Detroit's wealth of architectural talent!

**p69rrh51** · June-18-12, 05:58 PM

I read once that William Kuni designed 1,500 homes in the Detroit area. I have only been able to find a handful.

19401 Stratford built in 1924 Sherwood Forest Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-18-12, 06:00 PM

A Richard Marr design.

1009 Three Mile built in 1940 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-19-12, 07:53 AM

A more modest J. Ivan Dise Design.

823 Westchester built in 1936 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-19-12, 07:58 AM

One of nine standing George Mason Designs in Grosse Pointe.

15840 Lakeview Court built in 1930 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

An image of 15840 Lakeview Court from the Burton Collection when the home was new.

**p69rrh51** · June-19-12, 08:01 AM

A design by tudor expert Omer Bouschor.

154 Touraine built in 1937 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-19-12, 09:59 AM

An image of a Lane, Davenport & Peterson building converted to lofts.

Whitney Holleger Company Building 1535 Sixth built in 1920 Corktown Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-19-12, 11:40 AM

One of the four John Scott designs in Indian Village.

1457 Seminole built in 1911 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-19-12, 11:43 AM

The one design in the city proper I have found from J. R. F. Swanson.

2806 Cambridge built in 1936 Sherwood Forest Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-19-12, 06:56 PM

Another Hugh T. Keyes design in Grosse Pointe Shores.

60 Renaud built in 1939 Grosse Pointe Shores, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-19-12, 07:03 PM

A design on one of my favorite streets in the area from Clair W. Ditchy.

877 Edgemont Park built in 1923 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-19-12, 07:06 PM

A relative unknown Carl L. Habermas design.

47 Beaupre built in 1935 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-19-12, 10:59 PM

A design by the first woman to receive a license to practice architecture in the state of Michigan Emily Butterfield.

29920 Ardmore built in 1927 Oaklands Subdivsion Farmington, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-19-12, 11:02 PM

Known more for his design of apartment buildings, a home by Isadore M. Lewis.

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

**p69rrh51** · June-19-12, 11:10 PM

One of several branch buildings design by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls for the Dime Savings Bank.

Dime Savings Branch 9900 Gratiot built in 1928 Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-20-12, 09:53 AM

A design by Edward W. Dorn.

55 Tonnacour built in 1910 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-20-12, 10:02 AM

The contents of the home will be auctioned off in July, if I remember correctly there will be an open house/preview on July 8th. A good time to see this Louis Kamper design in Grosse Pointe.

16761 East Jefferson built in 1917 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-20-12, 10:05 AM

Another design on Edgemont Park this time from Alvin Harley.

895 Edgemont Park built in 1925 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-20-12, 08:57 PM

One of my favorites in Palmer Woods designed by Louis Redstone.

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

**p69rrh51** · June-20-12, 09:04 PM

A Design by Danler O'Dell & Halpin.

8032-8050 Third built in 1915 New Center Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-20-12, 09:08 PM

The childhood home of the dean of Detroit architecture historians W. Hawkins Ferry. One of the last designs by William B. Stratton.

638 Notre Dame built in 1938 City of Grosse Pointe MI.

**southofbloor** · June-20-12, 10:02 PM

You're coming out with an amazing amount of info beyond the architects we normally hear about. This looks like years of research? Thanks for putting it out there - great work!

Any background by chance in your stash on Windsor properties? This one stood on Riverside Drive between Pratt Pl and Strabane facing Belle Isle, in an area west of Walkerville called Ford City. I know it as Tom Chick's house, but it is also known as the Walter McGregor house, and was torn down in the 70's to extend the waterfront park. Extending west from this site are a stretch of about 5 large interesting houses still standing on the River's edge.
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**p69rrh51** · June-20-12, 10:20 PM

Thx for your support!! I have some info on Windsor including the architects that C. Howard Crane partnered with in Windsor but I have not been able to do much research with time and travel constraints. I need to move forward on Oakland Co. then will take on my neighbors to the south. Thx for the info, Windsor has so many great properties that need to be cataloged. By the way my research for the most part and exempting Indian Village started a year ago last May. Gotta love all the new forms of communication!

**southofbloor** · June-20-12, 10:32 PM

Well done in a year and thanks for sharing the information. Really interesting to see the architects matched with their work.

**p69rrh51** · June-20-12, 10:34 PM

Keeping up with the Edgemont Park theme. An architect I never heard of until I came across his name in relation to this home. A design from Lucien Bouttelgier.

860 Edgemont Park built in 1955 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.