Detroit's wealth of architectural talent!

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TBT! Designed by Charles N. Agree. Wilshire Residential Hotel 742-760 Collingwood built in 1926 Detroit, MI. Includes a rendering of the building from a 1927 issue of Michigan Architect and Engineer.

Demolished: 1990's

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Designed by Pollmar & Ropes. Aurora Apartments 3402 Brush built in 1908 Brush Park Historic District Detroit, MI.

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Designed by George D. Mason & Company. Dearborn Masons Lodge 172, 907 Monroe built in 1925 Dearborn, MI. Includes an image of the building from the Burton Historical Collection circa 1925.

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Designed by Burrowes & Wells. 709 Chicago Boulevard built in 1913 Boston-Edison Historic District Detroit, MI.

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Designed by Roland C. Gies. Terrrace 1702-1716 Shiperd built in 1914 West Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

[IrishSpartan]

Designed by George D. Mason & Company. Dearborn Masons Lodge 172, 907 Monroe built in 1925 Dearborn, MI. Includes an image of the building from the Burton Historical Collection circa 1925.

Thank you for the picture. In the theme of Detroit area masonic temples, would you by chance have any photos of the old Highland Park Masonic Temple that was located on E. Buena Vista?

[RaumVogel]

I know I'm being an armchair YouTuber here,but I'd like to add this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtbE9k3lGTY

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Designed by John Scott & Company. Ireland & Matthews Manufacturing Company Factory corner of Mount Elliott and Wight built 1899 Detroit, MI.

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Designed by Uylsses E. Cloutier for R. M. Powell. Medbury Park Terrace 5901 John R built in 1909 Midtown Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the terrace from a 1909 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

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Designed by J. Lawson Miller for Louise Baskus. 81 Melbourne built in 1910 North End Detroit, MI. Includes an artist's rendering of the house from the archives of the Detroit Historical Society circa 1910.

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Designed by Alpheus W. Chittenden for Samuel S. Harris. 771 Seminole built in 1900 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

[kathy2trips]

These photos are fabulous! Thank you so much for posting them!

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Designed by Wells D. Butterfield. Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church 2918 Hendrie built in 1900 Detroit, MI.Includes an article featuring the church from a 1900 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

Currently Church on the Move.

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Designed by Richard H. Marr for Charles Burton. 1700 Lincolnshire built in 1916 Palmer Woods Historic District Detroit, MI.

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Designed by Samuel C. Falkinburg for Wilbur W. McAlpine. 184 West Grand built in 1900 Highland Park, MI.

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Designed by Louis Kamper for George E. Lawson. 1066 Burns built in 1913 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI

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Designed by Richard H. Marr for Charles Burton. 1700 Lincolnshire built in 1916 Palmer Woods Historic District Detroit, MI.

Charles W. Burton bought the Palmer Woods area from the Palmer estate, and was the main developer.

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Designed by Louis Kamper for George E. Lawson. 1066 Burns built in 1913 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI

George E. Lawson was the president of the Peoples State Bank, the largest bank in Michigan at the time. It's list of directors was like the who's who of Detroit - Alger, Barbour, Hecker, Newberry, etc. He died in 1916, so only enjoyed his house for three years.

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Designed by Samuel C. Falkinburg for Wilbur W. McAlpine. 184 West Grand built in 1900 Highland Park, MI.

Wilbur W. McAlpine seems to have been involved in manufacturing and real estate, including the Detroit Furnace & Heater Company and the Williams Lake Land Company. Some things didn't go so well:

Detroit March 6, 1911 - Wilbur W McAlpine McCurdy C Lebeau L Holmes Arthur Albert H Roehme George W Ross Frank D Andrews all of Detroit and John M Bushnell of Chicago Were indicted for conspiracy to defraud the Government of 48,000 acres of coal land in Alaska valued at more than $ 50,000,000 Alleged It was induced that they had more than 200 persons to make fraudulent entries in the interest of a corporation and that with these were others who had been deceived...

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A Jenke, Venman & Krecke design.



Parkstone Apartments 1415 Parker built in 1925 West Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

My grandfather was a partner in this firm and I would love to find out more about this building and any others for which you may have information.
Thanks!

[Neilr]

My grandfather was a partner in this firm and I would love to find out more about this building and any others for which you may have information.
Thanks!

Here's the plan of a typical floor of the Parkstone.



An interesting feature of the design is that a number of the apartments are able to be combined into larger units. For example, the apartment in the lower left corner could easily be joined to the neighboring studio, creating a large two bedroom apartment. Also, many apartments had large closets that contained Murphy Beds. Also, some of the larger units had wood-burning fireplaces.

The first floor, just to the right of the front door, was an elegant restaurant which later became a high-end Polish restaurant. Both used white linen tablecloths and napkins. I don't recall the name of either. Around the corner on the Agnes side of the building, the Parkstone Pharmacy, an old fashioned drug store was located. Later it became a series of restaurants.

Also on the first floor, to the left of the front door and lobby, is a large, elegant reception room.

Al least until the early 70s, the Parkstone employed a uniformed doorman.

[Gary]

Thanks for that floor plan, Nelr. I lived at the Parkstone from '79-82 and I had one of those "2-in-1" apartments you describe. Two bedroooms, two baths, dining room, pantry, hardwood floors, it was a great place to live. I moved out when I got married and moved to Lafayette Park. Bad decision on both counts.

BTW, I think the upscale Polish restaurant in the lobby you mentioned was the Royal Eagle as I recall. Binno's was around the corner on Agnes as well.

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Thanks for that floor plan, Nelr. I lived at the Parkstone from '79-82 and I had one of those "2-in-1" apartments you describe. Two bedroooms, two baths, dining room, pantry, hardwood floors, it was a great place to live. I moved out when I got married and moved to Lafayette Park. Bad decision on both counts.

BTW, I think the upscale Polish restaurant in the lobby you mentioned was the Royal Eagle as I recall. Binno's was around the corner on Agnes as well.

If you were there in '82 we were almost neighbors, as I lived in the house on Parker next door to the Parkhurst.

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Designed by John Scott & Company for Arthur M. Buhl. 1116 Iroquois built in 1908 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

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Designed by Giffels & Rossetti. Jeffersonian Apartments 9000 East Jefferson built in 1965 Gold Coast Detroit, MI.