Detroit's wealth of architectural talent!

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Designed by Joseph P. Jogerst for Peter J. Christy. 1000 Devonshire built in 1924 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

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

Here's a scan of an old bifold rental brochure for the Jeffersonian.







I'll try to post a better floor plan later.

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

I recall this house being quite shabby went I lived in WV in the early 80's. I specifically recall all of the wood missing from the fence.

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This apartment [[or its mirror image) would be a large, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, corner apartment in the Jeffersonian. If it were on the SW corner, it would face both the river and have, at least from the higher floors, a straight shot down the river past Belle Isle to downtown. Also there is ~30 ft balcony on the river side which continued to ~40 ft facing west.

I remember there being an apartment on an upper floor that combined the 2 units on the south end of the building thus creating a ~2,400 sq ft river facing residence.

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Here's a floor plan of a typical floor at the Jeffersonian. Sorry for the poor quality; I'm doing the best I can with what I've got.

As built, the building contained 417 apartments, mostly 2 bedroom units followed by 1 bedroom apartments. There were no studios. Every floor had its own laundry room. When it was built, it was Michigan's tallest reinforced concrete structure.

The views from the east side of the building, while perhaps not as exciting as those to the west, are really delightful. You overlook the Berry Subdivision and then past Belle Isle out to Lake St. Clair. Plus you get wonderful sunrises in the east.

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Designed by William F. Goodrich for the Alexander Lewis Realty Company. 87 and 115 Lewiston built in 1919 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. Includes An article featuring 87 Lewiston from a 1919 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

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Designed by George V. Pottle. 680 Virginia Park built in 1909 New Center Historic District Detroit, MI.

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Designed by Donaldson & Meier. Thomas Cooley High School 15055 Hubbell built in 1927 Detroit Public Schools-Belmont Neighborhood Detroit, MI. Includes An image of the building from a 1930 issue of Michigan Architect and Engineer

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Designed by William F. Goodrich for the Alexander Lewis Realty Company. 87 and 115 Lewiston built in 1919 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. Includes An article featuring 87 Lewiston from a 1919 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

115 just sold recently for around 800k. Any idea why the roof on of those two houses ended up flat? Appears in the drawing a third floor is missing from the final product. [[although the hot tub on the roof of 115 is pretty cool)

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Designed by Mueller & Mildner. German Protestant Home for Orphans and Old People. 1852 West Grand Boulevard built in 1905 Detroit, MI.

Extensively altered.

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Man, that Cooley High School building is handsome.

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115 just sold recently for around 800k. Any idea why the roof on of those two houses ended up flat? Appears in the drawing a third floor is missing from the final product. [[although the hot tub on the roof of 115 is pretty cool)

The roof on 87 is slightly pitched but cannot be seen from the road.

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Designed by Eberle M. Smith. James Vernor Elementary School 13726 Pembroke built in 1945 Detroit Public Schools Detroit, MI.

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Designed by Albert Kahn for Benjamin F. Tobin. "Rosecroft" 266 Lakeland Avenue built in 1912 City of Grosse Pointe, MI.

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Designed by H. H. Hallett for Edward Horning. 2008 Longfellow built in 1919 Boston-Edison Historic District Detroit, MI.

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Designed by Jameson & Graves. Salvation Army Children's Home 20775 Pembroke built in 1937 Detroit, MI. Includes an image of the building from a 1938 issue of Michigan Architect and Engineer.

Currently Salvation Army Denby Center for Children & Family Services.

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Designed by Rogers & MacFarlane for Henry L. Walker. 1005 Iroquois built in 1900 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI. Includes an image of the house from the Burton Historic Collection circa 1905.

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Designed by Nettleton & Kahn. 1384 East Jefferson built in 1899 East Jefferson Residential District Detroit, MI.

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Designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls. 1416 Nottingham built in 1923 Cabbage Patch Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

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Designed by Oscar C. Gottesleben for Gerald McCoy. 848 Chicago Boulevard built in 1915 Boston-Edison Historic District Detroit, MI.

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Designed by Rogers & MacFarlane for Edward Jewett. 1053 Burns built in 1905 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

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Designed by Albert Kahn for Henry B. Joy. William E. Metzger Automobile Dealership 409 East Jefferson built in 1902 Downtown Detroit, MI. Includes an image of the building before the 1904 4-story addition. The addition was also designed by Albert Kahn.

William E. Metzger would go on to be a principal in the E-M-F Company, manufacturer of automobiles from 1909-1912.
The Automobile Cub of Michigan was founded on the second floor of this building.

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Designed by Louis Kamper for Clarence J. McLeod. 3435 Seminole built in 1922 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

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Designed by J. H. Gustav Steffens for A. P. Roehm. 551 East Boston. Boulevard built in 1914 Arden Park-East Boston Historic District Detroit, MI.

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Designed by Mason & Kahn for Frederick L. Colby. 1059 Seminole built in 1902 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.