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**p69rrh51** · May-01-16, 01:53 PM

Designed by J. Ivan Dise for George W. Mason. 18600 Fairway built in 1935 Detroit Golf Club Subdivision Detroit, MI. Includes an image of the house from a 1946 issue of Michigan Architect and Engineer.

George W. Mason, not to be confused with the architect George D. Mason was the president of Nash Kelvinator.

**p69rrh51** · May-01-16, 01:56 PM

Designed by Richard H. Marr for Louis C. Miller. 19435 Shrewsbury built in 1935 Sherwood Forest Historic District Detroit, MI.

**Neilr** · May-03-16, 08:58 PM

16600 Robson in Northwest Detroit. Not grand, but typical of a good starter home in Detroit for returning GIs. Designed by Earl Pellerin shortly after WWII.

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**p69rrh51** · May-05-16, 06:40 AM

Designed by Earl W. Pellerin. 1941 Detroit Builders Ideal Show House 17350 Ponchartrain built in 1940 Palmer Park, Detroit, MI. Includes an article/rendering of the house from a 1940 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

**canuck** · May-07-16, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Designed by Earl W. Pellerin. 1941 Detroit Builders Ideal Show House 17350 Ponchartrain built in 1940 Palmer Park, Detroit, MI. Includes an article/rendering of the house from a 1940 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

The proportions on this one are vuggin weird. The Ideal House. Whew.

**archfan** · May-08-16, 01:27 AM

Originally Posted by canuck

The proportions on this one are vuggin weird. The Ideal House. Whew.

It's French Provincial style all right, but I agree on the proportions - the attic looks big enough to house a racquetball court.

**canuck** · May-08-16, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by archfan

It's French Provincial style all right, but I agree on the proportions - the attic looks big enough to house a racquetball court.

Yes, I look at that orphan window atop the doorway and weep. All that space between the top windows is lonely. Anyways, there are plenty of houses in Detroit that beat this design hands down...

**p69rrh51** · May-08-16, 09:22 PM

Designed by William S. Joy & Company for George J. Bradbeer. 1150 West Boston Boulevard built in 1917 Boston-Edison Historic District, Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · May-08-16, 09:29 PM

Designed by John L. Volk. WJBK Studios 7441 Second Avenue built in 1956 New Center Historic District, Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · May-08-16, 09:32 PM

Designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls. Wayne State University Medical Sciences Building 1401 Rivard built in 1954 Lafayette Park, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1954 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · May-08-16, 09:35 PM

Designed and built by Harlow N. Davock. 2970 Iroquois built 1918-1919 Indian Village Historic District, Detroit, MI.

The first owner of the house was William A. Lucking.

**knwb** · May-09-16, 08:34 AM

Richard Marr's "Adams Castle" [[1928) in Bloomfield Hills is for sale!

http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...4_M37359-47312

**p69rrh51** · May-16-16, 08:45 AM

Designed by Leon Couquard for Adolph N. Marion. 1023 Iroquois built 1899-1900 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

This house can be seen on the 42nd annual 2016 Indian Village Home and Garden Tour.

**p69rrh51** · May-16-16, 08:48 AM

Designed by Christian W. Brandt for Theodore Claudius. 2225 West Boston Boulevard built in 1923 Boston-Edison Historic District, Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · May-16-16, 08:52 AM

Designed by Van Leyen & Schilling, H. J. Keogh Associate. District #1 of Greenfield Township School 744 West Adeline built in 1917 State Fair Neighborhood, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1917 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: 2013
Name changed to Grayling Elementary after Detroit annexed the area.
Image from Detroit-ish.com date unknown.

**p69rrh51** · May-16-16, 08:54 AM

Designed by Joseph P. Jogerst. 556 Arden Park Boulevard built in 1923 Arden Park-East Boston Historic District, Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · May-22-16, 10:36 PM

Designed and by the MacLean Building Company for A. J. Herber. 678 Chalmers built in 1916 Jefferson Chalmers, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the house from a 1916 edition of the Detroit Free Press

**p69rrh51** · May-22-16, 10:39 PM

Designed and built by Merchants Realty Company for the Goldberg Brothers. 665 West Hancock built in 1916 Warren-Prentis Historic District, Detroit, MI. Includes an image of the building from a 1916 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · May-22-16, 10:41 PM

Designed by John L. Pottle. 743 Lochmoor Boulevard built in 1948 Grosse Pointe Woods, MI.

**p69rrh51** · May-22-16, 10:43 PM

Designed by Nathan Johnson & Associates for Stanley Hong. 961 West Boston Boulevard built in 1960 Boston-Edison Historic District, Detroit, MI.

**Neilr** · May-23-16, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Designed by Nathan Johnson & Associates for Stanley Hong. 961 West Boston Boulevard built in 1960 Boston-Edison Historic District, Detroit, MI.

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Stormfeltz residence/E. Boston-Detroit, MI
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Patrick, the original photographer misaddressed this house. It is 803 West Boston Blvd. on the sw corner of Third.

Later on, for many years it was the home of Detroit architect Nathan Johnson who designed one house [[that I know of) in Boston-Edison and a number of houses in the Russell Woods neighborhood.

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Nathan Johnson was the likely architect of Stanley Hong's restaurant on East Baltimore in the New Center area, Stanley's Mannia.
Stanley Hong was highly regarded by many in Detroit's Black community. I vaguely recall that when a rumor started that he was serving cats at his restaurant, Coleman Young came out stronly in his defense.

**Neilr** · May-25-16, 08:25 AM

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Nathan Johnson's [[now closed) office at 2512 WGB between 12th & 14th. I assume his office did the design work which combined the two old two-family flats.

**p69rrh51** · May-30-16, 06:52 PM

Designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls. Lincoln Exchange Michigan State Telephone Company 7799 Whipple built in 1916 Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1916 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from the 1921 issue of Architecture journal.

**p69rrh51** · May-30-16, 06:59 PM

Designed by Wiedmaier & Gay for Christian Schollenberger. Hibbard Lodge Apartments 1175 Hibbard built in 1927 East Village, Detroit, MI. includes an advertisement featuring the building from a 1927 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from the State Historic Preservation Office circa 1976.

**p69rrh51** · May-30-16, 07:09 PM

Designed and built by Ralph T. Lee. Lee Crest Apartments 610 Blaine built in 1926 Detroit, MI. includes an article featuring the building from a 1926 issue of the Detroit Free Press.