If You Could Own Any House in the City

**Gistok** · March-20-12, 01:45 PM

While Crane is best known for his theatres, he really did a nice job on residential designs. Thanks for all the links.

It's somewhat surprising that Crane isn't more respected and famous as an architect. His best tallest office tower was Columbus Ohio's Leveque Lincoln Tower of 1927... about the same height as the Penobscot Building, it is a very beautiful tall slender tower....

http://www.visualohio.com/2012/03/ic...n-leveque.html

Although the pics are nice, some of the info is incorrect [[and they don't even mention Crane).

**Neilr** · March-20-12, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

While Crane is best known for his theatres, he really did a nice job on residential designs. Thanks for all the links. ...

You're welcome. In 1924 Crane designed a 15 story French Renaissance style apartment building on the SE corner of 5th Avenue and 97th Street.

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**EASTSIDE CAT 67-83** · March-20-12, 02:30 PM

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Here are few more pic's of my Great-grand fathers home on the Detroit river, one is the watercolor of the architects conception, the other is a photo of the Koerber [[port Dr), Garwood [[Keeleson Dr) and Fisher [[Lenox St) Estates. The Flag pole next to the Koerber home also served as ventilation for my G.Grandfathers in home 80 gallon brewery during prohibition!

**southofbloor** · March-20-12, 04:36 PM

Great aerial pic - I remember boating through those canals in the early 80's. There weren't a lot of houses left at that point but noted a number of big abandoned waterfront houses still standing.

Fantastic about the Koerber brewery ventilation - do you have any more pics of the place? In prohibition my grandfather shipped whisky out of Walkerville and LaSalle on the Canadian side to "Cuba" in the dead of night by speed boat. Often wondered where "Cuba" was exactly in Detroit...

**southofbloor** · March-20-12, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

1517 Iroquios built in 1912 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

1517 is one of Detroit's greats - Voysey-esque. http://www.flickr.com/photos/southof...57623397742713

**p69rrh51** · March-20-12, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by southofbloor

1517 is one of Detroit's greats - Voysey-esque. http://www.flickr.com/photos/southof...57623397742713

Much better pic those pesky trees keep getting in the way. I have to take a pic before the leaves arrive.
Gistok, buckeyes admit to a gander designing one of their treasures the world would end! And while I am picking on those "poor" buckeyes Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus is a Gordon Lloyd creation.

**Patrick** · March-20-12, 05:53 PM

For me, Indian Village is still the best neighborhood in the city limits and has so many amazing homes. I can't just pick one. Several of the Baldwin and Stratton designs work for me, including the early Tudor on Seminole not far from Jefferson. Can't recall the address though.

**Gistok** · March-20-12, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Gistok, buckeyes admit to a gander designing one of their treasures the world would end!

LOL.... isn't that the truth!! The real irony about the Leveque-Lincoln Tower is that it has a theatre in it [[such as the Fisher Bldg.). However the theatre was going to be a "Palace Theatre"... part of the Orpheum chain... later Radio Keith Orpheum or RKO. And so the Palace folks wanted their architect of choice... Thomas Lamb to design their theatre. Lamb was still in his "Adams" style [[of the Scottish architect fame)... and his theatres were still of a very subdued ho-hum same style of elegance as 10 years earlier...

By 1926 Crane was already on his way with his United Artists exotic commissions followed by his Fox commissions. So had the building had a Crane theatre, it would have been much more exotic than the "elegant but simple" Palace Theatres.

**p69rrh51** · March-20-12, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick

For me, Indian Village is still the best neighborhood in the city limits and has so many amazing homes. I can't just pick one. Several of the Baldwin and Stratton designs work for me, including the early Tudor on Seminole not far from Jefferson. Can't recall the address though.

I have been to quite historic districts across the country and its hard to beat Indian Village anywhere!
Here are all the Stratton designs in the village

1039 Seminole built in 1901
1002 Seminole built in 1901
8325 East Jefferson built in 1901
1408 Seminole built in 1908
1438 Iroquois built in 1911
1446 Seminole built in 1911
1470 Iroquois built in 1912
1783 Iroquois built in 1912
2550 Iroquios built in 1917
2494 Iroquois built in 1927

**southofbloor** · March-20-12, 06:53 PM

[QUOTE=p69rrh51;310283Here are all the Stratton designs in the village

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I heard 1475 Burns might be by Stratton? Love the dormers.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/southofbloor/5415227830/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/southofbloor/5424237774/

P69 do you know if 678 Parker in West Village is by him as well?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/southofbloor/4057472724/

**southofbloor** · March-20-12, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

...Gordon Lloyd...

