Detroit's wealth of architectural talent!

**p69rrh51** · January-22-13, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by Neilr

Doing research on a topic you love - whether it's music, your family's history, Ethiopian art, or in this case, architecture, can be just so much fun and very rewarding! But DetroitYES posters be warned: it can be a very slippery slope, especially if you ever wander into the Burton Historical Collection or the Azalia Hackley Collection or, really, any of the material that's deep in the stacks at the Main Branch of DPL.

Neilr-you are so right! I only have experience with Burton and its been quite disappointing. I stumbled across the Agree images looking for other info, and for the most part only a few of the buildings I have listed I found through the information contained in the Burton Collection.

**Neilr** · January-22-13, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Neilr-you are so right! I only have experience with Burton and its been quite disappointing. I stumbled across the Agree images looking for other info, and for the most part only a few of the buildings I have listed I found through the information contained in the Burton Collection.

My favorite DPL experience happened a number of years ago.

I have a great interest in the apartment buildings of NYC and the Dakota Apartment Building is perhaps the most noted in all NYC. At that time [[before the internet), for whatever reason, the most commonly published floor plans of the Dakota were of the 7th floor.

One day while reading I came across a small, faint copy of the plans for the 1st floor. The footnote gave its source as an issue of a professional journal, The Sanitary Engineer, from 1884.

On my next visit to DPL I went to the Science & Technology Dept. and filled out a call slip for all the 1884 issues of The Sanitary Engineer. 15 minutes or so later the page came to my table toting several, dusty bound volumes. Therein I found several wonderful line drawings and the plans of the Dakota's 1st floor. I got, and Xeroxed, what I had come for!

**p69rrh51** · January-24-13, 11:06 AM

A Robert A. Calder design.

110 Kenwood Road built in 1927 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-24-13, 11:11 AM

A design by Gordon W. Lloyd.

Saint Mary of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church 305 Division Street built in 1871 Adrian, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-24-13, 11:26 AM

A design by Isidor M. Lewis.

26341 Hendrie built in 1952 Hill Historic District Huntington Woods, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-28-13, 02:14 AM

A Peter Dederichs design. Purchased by Henry Ford in 1936 and moved to Greenfield Village.

Grimm Jewelry Store 2033 Michigan Avenue built in 1886 Corktown Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-28-13, 02:17 AM

A design by the Chicago firm of Jasson & Venning in cooperation with the Detroit firm of Andrew R. Morrison.

Nardin Park Methodist Church 5151 West Chicago Boulevard built in 1927/1943 addition Nardin Park Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-28-13, 02:19 AM

A design by Herman & Simons.

Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Cathedral 3810 Gilbert built in 1948 Michigan-Martin Neighborhood Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-30-13, 10:52 PM

A Charles N. Agree design. Includes an image circa 1925 from the Charles Agree Collection Burton Historical Collection Detroit Public Library. I apologize for the historic image the Burton wanted $15.00 for a scanned image and I did not want to pay $75.00 for the 5 images I wanted. I also want to thank Neilr without his post about Calvert I would have not been able to find this building.

2230 Calvert built in 1922 Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · January-30-13, 10:55 PM

A Van Leyen & Schilling design. A recent image for southofbloor.

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

**p69rrh51** · January-30-13, 11:19 PM

A John L. Pottle design.

82 Webber Place built in 1960 Grosse Pointe Shores, MI.

**p69rrh51** · February-01-13, 07:20 PM

A Wallace Frost design. Looks like there is one architect from Detroit that is not disrespected, you can have this villa for a paltry 22 million.

Saladino Villa built in 1928 Montecito, CA.

**p69rrh51** · February-01-13, 08:15 PM

A design by Malcomson & Higginbotham.Also includes an image from a 1922 issue of Michigan Architect and Engineer.

Flint Central High School 601 Crapo Street built in 1923 Flint, MI.

**p69rrh51** · February-01-13, 08:20 PM

A design by Pontiac resident Edwin W. Gregory.

Prentis Apartments 460 Prentis built in 1904 Warren-Prentis Historic District Detroit, MI.

**Patrick** · February-02-13, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

A Wallace Frost design. Looks like there is one architect from Detroit that is not disrespected, you can have this villa for a paltry 22 million.

Saladino Villa built in 1928 Montecito, CA.

Which Detroit architects had the most "external" fame? By "external" I mean, outside of SE Michigan. Perhaps Eero or Minoru?

**p69rrh51** · February-02-13, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick

Which Detroit architects had the most "external" fame? By "external" I mean, outside of SE Michigan. Perhaps Eero or Minoru?

Both Eero and Minoru are probably the most well known. Kahn with all of his work in the USSR is a bit forgotten. SHG/Smithgroup has plenty of nationwide work as well as Harley Ellis Deveraux. We also forget that Frost lived in California for many years.

**southofbloor** · February-02-13, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

A Van Leyen & Schilling design. A recent image for southofbloor.

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

Thanks Ben! Terrific entrance.

**southofbloor** · February-02-13, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Both Eero and Minoru are probably the most well known. Kahn with all of his work in the USSR is a bit forgotten. SHG/Smithgroup has plenty of nationwide work as well as Harley Ellis Deveraux. We also forget that Frost lived in California for many years.

Found an article in the Canadian "Construction" Magazine from June 1909 entitled "Domestic Architecture in Canada" p 71 that points to Albert Kahn's house on Mack in Detroit as being a highly relevant house design to emulate.

**p69rrh51** · February-03-13, 11:19 PM

A design by George D. Mason.

Gratiot Avenue Baptist Church 14131 Fordham built in 1936 Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · February-03-13, 11:23 PM

A Louis Redstone design.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Branch 7140 East Seven Mile built in 1962 Detroit Public Library Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · February-03-13, 11:24 PM

A design by Carl Habermes.

528 Lakepointe built in 1937 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · February-05-13, 01:24 PM

A design by Wells D. Butterfield includes an image from a 1916 issue of the Western Architect.

Highland Park High School 135 Glendale built in 1915 Highalnd Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · February-05-13, 01:28 PM

There are a few two family dwellings on Windmill Pointe Drive. A design by Henry DeBruyne.

812-816 Windmill Pointe Drive built in 1953 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · February-05-13, 01:31 PM

I was a little late to get a good pic. The fire happened over the weekend. A Rupert Koch Design.

Harmon Apartments 36 Harmon bult in 1922 Detroit, MI.