Detroit's wealth of architectural talent!

**p69rrh51** · January-07-13, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by AUSSIE

Roger that!

I have a hard time finding how to do search function here? Can you please give me the link.

Another outstanding house is 22 Webber Plc Grosse Point

http://www.trulia.com/property/10341...hores-MI-48236

"It cost the wealthy Webber family $476,079.49 to build" Dont forget that .49 cents!

I don't get the price:

2007 $1,877,556
2008 $ 695,000
2012 $1,195,000

FYI: They have cut $200k from when it was first listed

The 2008 buyer is trying to flip it at near double purchase prices.

Its going nowhere, been for sale for more than a year+

More price cuts to come me think....

Cheers

22 Weber is posted with the Leonard Willeke images. With 48 pages I do not remember where all the images are located.

**Jimaz** · January-07-13, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by AUSSIE

I have a hard time finding how to do search function here? Can you please give me the link....

Bottom of the page. DETROITYES NAVIGATION. Search Forums.

It's not simple. Experiment. Best of luck.

**p69rrh51** · January-09-13, 01:00 AM

A Leonard Willeke design.

1010 Three Mile built in 1927 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-09-13, 01:10 AM

A Louis Kamper design.

2130 Iroquois built in 1914 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-09-13, 01:14 AM

A design by William Henry Miller.

2931 East Jefferson Avenue built in 1889 East Jefferson Avenue Residential Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-10-13, 01:34 PM

A Frank E. Hill design.

2211 Iroquois built in 1915 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-10-13, 01:42 PM

A Louis Redstone design.

1580 Lincolnshire built in 1939 Palmer Woods Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-10-13, 01:51 PM

A Charles Horner design.

26530 Dundee built in 1930 Hill Historic District Huntington Woods, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-12-13, 05:19 AM

A Nrman S. Atcheson design including an image from a 1916 issue of the Western Architect. Took me awhile to find this home the city directories did not have him listed at this address.

1526 Chicago Boulevard built in 1916 Boston-Edison Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-12-13, 05:25 AM

A design by Eliel and Eero Saarinen with additional help from Robert F. Swanson. Also includes a short history from an article in The Moorings a publication of the Grosse Pointe Historical Society.

203 Cloverly built 1939 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-12-13, 05:31 AM

A design by the Boston firm of Chapman & Frazier.

4811 Second built in 1894 Warren-Prentis Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-13-13, 05:56 PM

A design by Alpheus W. Chittenden including to images from a 1917 issue of The American Architect.

35 McKinley Place built in 1909 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-13-13, 06:05 PM

A design by Talmadge C. Hughes.

128 Meadow Lane built in 1931 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-13-13, 06:16 PM

A design from the Royal Oak based firm of Worden & Price.

26515 Dundee built in 1939 Hill Historic District Huntington Woods, MI.

**AUSSIE** · January-13-13, 10:16 PM

A few things i have noticed with American property/houses are:

The houses are very close to each other
No fence between the houses
No front fence/gate

Musty all be a honest bunch in USA?

Cheers

**pkbroch** · January-13-13, 10:57 PM

Dear Aussie;

Some areas of Detroit the houses are close together and others are far apart.

The area of Melbourne, Box Hill, has some great Edwardian
homes very close.

http://www.realestate.com.au/propert...hill-112629427

Many American homes have iron, wood, and steel fences with gates. Many are more of an architectural statement than pure security. Glad you have joined our forum.

Have friends at Holden.

Cheers

**Patrick** · January-14-13, 08:32 PM

There is a huge wooded lot in GP between S. Deeplands Road and Fordcroft St. close to Lakeshore...what's the story of that parcel? It is between Shelden and Ballantyne as well...

**p69rrh51** · January-15-13, 05:41 AM

Originally Posted by Patrick

There is a huge wooded lot in GP between S. Deeplands Road and Fordcroft St. close to Lakeshore...what's the story of that parcel? It is between Shelden and Ballantyne as well...

Working on that, I have to go through the G.P. Shores building permits I have not been able to find any info pertaining to the mansion on the property but its a terrific house. I will let you know once all the info has been gathered.

**southofbloor** · January-15-13, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Working on that, I have to go through the G.P. Shores building permits I have not been able to find any info pertaining to the mansion on the property but its a terrific house. I will let you know once all the info has been gathered.

Do you ever sleep?

**Patrick** · January-15-13, 02:13 PM

Since I am no longer in the Detroit area [[600 miles away) I still manage to "drive" through the area using Google Street and an interesting residential street is Harbor Island Street, near Alfred Brush Ford Park. It looks like one of the best kept streets in the City of Detroit. Right around the block on Scripps Street, at the end of Chalmers, is an interesting home. Wonder what the story is on that. I was told that it was a Donaldson and Meier design, but I am not certain.

**p69rrh51** · January-15-13, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by southofbloor

Do you ever sleep?

Once and awhile I get a wink or two.

**p69rrh51** · January-16-13, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick

There is a huge wooded lot in GP between S. Deeplands Road and Fordcroft St. close to Lakeshore...what's the story of that parcel? It is between Shelden and Ballantyne as well...

Patrick, I was in the area this morning and took a couple shots, this is what sits on that parcel. One of Grosse Pointe's best kept secrets 50 South Deeplands.

**AUSSIE** · January-15-13, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by pkbroch

Dear Aussie;

Some areas of Detroit the houses are close together and others are far apart.

The area of Melbourne, Box Hill, has some great Edwardian
homes very close.

http://www.realestate.com.au/propert...hill-112629427

Many American homes have iron, wood, and steel fences with gates. Many are more of an architectural statement than pure security. Glad you have joined our forum.

Have friends at Holden.

Cheers

Most even older houses have a fence between them and gate/fence out front, hence the saying 1/4 acre block

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_acre

The early settlers and older inner suburbs have English type houses right next to each other, no lawns or driveway.

Nice to be on his great forum, learned a lot about *my* 8200 Mack!

Yes i know Holden, u know them as GM!

Cheers

**p69rrh51** · January-15-13, 05:52 AM

When driving around the city you have to be observant you never know when you will run across one the many versions of this Leonard Willeke design. I was looking for another home on LaSalle Boulevard when I found this one.

8611 LaSalle Boulevard built in 1922 Detroit, MI.

**Neilr** · January-15-13, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

When driving around the city you have to be observant you never know when you will run across one the many versions of this Leonard Willeke design. I was looking for another home on LaSalle Boulevard when I found this one.

8611 LaSalle Boulevard built in 1922 Detroit, MI.

Here are three of them from the Boston-Edison neighborhood. Name: Longfellow #1.jpg
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