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**p69rrh51** · July-31-16, 04:01 PM

Designed by Gustave A. Mueller for Elmer J. Smith Land & Building Company. 13591 Turner built in 1924 Littlefield Neighborhood, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the house from a 1924 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · July-31-16, 04:03 PM

Designed by Abraham & Wood. 1925 Detroit Builders Ideal Home 13559 St. Mary's built 1924-1925 Grandale Neighborhood, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the house from a 1924 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**canuck** · July-31-16, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Designed by Abraham & Wood. 1925 Detroit Builders Ideal Home 13559 St. Mary's built 1924-1925 Grandale Neighborhood, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the house from a 1924 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Goofaroni.

**p69rrh51** · August-08-16, 01:47 PM

Designed by Wiedmaier & Gay. B. Siegel Company Store 6375 West Seven Mile built in 1949 Avenue of Fashion, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building Mile from a 1949 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · August-08-16, 01:49 PM

Designed by Herman & Simons. Ferndale Community Building 22750 Woodward Avenue built 1929-1930 Ferndale, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1929 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · August-08-16, 01:50 PM

Designed by Alvin E. Harley for Charles A. Lindsey. 19410 Lucerne built in 1923 Palmer Woods Historic District, Detroit, MI. Includes an image of the house from a Thumb Tack Club of Detroit publication circa 1924.

**p69rrh51** · August-08-16, 01:52 PM

Designed by Lancelot Sukert. Design for retailer Sax-Kay 1426 Washington built in 1925 Boulevard Downtown, Detroit, MI.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
The store was located in what is now the Julian Madison Building.
According to the 1926 R. L. Polk City Directory Sax-Kay sold lingerie.
Image from a 1925 Thumb Tack Club of Detroit publication.

**p69rrh51** · August-14-16, 09:25 AM

Designed by Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. Detroit Branch, Federal Reserve Bank 160 West Fort Street built in 1927 Historic Detroit Financial District, Downtown Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1926 issue of the Detroit Free Press.

Extensive alterations/remuddling

**p69rrh51** · August-14-16, 09:39 AM

Designed by Malcomson & Higginbotham. Malcomson Building 1215 Griswold built in 1906 Capitol Park Historic District Detroit, MI.

Images are from last summer and this summer.

**p69rrh51** · August-14-16, 09:42 AM

Built from a kit available from Lewis Homes. The Piping Rock 45 Colorado built in 1919? Highland Heights-Stevens' Subdivision Historic District Highland Park, MI. Includes pages from the 1920 Lewis Homes' catalog featuring 45 Colorado.

**p69rrh51** · August-14-16, 09:45 AM

Located a couple blocks away from the house posted above. I wonder if Lewis Homes purchased the plans from Kuni?
Designed and built by William H. Kuni. 114 McLean built in 1914 Highland Heights-Stevens' Subdivision Historic District Highland Park, MI. Includes an article featuring the house from a 1914 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**Neilr** · August-19-16, 10:13 PM

From Beyond the Gilded Age:

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Photos from Architecture, 1912

The Howard Earle Coffin residence designed by Albert Kahn c. 1910 in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Coffin, an engineer, was a co-founder of the Hudson Motor Car Company. It is unknown if the house is extant.

**p69rrh51** · August-20-16, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by Neilr

From Beyond the Gilded Age:

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Photos from Architecture, 1912

The Howard Earle Coffin residence designed by Albert Kahn c. 1910 in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Coffin, an engineer, was a co-founder of the Hudson Motor Car Company. It is unknown if the house is extant.

Demolished sometime in the 1950's.

**p69rrh51** · August-21-16, 09:09 PM

Designed by Joseph P. Jogerest for Samuel Satovsky. Naomi Apartments 3550 Cass Avenue built in 1924 Cass-Davenport Historic District Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1924 issue of the Detroit Free Press and a rendering from a 1925 issue of Michigan and Architect.

The before image of the abandoned building was taken in 2012.

**p69rrh51** · August-21-16, 09:16 PM

Designed by Wiedmaier & Gay. Fintex Men's Clothing Store 14310 Harper built 1939-1940 Ravendale Neighborhood, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1939 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · August-21-16, 09:22 PM

Designed by McClure & Spahr for Joseph Schlotman. Stonehurst 505 Lakeshore Road built in 1915 Grosse Pointe Shores, MI.

Demolished: 1974
Images from Beautiful Homes of Detroit and Vicinity, circa 1920 and the Grosse Pointe Historical Society circa 1920.

**p69rrh51** · August-21-16, 09:24 PM

Designed by Dalton R. Wells for George G. Epstean. 1476 Chicago Boulevard built in 1919 Boston-Edison Historic District, Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · August-28-16, 08:07 AM

Designed by John Scott & Company for Willis E. Buhl. Mostly Hall, 8430 East Jefferson built in 1910 Indian Village Historic District, Detroit, MI.

Demolished: 1950's?
Images from Beautiful Homes of Detroit and Vicinity circa 1920, Wayne State University's Virtual Motor City Collection, date unknown, and the article is from a 1910 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · August-28-16, 08:10 AM

Designed by Albert Kahn. H. J. Heinz Company Warehouse 6030 Joy Road built in 1930 Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · August-28-16, 08:11 AM

Designed by noted New York City based firm Tilton & Githens. Dearborn Public Library 22100 Michigan Avenue built 1923-1924 Dearborn, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1923 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Tilton & Githens also designed the McGregor Library in Highland Park.
Currently Bryant Branch, Dearborn Public Library.

**p69rrh51** · August-28-16, 08:13 AM

Designed by Hans Gehrke. Engine #55 Detroit Fire Department 18140 Joy Road built in 1927 Franklin Park, Detroit, MI.

**kklemmer** · August-28-16, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Located a couple blocks away from the house posted above. I wonder if Lewis Homes purchased the plans from Kuni?
Designed and built by William H. Kuni. 114 McLean built in 1914 Highland Heights-Stevens' Subdivision Historic District Highland Park, MI. Includes an article featuring the house from a 1914 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Nice houses, too bad both have lost their distinctive window flower boxes.

**p69rrh51** · September-05-16, 12:37 AM

Designed by Mildner & Eisen for Weil, Turnbull & Company. 2611 Russell built in 1912 Eastern Market, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1912 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Currently Moor City Produce.

**p69rrh51** · September-05-16, 12:39 AM

Designed by Morison & Gabler. 1939 Detroit Builder's Ideal Show House, 424 West Hildale built in 1938 Grixdale Farms, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the house from a 1938 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

**p69rrh51** · September-05-16, 12:41 AM

Built by Ralph T. Lee. 2200 Longfellow built in 1923 Boston-Edison Historic District, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the house for a 1924 edition of the Detroit Free Press.