Detroit's wealth of architectural talent!

**p69rrh51** · June-20-12, 10:39 PM

From the designers of the Metropolitan Building Weston & Ellington.

19320 Berkley built in 1928 Sherwood Forest Historic District Detroit, MI.

**southofbloor** · June-20-12, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

A design from a favorite architect of mine Almon C. Varney.

Roberts Brass Works 5435 West Fort Street built in 1920 Detroit, MI.

Great building - dormer reminds me of this on East Boston Blvd. Photo from '83.

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**p69rrh51** · June-20-12, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by southofbloor

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

Thx! You are so right about putting together the architect and their catalog of work. What started me was you had either architect or building but never both together and everyone assumed you knew where the building was and address' were almost always left out. I decided to do a lost and found of sorts so eveyone can find our treasures! Now I have this animal that keeps growing.

**p69rrh51** · June-20-12, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by southofbloor

Great building - dormer reminds me of this on East Boston Blvd. Photo from '83.

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Terrific home, E. Boston Blvd has become [[along with Arden Park) one of my favorite streets in the city.

**p69rrh51** · June-21-12, 06:03 AM

A Marcus Burrowes design on Edgemont Park.

854 Edgemont Park built in 1920 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-21-12, 06:17 AM

One of many apartment building designs by Charles N. Agree.

Owen Park Apartments 825 Iroquois built in 1940 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-21-12, 06:24 AM

A design by Hugh T. Millar.

Gramont Manor Apartments 120 Seward built in 1923 New Center Historic District Detroit, MI.

**Neilr** · June-21-12, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

One of many apartment building designs by Charles N. Agree.

Owen Park Apartments 825 Iroquois built in 1940 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

Here's a similar Agree apartment building on the corner of Chicago and Lawton.
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Most of the apartment buildings in that neighborhood on Chicago, Rochester and Boston between Linwood and Dexter are no longer standing. As late as the mid-70's this neighborhood was chock-a-block with low and mid-rise apartment buildings that were somewhat older, but similar, to those in the Palmer Park neighborhood. Now, there are mostly vacant lots.
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**michaelgsmith** · June-21-12, 01:52 PM

Wirt Rowland was working with Augustus O'Dell at the time they designed Marie Elementary School. The firm was "O'Dell and Rowland, Associate Architects." Here is a photo of the architects and contractors from a film made of the schools construction, available on the school's site here.
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Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Wirt Rowland has been discussed quite often on here. One design that is usually attributed to him is Lewis Maire school in Grosse Pointe. Working on other research I came across a school history which has O'Dell & Diehl as the architects of the building. The research was done by the Grosse Pointe Historical Society. Was Rowland employed by O'Dell & Diehl at the time? Or is the GPHS' research wrong?

Lewis Maire Elementary School 740 Cadieux built in 1936 Grosse Pointe Public School System City of Grosse Pointe, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-21-12, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by michaelgsmith

Wirt Rowland was working with Augustus O'Dell at the time they designed Marie Elementary School. The firm was "O'Dell and Rowland, Associate Architects." Here is a photo of the architects and contractors from a film made of the schools construction, available on the school's site here.
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Thx for the info! That makes more sense as I have just found a home on Moran in Grosse Pointe Farms designed in 1936 by O'Dell and Rowland. I wonder how Diehl fits into the equation?

**p69rrh51** · June-21-12, 06:43 PM

A design from the firm of Merritt & Cole.

Immanuel United Methodist Church 23715 Gratiot built in 1933 Eastpointe, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-21-12, 06:46 PM

A Design by Danler O'Dell & Halpin.

541 Arden Park Boulevard built in 1915 Arden Park-East Boston Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-21-12, 06:49 PM

One of 2 George Mason designs in Grosse Pointe Shores. Unfortunately the other home was razed for a tacky McMansion.

66 Sunningdale built in 1937 Grosse Pointe Shores, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-21-12, 09:41 PM

A "stockbroker tudor" by Matthew Finn.

2115 Iroquois built in 1928 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-21-12, 09:46 PM

A design by Gordon Walper.

171 Cloverly built in 1926 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-21-12, 09:54 PM

Designed by Ernest Trysell. Trysell was the staff architect for the board of education for 17 years.

26750 York built in 1927 Hill Historic District Huntington Woods, MI.

**EASTSIDE CAT 67-83** · June-22-12, 07:59 AM

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**p69rrh51** · June-22-12, 08:20 AM

Eastside do you know who the architect of the home on Port was?

**p69rrh51** · June-22-12, 08:27 AM

A design by William P. Langley.

77 West Hancock built in 1894 Warren-Prentis Historic District Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · June-22-12, 08:32 AM

A design on a very elegant street that only a few know about by Hyde & Williams.

18541 Bretton built in 1936 North Rosedale Park-Rosedale Park Historic District Detroit, MI.

**EASTSIDE CAT 67-83** · June-22-12, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Eastside do you know who the architect of the home on Port was?

No I don't, it appears every other detail is listed there except that.

**p69rrh51** · June-22-12, 09:35 AM

One of my favorite designs by Charles L. Phelps.

456 Univeristy Place built in 1926 City of Grosse Pointe, MI.

**Neilr** · June-22-12, 12:09 PM

Today's Detroit Curbed posted an article descriptively entitled Architect Charles N. Agree's Five Most Disrespected Buildings

http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2...agree.php#more

**p69rrh51** · June-22-12, 01:07 PM

A Raymond Carey design open to the public this weekend.

http://us4.forward-to-friend.com/for...&id=d311b420fb

**p69rrh51** · June-22-12, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Neilr

Today's Detroit Curbed posted an article descriptively entitled Architect Charles N. Agree's Five Most Disrespected Buildings

http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2...agree.php#more

Also some of Detroit's most disrespected buildings!