry connection to Detroit at the foot of Jos. Campau.

Here is the very beautiful station in Kingsville, about 25 mi. from Windsor. Also designed by Mason and Rice [[Albert Kahn, then an employee of the firm, reportedly worked on the plans). It is still standing and is now a very nice restaurant. The railroad right-of-way has been turned into a long greenway from just south of Windsor, making for a very nice bike excursion.

Thx Eastside! I have the station in my catalog, and if I remember posted it on here awhile back. I need to take a pic of the station. I also have the stations designed by Spier & Rohns for the Michigan Central RR in my catalog and plan on taking pics of all of them at the end of March.

**p69rrh51** · March-06-17, 02:49 PM

Designed by Van Leyen, Schilling & Keogh. Sixth Precinct Station Detroit Police Department, 6840 McGraw built in 1930 Chadsey Neighborhood, Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · March-06-17, 02:51 PM

Designed and built by H. F. Justus for H. C. Sill & Son. Silson Apartment House, 910 Seward built in 1927 New Center, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1927 edition of the Detroit Free Press, and an advertisement from a 1927 edition of the Detroit Free Press.