If You Could Own Any House in the City

No one can discredit the fact that detroit has some great housing stock ...ever find a house in the city u wish u could have...aside from the mansions and penthouse condos...im talking materials, scale, proportion, location

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in detroit city proper
still standing
single family home
not a speculative condo project
any reasons why...

some of my favs...

mediterranean on parkside...love the romeo balconies on the upper floor, triple bay of tall windows in living room. really stands out in university district full of tudors
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...,0.003422&z=19

colonial in virginia park....love the brick street and symmetry...close to woodward
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=...2,322,,0,-7.04

okay..now its your turn

Manoogian Mansion!!!!

Indian Village looks like a nice place to live, mainly for Histric reasons.

Besides that, I would consider purchasing a condo on the Old Tiger Stadium site if that project ever gets off the ground.

http://www.doobybrain.com/wp-content...roit-ruins.jpg

have you all seen this place??

http://detroit1701.org/BishopRes.htm

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2662/...6e9c4cbb_z.jpg

any of the houses in Brush Park. i would have loved the "castle", but....

The residential architecture of Detroit has always been my specialty. I’ve spent hundreds upon hundreds of hours studying older neighborhoods as well as blueprints for most of Detroit’s greatest homes.

-The former Meyer Prentis mansion on Balmoral in Palmer Woods. This massive home was probably Richard Marr’s greatest work after the now gone William Fisher mansion. I think that the home’s façade as amazing with excellent window surrounds and brickwork. This is what a mansion is supposed to look like. It couldn’t be replicated today.


-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.
-On Keelson, the street that runs up Grayhaven Island, there are a few vintage Mediterranean style homes still standing. Those would be very ideal for me. They seem secluded and on a private street. Too bad the surrounding neighborhoods have turned to shit.


-Another structure I am curious is about may not even be a home but it looks like it was at one time. It is on W. Grand Boulevard way down by the bridge south of Fort Street. It is on the west side of the street right next to that motel.


Few others in IV I will name and attach pics of later....

I highly prefer pre-Victorian architecture, but as you all know there are scant few of those creatures left in Detroit.

I would have to go to Judge Sibley's House by default.

http://detroit1701.org/SibleyHouse.htm

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...12,168.59,,0,5

This fieldstone house was built in 1914 in the Arts and Crafts style, with beautiful woodwork and builts-ins the home is chock full of character and charm. I did a walk thru manys years ago when it was vacant and it looks like someone put alot of TLC and $$ into the place since then. When I see that house I see nearly a hundred years of raising families and living in Detroit. I grew up a few blocks from here and even as a child was amazed at the rich craftmanship of the houses in my neighborhood.

I would love to own the Motown Mansion.

http://www.motownmansion.com/welcome.html

Hecker House or the old Rose Terrace + furniture [[now gone).

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have you all seen this place??

http://detroit1701.org/BishopRes.htm

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2662/...6e9c4cbb_z.jpg

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I love this home - this would be my pick as well. I've always dreamed of having our own personal chapel, and the one in this house is perfect. :)

19373 Renfrew is pretty cool looking. tIt is too bad that it's in such bad condition and would take many thousands to retore.

http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...1_M46699-87008

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I love this home - this would be my pick as well. I've always dreamed of having our own personal chapel, and the one in this house is perfect. :)

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What I don't understand is, why did the church build such a big house for a single dude?

The Dodge House on 33 East Boston, not quite sure of the address of Henry Ford's house on Edison.

Stromberg2

Henry Ford's house was 66 Edison [[now 140).

@Patrick...Is the house you're referring to on the Blvd, the little English cottage btwn 129 and the hotel? If so, back in the 1990's it was owned by John Haggerty [[art professor at Wayne State) and his wife. They moved out in the late 1990's and it is still lived in by one of the people connected to the motel I believe. It's a beautiful little house and had some neat English style gardens in the back.

Cool thread! I'll bite: http://tinyurl.com/29nlz4u

NRP. Had the chance to see the inside once. Fell in love! Lot's of english paneling and lathed plaster. Would wish for a bigger lot though.

Here is some information about the Henry and Clara Ford home near Boston-Edison. Henry Ford was, arguably, at his peak point of creativity when he lived here.
http://www.detroit1701.org/FordHome.htm

As a place to live in Detroit, I find the Castle residence of Marvin Stanton in the Barry
Subdivision interesting.

The house I grew up in near Cody High School

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Originally Posted by Patrick

-Another structure I am curious is about may not even be a home but it looks like it was at one time. It is on W. Grand Boulevard way down by the bridge south of Fort Street. It is on the west side of the street right next to that motel.

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If it's the same building I'm thinking of? Longish?
At one time it was a small hospital or clinic [[possibly late-50's early 60's).

Polkadot House Heidelberg.

Just for fun.

I'd want to have the house in which I grew up. Lots of great memories there! Nothing fancy but my dad built the garage with his own hands. My name is in the cement with my handprint. Our pool [[inground) and slide are still there. I believe the sandbox my dad made for us is still there, behind the garage. The apple tree that we used to climb is still in the backyard [[with my initials carved in it). It's located on Beaverland at Tireman. Not the best area but it's home.

Seems like the thread rules evolved so I will add my grandmothers old house on Port Dr on Greyhaven Island. Built in 1924 the home was in the Family for over 50 years until imminent domain gave em the boot. The house had a priviate brewery in the walkout basement next to the boat well [[the Family owned and operated Koerber beer 1912-1956). The flag pole on the river side of the house served as the vent for the brewing process. Pweabic tiled fountian, Itialian marble fireplace surround, parque dance floor etc. This picture was taken from the Garwood property.

I found this cute little abode on a pleasant sidestreet in Detroit. I tried talking the owner into selling it for the bricks, he wasnt interested. There seems to be a buzz about rehabbing old buildings, maybe even using them as is, in Detroit he said. I told him I might have a lot downtown where I could move it to. Still not interested. OK I said, a capital fund in Chicago are looking for a coup to offset the decline in interest for skyscraping in the US vis-à-vis the emerging countries, they would consider a hefty sum for your house. They want to vacuum the noise around this indian billionaire who built himself a 27 story house for a billion. Still, Mr Penobscot the owner said no. He told me the house had been in the family since it was built and he would only consider parting with it if...