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**p69rrh51** · March-31-20, 12:06 PM

Designed by Bruce Lafer for Edward H. Jewett II. 67 Oxford built in 1937 Grosse Pointe Shores, MI.

**p69rrh51** · March-31-20, 12:12 PM

Designed by Alfred C. Emmerling. Lutheran East High School, 20100 Kelly Road built 1956-1957 Harper Woods, MI.

Ground breaking September 16, 1956
Extensive alterations
Currently: Chandler Park Academy

**p69rrh51** · March-31-20, 12:16 PM

Building designed by John Scott & Company. Elks Temple and Wonderland Theatre, 15-19 Monroe Street built in 1901 Downtown Detroit, MI.

Theatre designer: James M. Wood
Cornerstone placed: March 27, 1891
Opened: December 23, 1901
Capacity: 1,573
Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from Wayne State University's Virtual Motor City Collection, circa 1911

**p69rrh51** · April-11-20, 12:33 AM

Designed by Malcomson & Higginbotham. Hely Elementary School-Detroit Public Schools, 7630 Harper built 1914-1915 City Airport Neighborhood, Detroit, MI.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from the Burton Historical Collection, circa 1923.

**p69rrh51** · April-11-20, 12:36 AM

Designed by John W. Case for N. Frank Hamilton. 439 West Kirby built in 1914 Wayne State University, Detroit MI. Includes an article/rendering featuring the house from a 1914 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from Wayne State University's Virtual Motor City Collection, circa 1957.

**p69rrh51** · April-11-20, 12:40 AM

Designed by William Scott & Company for Mary E. Gibbs.

204 Erskine built in 1885 Brush Park Historic District, Detroit, MI.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from the Burton Historical Collection, date unknown.

**p69rrh51** · April-18-20, 06:20 PM

Designed by C. Howard Crane for John Kunsky. 605 Pallister built in 1910 New Center, Detroit, MI. Includes an article/rendering featuring the house from a 1910 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image taken by Davis B. Hilmer from the archives of David Wallace, date unknown.

**p69rrh51** · April-18-20, 06:22 PM

Designed by Albert Kahn for John Owen. 8344 East Jefferson Avenue built in 1908 Indian Village Historic District, Detroit, MI.

Demolished: Date unknonwn to me
Image from Wayne State University's VIrtual Motor City Collection, date unknown.
John Owen was the Secretary-Treasurer of the Cook Farm Company, the developers of Indian Village.

**p69rrh51** · April-18-20, 06:41 PM

Designed by Harold H. Fisher. Saint Thomas Lutheran Church, 23801 Kelly built 1975-1976 Eastpointe, MI.

Dedicated March 28, 1976

**p69rrh51** · April-18-20, 06:44 PM

Designed and built by S. S. Kresge Corporation. S. S. Kresge Store, 14300 East Jefferson built in 1936 Jefferson-Chalmers Historic Business District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · April-26-20, 10:52 AM

Designed by Chittenden & Kotting. Peoples State Bank Branch, 11201 East Jefferson Avenue built in 1913 East Village, Detroit, MI.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from the archives of the Detroit Historical Society, circa 1925.

**p69rrh51** · April-26-20, 10:56 AM

Designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls for Ernest C. Kern. Additions/New Units-The Ernest Kern Company, 1030-1048 Woodward Avenue built 1927-1929 Downtown Detroit, MI. Demolished: 1959 Image of the building from the Burton Historical Collection, circa 1957.

From what I have found the building was built in stages.

**p69rrh51** · April-26-20, 11:01 AM

Designed by John Scott & Company. Detroit Savings Bank Branch, 601 Gratiot Avenue built in 1908 Downtown, Detroit, MI.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from the Burton Historical Collection, date unknown.

**p69rrh51** · April-26-20, 11:04 AM

Designed by Henry T. Brush. Congregation Shaarey Zedek, southeast corner of East Congress and St. Antoine built in 1877 Downtown, Detroit, MI.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from the Burton Historical Collection, circa 1877.

**Metro25** · April-26-20, 11:23 AM

The Trumbull avenue Presbyterian church in Woodbridge is for sale, is my brother's keeper shuttering? Does anybody know what's going on there?

**Metro25** · April-29-20, 03:22 PM

I think I was wrong and mistook a different sign for a for sale one as I don't see any evidence of it listed anywhere. Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this I didn't know where else to go and I didn't want to create a new thread.

**p69rrh51** · May-07-20, 05:48 PM

Designed by Louis Kamper for Walter E. Parker. 128 Lewiston built in 1923 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

**p69rrh51** · May-07-20, 05:51 PM

Designed by Wiedmaier & Gay for the Klenk Land Company. Klenk Manor Apartments, 2115 Alter built in 1928 Fairview, Detroit, MI. Includes a page from the original set of plans for the building, circa 1928.

Currently Ez-Zahre Cordova Apartments

**p69rrh51** · May-07-20, 05:54 PM

Designed by Louis Kamper for Lafayette Crowley. 724 McDougall built in 1900 Elmwood Park, Detroit, MI. Includes a rendering of the house from a 1900 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image taken by Davis B, Hillmer from the archives of David Wallace, date unknown.

**p69rrh51** · May-07-20, 06:00 PM

Designed by Harry J. Rill.
1) Saint Francis [[San Francisco) Italian Roman Catholic Church, 1035 Brewster built 1898-1899 Eastern Market, Detroit, MI.
Image from Wayne State University's Virtual Motor City Collection, circa 1956.
2) An image of the church taken by Davis B. Hillmer from the archives of David Wallace, date unknown.
3) An article/rendering featuring the church from a 1898 edition of the Detroit Free Press.
Demolished: 1966

**p69rrh51** · May-13-20, 10:29 AM

Designed by Gordon W. Lloyd for John Pridgeon. 2658 Woodward Avenue built in 1884 Brush Park, Detroit, MI.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from the Burton Historical Collection, date unknown.

**p69rrh51** · May-13-20, 10:39 AM

Designed by Murphy Modern Plans for Walter Mizner. 1153 Harvard built in 1925 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · May-13-20, 10:47 AM

Built by Nuppenau & Clark. John Owen School-Detroit Public Schools, 2020 martin Luther King Boulevard built in 1879 Core City, Detroit, MI.

Demolished: Date Unknown to me.
Image from the Burton Historical Collection, date uunknown.

**p69rrh51** · May-13-20, 10:53 AM

Designed by Ricard H. Marr for William A. Fisher.Boathouse, located at approximately 189 Starboard Drive/Lenox built in 1920? Grayhaven, Detroit, MI. Includes renderings featuring the boathouse and the unbuilt Villa Lura from the archives of David Marr, circa 1920.

Images from Wayne State University's Virtual Motor City Collection, dates unknown.

**p69rrh51** · May-23-20, 06:14 PM

Designed by Richard H. Marr for Richard H. Marr. 1186 Edison built in 1912 Boston-Edison Historic District Detroit, MI. Includes an image and rendering of the house from the archives of the David Marr, circa 1917 and 1916.

Richard H. Marr would reside in this house until his death in 1946.