Detroit's wealth of architectural talent!

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Here is another Lyle Zisler design - 705 Pemberton Rd. in Grosse Pointe Park, built in 1937. I'm also including a construction photo of the home as well as a professional photo of Lyle Zisler himself [[circa 1940).

Thx for the update. I had a feeling 705 might a design of his. I will add this to the growing list of Zisler designs. The image of Zisler looks like a classic 1930's movie star photograph, very nice!

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Quite a cul de sac! 3 of 4 homes in the cul de sac were designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, Marcus Burrowes, and Chittenden & Kotting.


1012 Bishop built in 1921 Grosse Pointe Park, MI-SHG
1018 Bishop built in 1921 Grosse Pointe Park, MI-Marcus Burrowes
1020 Biship built in 1922 Grosse Pointe Park, MI-Chittenden & Kotting
An image for 1020 Bishop from a 1922 issue of Michigan Architeact and Engineer.

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While chatting with my wife recently and remarked that a good friend's childhood home had been designed by John Pottle. My wife then blurts out that he had been a very good friend of her father. I just find this out after 20 years of marriage.


29 Elm Court built in 1941 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

309 Lakeshore built in 1949 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

25 Tonnacour built in 1957 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

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Is there a 6th Woodward house? At the south east corner of Ferry and Woodward there is a parking garage that blocks the front of a house, I think taking up its front yard. Its the first house on the south side of Ferry. I don't have a photo of it, but do have one of its coach house behind [[to the east).

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Is there a 6th Woodward house? At the south east corner of Ferry and Woodward there is a parking garage that blocks the front of a house, I think taking up its front yard. Its the first house on the south side of Ferry. I don't have a photo of it, but do have one of its coach house behind [[to the east).

From the 1915 Basit's Plat Book.

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Number 2 under Physical Description may have your answer.

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Thanks P69 - so Woodward No. 6.

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A few lesser known designs by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls.



W.R. Penney Terrace 15 Gladstone built in 1907 Detroit, MI.

301 East Boston Boulevard built in 1911 Arden Park-East Boston Historic District Detroit, MI.

35 Fisher built in 1909 City of Grosse Pointe, MI.

151 Edison built in 1908 Boston-Edison Historic District Detroit, MI.

[Richard]

151 Edison built in 1908 Boston-Edison Historic District Detroit, MI.

Looks like they were in competition to see how many different architectural styles could be incorporated into one house. Which kinda makes it neat in its own way.

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SHG Group #2. 224 Vendome was Theodore Hinchman's home.



740 Virginia Park built in 1913 New Center Historic District Detroit, MI.

815 Ellair built in 1930 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

224 Vendome built in 1924 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

679 Virginia Park built in 1919 Virginia Park Historic District Detroit, MI.

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St. Columba's Parish Building is well known eastside landmark along with its now razed twin on the westside. I have been driving by the building in the image for many years. While doing a little research on another building I ran across the information on this terrific building. First to build a Parish Building was Epiphany Episcopal Church followed by St. Columba constructing a similar style building a few years later in 1923. SHG did the design work for Epiphany.


Epiphany Episcopal Church Parish Building 2114 Cadillac Boulevard built in 1919 East Village Detroit, MI.

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Designs by William H. Vollmar. Vollmar worked for the well known firm of Spier & Rohns before opening his own office.


1244 Three Mile built in 1927 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

1155 Audubon built in 1923 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church 2445 Mount Elliot built in 1906 Detroit, MI.

3488 Burns built in 1914 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

3470 Iroquois built in 1921 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

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I found this flyer for the 2 Clairvew [[599 Lakeshore in the flyer) printed by Maxon Brothers in 1956. Includes a couple interior pics.

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Designs by William Scott.


300 East Michigan built in 1875 Saline, MI.

421 East Ferry built in 1887 East Ferry Historic District Detroit, MI.

291 Edmund built in 1882 Brush Park Historic District Detroit, MI.

1394 East Jefferson built in 1881 Detroit, MI.

Chippewa County Courthouse 319 Court Street built in 1877 Sault Saint Marie, MI.

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Designs by Henrik Kohner. Also includes designs with partner Hector Payne.

