Detroit's wealth of architectural talent!

**p69rrh51** · April-16-18, 11:14 PM

Designed by Mason & Rice for Hiram Walker & Sons.

546-548 Devonshire Road built in 1890 Walkerville Windsor, Ontario Canada.

One of three semi-detached houses designed for the distillery on the block.
Image from Wikipedia, date unknown.

**p69rrh51** · April-22-18, 01:26 PM

Designed by William E. N. Hunter. First Congregational Church 65 East Huron built 1925-1926 Pontiac, MI.

Builder: Pryale Construction Company.
Currently Grace Gospel Fellowship.

**p69rrh51** · April-22-18, 02:09 PM

Designed by Albert Kahn.

University Museum, 1109 Geddes built 1926-1928 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Includes a

n image of the building from Indiana University's Building a Nation: Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection, circa 1928.

Currently the Exhibit Museum Building.
Image from Michael Bruner.

**p69rrh51** · April-22-18, 02:15 PM

Designed and built by Ralph L. Baker.

912 Bedford built in 1929 Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

**p69rrh51** · April-22-18, 02:24 PM

Built by Jesee O. Livezey.

18435 Wildemere built in 1930 University District, Detroit, MI.

**archfan** · April-23-18, 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Designed by Albert Kahn.

University Museum, 1109 Geddes built 1926-1928 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Up until the end of last year, this housed UM's Natural History Museum. The museum is moving to the new Biological Sciences Building, and this building will be renovated for classrooms and meeting space for the Regents. At some point, the building was named after former UM president Alexander Ruthven.

**p69rrh51** · April-29-18, 03:38 AM

Designed by Albert H. Jordan. Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church, located at the corner of East Jefferson and Rivard built in 1855 Detroit, MI.

Demolished: Late 1880's?
Image from the Burton Historical Collection, circa 1883.

**p69rrh51** · April-29-18, 03:42 AM

Built by Hyman Weingarden & Son for Max J. Weinberg. 19415 Warrington built 1939 Sherwood Forest Historic District, Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · April-29-18, 03:45 AM

Desinged by Albert Kahn for Louis A. Strauss. 1601 Cambridge built in 1912 Ann Arbor, MI.

Image from the archives of Michael Burner, circa 2018.

**p69rrh51** · April-29-18, 03:53 AM

Designed by Charles A. Platt for Mrs. Arthur McGraw. 17315 East Jefferson built in 1927 City of Grosse Pointe, MI.

**p69rrh51** · May-08-18, 12:47 PM

Designed and built by L. C. Miller for Sterling H. Dockson.

800 Sunningdale built in 1947 Grosse Pointe Woods, MI.

Includes An image from a 1963 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

The then Mrs. Hazen Pingree and Carolyn Pingree are old friends of my family.

**p69rrh51** · May-08-18, 12:48 PM

Designed by Hans Gehrke.

Engine #44 Detroit Fire Department, 35 West Seven Mile built in 1921 Grixdale Farms, Detroit, MI.

**p69rrh51** · May-08-18, 12:55 PM

Two of the houses on this June's Indian Village Home and Garden Tour.
1) Designed by Grylls & Gies for Albert Keen. 1038 Burns built 1906-1907 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.
2) Designed by Rogers & MacFarlane for Edward Jewett. 1053 Burns built in 1905 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

http://www.historicindianvillage.org...e-garden-tour/

**p69rrh51** · May-08-18, 01:09 PM

Designed by Richard E. Raseman for John P. Hemmeter. John P. Hemmeter Building, 230-242 East Grand River built in 1911 Madison-Harmonie Historic District, Detroit, MI. Includes an article featuring the building from a 1911 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Notice that the cornice survived the great cornice chop of 1958.

**EGrant** · May-08-18, 02:02 PM

The renovation of the Hemmeter Building is almost complete! An overlooked gem, for sure.

**p69rrh51** · May-13-18, 02:05 PM

Two of the houses on this June's Indian Village Home and Garden Tour.
1) Designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls for Richard H. Webber. 1483 Iroquois built in 1915 Indian Village Historic District, Detroit, MI.

2) Designed by Leonard Willeke for Ernest C. Kanzler. 2501 Iroquois built 1917-1919 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI.

Landscape Architect: Jens Jensen.

**p69rrh51** · May-13-18, 02:09 PM

Designed by Pollmar & Ropes for the Merrick Land Company. Merrick Apartments, 650 Merrick built in 1922 Midtown/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Includes an article/rendering featuring 650 Merrick from a 1922 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Demolished: Date unknown to me
Image from the Detroit Historical Society, circa 1985.

**p69rrh51** · May-13-18, 02:18 PM

1) Designed by James Balfour. Detroit Museum of Art 704 East Jefferson Avenue built in 1888 Downtown Detroit, MI.
Demolished: 1960
Image from the Burton Historical Collection, circa 1890.
2) A rendering of 704 East Jefferson Avenue from The Inland Architect and News Record, circa 1890.
3) An image of 704 East Jefferson Avenue with the 1894 addition from the archives of the Library of Congress, circa 1895.
1894 addition designed by Malcomson & Higginbotham.
4) An article/rendering featuring the addition from a 1893 edition of the Detroit Free Press.
5) An image of 704 East Jefferson Avenue from the archives of the Library of Congress, circa 1910.
The 1905 3rd addition/auditorium designed by Stratton & Baldwin.

**p69rrh51** · May-13-18, 03:03 PM

Designed by noted Philadelphia based architect Wilson Eyre.
1-2) Detroit Club, 712 Cass Avenue built 1891-1892 Downtown, Detroit, MI.
3) An image of the building from an issue of the Inland Architect and News Record, circa 1895.
4) An article/rendering from an 1891 edition of the Detroit Free Press.
Current status unknown to me.

**p69rrh51** · May-21-18, 02:49 PM

Built by the Urban Building Company for J. A. Francombe. 3414 Burns built 1915-1916 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI. Includes an advertisement from the 1914 R. L Polk city directory.

**p69rrh51** · May-21-18, 02:53 PM

Designed by J. Ivan Dise for the A. J. Scully Company. 1500 Oxford built in 1929 Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. Includes an advertisement featuring the house from a 1929 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

One of 10 houses designed by J. Ivan Dise for A. J. Scully's subdivision on Oxford.

**p69rrh51** · May-21-18, 03:02 PM

Designed by Rogers & MacFarlane. Detroit, Belle Isle & Windsor Ferry Company's Belle Isle Ferry Pavilion, located at the foot of the west side of Woodward Avenue built in 1899 Downtown, Detroit, MI.

Image from the Library of Congress, circa 1900.

**p69rrh51** · May-21-18, 03:06 PM

1) Designed by C. Howard Crane for James Minter. 5369 Perry Road built in 1936 Grand Blanc, MI.
Image from the archives of Nigel Tate, circa 2016.
2) An image of the house from the archives of the Detroit Area Art Deco Society, circa 1940.
3) The legend from a set of the original plans for the house.

**p69rrh51** · May-30-18, 08:15 PM

Built by Urban Building Company for Edwin J. Dayton. 2189 Burns built 1914-1915 Indian Village Historic District Detroit, MI. Includes an advertisement featuring the Urban Building Company from the 1914 R. L Polk city directory.

**p69rrh51** · May-30-18, 08:18 PM

Designed and built by Richard H. Marr. 880 Taylor built in 1914 Piety Hill, Detroit, MI. Includes an article/photograph featuring the house from 1914 edition of the Detroit Free Press.

The first owner of the house was George W. Strelinger.