Ahem. "A Canadian Detroiter", he added quietly...

**Patrick** · March-20-12, 07:07 PM

Damn, all those Stratton homes are amazing!The first one and the fifth one from the list by p69 above...amazing

**p69rrh51** · March-20-12, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by southofbloor

I heard 1475 Burns might be by Stratton? Love the dormers.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/southofbloor/5415227830/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/southofbloor/5424237774/

P69 do you know if 678 Parker in West Village is by him as well?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/southofbloor/4057472724/

1475 is part of a set of triplets designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls.

1441 Burns built in 1917 for Hiram H. Walker
1461 Burns built in 1911 for Herbert Armstrong
1475 Burns built in 1913 for James D. Kennedy

**p69rrh51** · March-20-12, 07:14 PM

P69 do you know if 678 Parker in West Village is by him as well?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/southofbloor/4057472724/[/QUOTE]

On 678 I cannot help you at the moment but its a terrific home!

**Patrick** · March-20-12, 07:19 PM

Does anyone know the story of the regal/eclectic Tudor on the corner of West Boston and 3rd? It is West of 3rd on north side of street...

**Gistok** · March-20-12, 07:33 PM

P69 was this one of yours the Arthur Buhl House?
http://www.detroityes.com/mb/attachm...0&d=1332286373

The orientation seems wrong, but the look seems right....

I was at a "Save Hudson's" soiree at the Buhl mansion about 14 years ago, and I sort of remember that there was no single large room in the house... people just mingled about in several smaller rooms [[relatively speaking).

**p69rrh51** · March-20-12, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

P69 was this one of yours the Arthur Buhl House?
http://www.detroityes.com/mb/attachm...0&d=1332286373

The orientation seems wrong, but the look seems right.

I was at a "Save Hudson's" soiree at the Buhl mansion about 14 years ago, and I sort of remember that there was no single large room in the house... people just mingled about in several smaller rooms [[relatively speaking).

Close but another street over 1116 Iroquois built in 1908 designed by one of my favorite Detroit architects John Scott. I am also including a pic of Elizabeth Buhl's home at 7850 East Jefferson.

**Neilr** · March-20-12, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick

...-The Lemuel Bowen mansion, which is now part of Wayne State University’s Law School I believe….even though it is right on Woodward across from the Hecker mansion. The being so close to Woodward would suck, but at one time, this estate took up a whole city block and Woodward was much narrower.
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The Lemuel Bowen House is one of the only five remaining mansions that once lined Woodward Avenue.
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The Brickbuilder, June, 1911

**p69rrh51** · March-20-12, 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by Neilr

The Lemuel Bowen House is one of the only five remaining mansions that once lined Woodward Avenue.
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The Brickbuilder, June, 1911

George did nice work!

**x97winkler** · March-20-12, 09:43 PM

2152 Burns Street in Indian Village

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**Kathleen** · March-20-12, 09:44 PM

You guys are amazing!!! Thanks for sharing all the photos and blueprints and info on these houses!!!

**p69rrh51** · March-20-12, 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by x97winkler

2152 Burns Street in Indian Village

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Designed by William Vantine for George Holley. Vantine also did the final design of Fairlane.

**southofbloor** · March-20-12, 10:09 PM

Nice archival work - hadn't seen these images before. Is the Elizabeth Buhl house a George Mason? Fantastic.

**p69rrh51** · March-20-12, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by southofbloor

Nice archival work - hadn't seen these images before. Is the Elizabeth Buhl house a George Mason? Fantastic.

Just found the pic I do not know who designed the home but I am going to find out!

**southofbloor** · March-20-12, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Elizabeth Buhl's home at 7850 East Jefferson.

Has some similarities to the Stephens house that was on Jefferson at Van Dyke.
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