Detroit's wealth of architectural talent!

**p69rrh51** · July-16-12, 02:24 PM

A design by Dalton Wells.

294 East Boston Boulevard built in 1916 Arden Park-East Boston Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-16-12, 02:27 PM

A design by William P. Langley.

77 West Hancock built in 1894 Warren-Prentis Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-16-12, 10:20 PM

A design by Arthur Kutsche.

1642 Lincolnshire built in 1925 Palmer Woods Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-16-12, 11:01 PM

House by W. C. Morris.

68 Lewiston built in 1937 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-17-12, 12:26 AM

A design by Herman & Francis Schmidtz.

1560 Lincolnshire built in 1947 Palmer Woods Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-17-12, 10:19 AM

A Walter E. Thulin design.

1640 Strathcona built in 1937 Palmer Woods Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-17-12, 10:21 AM

House by Marcus R. Borrowes.

60 East Boston Boulevard built in 1921 Arden Park-East Boston Boulevard Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-17-12, 10:26 AM

Apartment building by Richard Marr.

Southcourse Apartments 2003 West McNichols built in 1925 Palmer Park Boulevard Historic District Highland Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-18-12, 09:32 AM

House by C. Howard Crane.

1735 Lincolnshire built in 1926 Palmer Woods Historic District Detroit, MI

**p69rrh51** · July-18-12, 09:34 AM

A design by Clarence Day.

1941 Balmoral built in 1920 Palmer Woods Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-18-12, 09:36 AM

An early Charles Agree design.

1676 Chicago Boulevard built in 1920 Boston-Edison Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-19-12, 09:57 AM

A Pollmar & Ropes design for the Koenig Family. 1940 Wellesley was also built during the same year for a daughter the two home's garages share a common wall.

19440 Lucerne built in 1921 Palmer Woods Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-19-12, 10:14 AM

A Richard Marr design.

1295 Balmoral built in 1929 Palmer Woods Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-19-12, 10:16 AM

A John Scott & Company design.

67 East Kirby built in 1909 Midtown/Cultural Center Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-19-12, 12:06 PM

Even East Lansing got the Donaldson & Meier treatment.

Beaumont Tower Michigan State University built in 1928 East Lansing, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-19-12, 12:08 PM

A design by Muehlman & Farrar.

268 Cloverly built in 1940 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-19-12, 12:16 PM

Cleveland's Meade & Hamilton's one Detroit commission. C&H are held up in Cleveland in the same rarified air as Albert Kahn is here. Many of their designs are still standing and its worth a drive down to tour the city.

70 West Boston Boulevard built 1914 Boston-Edison Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-19-12, 03:06 PM

A building by Weston & Ellington.

Hotel Fort Wayne 410 Temple built in 1926 Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-19-12, 03:09 PM

House by David H. Williams Jr. Williams was an eastsider living right off Mack on East Outer Drive.

124 Merriweather built in 1935 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-19-12, 03:11 PM

A W. Hawkins Ferry design.

344 Notre Dame built in 1949 City of Grosse Pointe, MI.

**Kathleen** · July-20-12, 05:27 AM

For all of you Leonard Willeke and Detroit architecture fans....

Preservation Detroit's free Third Friday Lecture tonight [[July 20) features prolific Detroit architect Leonard Willeke.

"After studying and working in Ohio, California, and Paris, Willeke began his own practice in Detroit. Edsel and Eleanor Ford, Mrs. William Clay Ford, and Henry Ford were among his many prominent residential clients. He is best known for his work in Detroit’s finest neighborhoods – Indian Village, Boston-Edison, Palmer Woods, the Grosse Pointes and buildings on the Fair Lane estate."

Guest lecturer Stephanie O’Connor discusses Willeke’s architectural contributions to Detroit.

Open to the public. Free of charge. Mackenzie House. 7pm.

http://preservationdetroit.org/2012/...riday-july-20/

**p69rrh51** · July-20-12, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by Kathleen

For all of you Leonard Willeke and Detroit architecture fans....

Preservation Detroit's free Third Friday Lecture tonight [[July 20) features prolific Detroit architect Leonard Willeke.

"After studying and working in Ohio, California, and Paris, Willeke began his own practice in Detroit. Edsel and Eleanor Ford, Mrs. William Clay Ford, and Henry Ford were among his many prominent residential clients. He is best known for his work in Detroit’s finest neighborhoods – Indian Village, Boston-Edison, Palmer Woods, the Grosse Pointes and buildings on the Fair Lane estate."

Guest lecturer Stephanie O’Connor discusses Willeke’s architectural contributions to Detroit.

Open to the public. Free of charge. Mackenzie House. 7pm.

http://preservationdetroit.org/2012/...riday-july-20/

Thx for the info on tonight's lecture Kathleen! In honor of the occasion Leonard Willeke's home in Grosse Pointe. Those pesky trees always in the way. I would highly recommend driving by the home especially at night the barreled ceiling in the living room is worth trip.

1100 Berkshire builr in 1922 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-20-12, 09:49 AM

A spec home built by Willeke originally purchased by Col. Jesse Vincent then Packard's Chief Engineer.

938 Balfour built in 1922 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · July-20-12, 09:52 AM

One of a pair of later designs by Willeke on Vernier.

844 Vernier built in 1950 Grosse Pointe Woods, MI.

**Kathleen** · July-20-12, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

One of a pair of later designs by Willeke on Vernier.

844 Vernier built in 1950 Grosse Pointe Woods, MI.

Thank you, p69rrh51, for posting a few of Willeke's lesser known houses.

I wonder if any of my St. Clare classmates grew up in the Balfour house.

Hope to see some DYes folks at tonight's lecture!!