Yeshivah Beth Yuheda Mogen Abraham Congregation 12305 Dexter built in 1954 Russell Woods-Sullivan Historic District Detroit, MI.

Congration B'Nai Moshe 11359 Dexter built in 1929 Detroit, MI.

179 Eason built in 1919 Medbury's-Grove Lawn Subdivisions Historic District Highland Park, MI.

Szent Janus Templom [[Saint John's Temple) Greek Catholic Church 441 Harbaugh Street built in 1911 Delray Neighborhood Detroit, MI.

Holy Cross Hungarian Catholic Church 8423 South Street built in 1924 Delray Neighborhood Detroit, MI.

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An image of a design by John V. Smith.


97 Winder built in 1880 Brush Park Historic District Detroit, MI.

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Designs by the noted firm of Spier & Rohns.


Grass Lake Station Michigan Central Railroad 218 East Michigan Avenue built in 1887 Grass Lake, MI.

Michigan Central Railroad Depot 107 North Main Street built in 1889 Standish, MI.

Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church 4453 28th Street built in 1891 Detroit, MI.

Sweetest Heart of Mary Catholic Church 4440 Russell built in 1893 Detroit, MI.

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Spier & Rohns group #2.



Detroit Savings Bank Building 1212 Griswold built in 1895 Capitol Park Historic District Detroit, MI.

Charles Werner Company 1433-1435 Randolph built in 1898 Madison-Harmonie Historic District Detroit, MI.

Saline Presbyterian Church 143 East Michigan built in 1898 Saline MI.

Michigan Central Railroad Depot 200 Depot Drive built in 1901 Dowagiac, MI.

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Spier & Rohns group #3.



Union Depot 637 East Michigan built in 1902 Lansing, MI.

Charlotte Station Michigan Central Railroad 413 North Cochran Avenue built in 1902 Charlotte, MI.

Durand Union Station 200 Railroad Street built in 1903 Durand, MI.

German Evangelist Congregation of the Messiah Church 3816 Toledo Avenue built in 1903 Detroit, MI.

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Spier & Rohns group #4. The lead architect on the Hiller Building is a Detroityes favorite Hans Gehrke.



South Lyon Station Grand Trunk & Western and Pere Marquette Railroads McHattie Park built in 1906 South Lyon, MI.

W. J. Hiller Building 14350-14356 East Jefferson built in 1912 Jefferson-Chalmers Historic Business District Detroit, MI.

Saint Mary Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church 120 East Wesley built in 1926 Jackson, MI.

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I've only been seeing links to the pics and not embedded pics in the threads for the last couple of weeks. Is it like that for everyone or have I altered my display settings somehow?

[Richard]

I've only been seeing links to the pics and not embedded pics in the threads for the last couple of weeks. Is it like that for everyone or have I altered my display settings somehow?

If I am viewing on dyes mobile I also get just the links but if I go to the browser and view via the full site version it comes through okay,I hope that helps so you are not missing this excellant pictorial and history lesson.

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Designs from the firm of Werner, Wilhelm & Molby.



Saint Mattias Episcopal Church 2080 West Grand Boulevard built in 1926 Detroit, MI.

Foch Middle School 2962 Fairview built in 1926 Detroit Public Schools Detroit, MI.

Redford Theatre 17354 Lahser Avenue built in 1927 Detroit, MI.

An image of St. Matthias Church on West Grand Boulevard circa 1930.


An image of Foche Middle School circa 1930.

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A couple apartment buildings designed by Jacob I. Weinberg. I also found an apartment building designed by Weinberg located on West Boston Boulevard unfortunately it was razed.



Van Dyke Manor 1000 Van Dyke built in 1923 West Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

Kingston Arms Apartments 296 East Grand Boulevard built in 1924 East Grand Boulevard Historic District Detroit, MI.

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A few designs by Mortimer Smith & Sons.


81 Peterboro built in 1887 Peterboro-Charlotte Historic District Detroit, MI.

235 East Ferry built in 1891 East Ferry Historic District Detroit, MI.

Ferguson Building 1448 Woodward Avenue built in 1896 Lower Woodward Historic District Detroit, MI.

Pasadena Apartments 2170 East Jefferson built in 1902 East Jefferson Residential Historic District Detroit, MI.

235 East Ferry circa 1900.