I was thinking it might be a Mason design too!Has some similarities to the Stephens house that was on Jefferson at Van Dyke.
Attachment 12411Attachment 12412
More Stephens - Albert L. Stephens house by George Mason, 1914. Edsel and Eleanor Ford moved here I believe after the "Honeymoon House" in indian Village. Leonard B. Willeke did some design work here in the 20's. The house is gone [[against the rules, sorry!) but boathouse still exists, on the UAW property.
The Finck is fabulous!
While we were in the neighborhood I am including
961 Burns built in 1900 also for sale.
2233 Iroquois built in 1913
1725 Burns built in 1915
2253 Burns built in 1915
and one I just found a little further to the east, its not in the rules but I like the home.
All Mason? Great!The Finck is fabulous!
While we were in the neighborhood I am including
961 Burns built in 1900 also for sale.
2233 Iroquois built in 1913
1725 Burns built in 1915
2253 Burns built in 1915
and one I just found a little further to the east, its not in the rules but I like the home.
One other that was a little west and breaking the rules - Samuel T. Douglas residence by Mason and Rice at 114 Dubois [[corner of Larned) on the East side, Detroit built 1891 - during their Mettawas gambrel roof period. Love the voluminous gambrel roof in this. Reminds me of Seyburn St. Have to wonder what this neighbourhood was like.
At least you were in Detroit, the last home is in GP.All Mason? Great!
One other that was a little west and breaking the rules - Samuel T. Douglas residence by Mason and Rice at 114 Dubois [[corner of Larned) on the East side, Detroit built 1891 - during their Mettawas gambrel roof period. Love the voluminous gambrel roof in this. Reminds me of Seyburn St. Have to wonder what this neighbourhood was like.
Will sign off tonight with 961 Burns - that south facing porch now faces onto a large vacant lot. Seems like an ideal pool location...The Finck is fabulous!
While we were in the neighborhood I am including
961 Burns built in 1900 also for sale.
2233 Iroquois built in 1913
1725 Burns built in 1915
2253 Burns built in 1915
and one I just found a little further to the east, its not in the rules but I like the home.
OK... let me see now the 5 mansions remaining on Woodward would be....The Lemuel Bowen House is one of the only five remaining mansions that once lined Woodward Avenue.
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The Brickbuilder, June, 1911
1) David Whitney Jr. House.
2) Samuel L. Smith House [[next to former Maccabees Bldg.).
http://detroit1701.org/Samuel L. Smith Home.html
3) The Lemuel Bowen House.
4) The Frank Hecker House.
5) The George L. Beecher House....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71288712@N00/384315204/
To end the evening on a high note a few more picks from my favorite lesser known architects.
George V. Pottle
2151 Seminole built in 1909
1516 Iroquois built in 1909
3415 Iroquois built in 1915
Donaldson & Meier
1109 Iroquois built in 1905
1090 Seminole built in 1911
2405 Burns built in 1914
Hugh Clement
529 East Boston Boulevard built in 1912
Whats the current state of the house at 1475 Burns? SouthOfBloor's pics show it as pretty run down while p69rrh51's pic of it shows it in much better condition.
1475 Burns went up for sale a couple of years ago, didn't find a buyer and has sat empty. Its pretty rough inside as a result - not unsalvageable but bad in comparison to the level of repair in Indian Village. I'm not sure whether it has been bought since and repaired - hopefully. My pics were from Fall of 2009 - p69's might be more recent.
The pic of 1475 was taken last summer. I have not been by there in awhile but the last time I went by the home was in the condition described above.1475 Burns went up for sale a couple of years ago, didn't find a buyer and has sat empty. Its pretty rough inside as a result - not unsalvageable but bad in comparison to the level of repair in Indian Village. I'm not sure whether it has been bought since and repaired - hopefully. My pics were from Fall of 2009 - p69's might be more recent.
To start the morning off the Chittenden & Kotting commissions in Indian Village.
749 Seminole built in 1902
8311 East Jefferson built in 1905
1091 Burns built in 1905
1073 Seminole built in 1905
873 Iroquois built in 1905
1771 Seminole built in 1907
776 Seminole built in 1909
762 Seminole built in 1909
8445 East Jefferson built in 1911
1450 Iroquois built in 1912
1480 Seminole built in 1913
1020 Iroquois built in 1913
1427 Burns built in 1913
1750 Iroquois built in 1914
Engine 38 Detroit Fire Department 1113 Coplin built in 1915-just because its one of my favorite fire houses in the city.
P69 these lists are fantastic - keep them coming! I had heard though that 776 Seminole might be by Charles A. Platt along with "The moorings" in GP? Apparently there is a duplicate of 776 in New England somewhere that the owner has looked at in restoring missing details.
Such a wealth of information! Thanks to the historians here. I can ever stress enough how much those of us who are not in the area appreciate pics of any type.
I love the green trim on the house at 776 Seminole - plus the rainbow flag.
Not being in the area any longer, I don't have a house I consider my favorite. I am not really in a position to move back, but I do think about where I would live if I did. It's a moving target mostly between Sherwood Forest and the University District for the closeness to the northern burbs, and Indian Village and West Village for closeness to downtown and the river and because I used to live in WV. With thoughts of B-E thrown in for the heck of it.
I admit to spending an inordinate amount of time looking on real estate sites to see what's for sale in those areas as well as Rosedale and EEV. I especially like looking at houses in need of "some TLC" and thinking "what if..."
Off topic, but does anyone else share one of my pet peeves: it seems that the agents in Detroit don't know any style other than "colonial". I'll see an ad for a nice [[or not-so-nice) brick and timber tudor in the University District and almost invariably its called a "colonial". There should be a short course on architectural styles for real estate agents to take!
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Thank you! How about Louis Kamper:P69 these lists are fantastic - keep them coming! I had heard though that 776 Seminole might be by Charles A. Platt along with "The moorings" in GP? Apparently there is a duplicate of 776 in New England somewhere that the owner has looked at in restoring missing details.
1089 Iroquois built in 1904
1500 Seminloe built in 1909
1443 Seminloe built in 1910
1515 Seminloe built in 1911
8469 East Jefferson built in 1911
2130 Iroquios built in 1914
2150 Iroquios built in 1915
2481 Oakman Boulevard built in 1921 Oakman Boulevard Historic District
And Leonard Willeke:
2501 Iroquois built in 1917
2505 Iroquios built in 1917
2475 Iroquios built in 1917
Finishing SHG in Indian Village
1086 Burns built in 1912
1730 Burns built in 1912
1764 Seminole built in 1914
1483 Iroquois built in 1914
2535 Iroquois built in 1915
2910 Iroquois built in 1915
1723 Iroquois built in 1916
1806 Oakman Boulevard built in 1928 Oakman Boulevard Historic District
I don't know anything about the house; but I do know something interesting about a former resident of the house.
For many years it was the home of Mr. Cunningham [[the father of Fr. Cunningham of Focus Hope). At 86 years of age he packed up all his belongings from the Tudor house and moved kitty-corner across the street to this stone house where he continued to reside for a number of years.
Gotta break out my archive....so, Hugh Keyes...did he do much work in IV?
Nothing, just GP, B'ham, BH, Sherwood Forest and Palrmer Woods is all I have found so far but there must be more in the Oakland Co. area.
19521 Renfrew built in 1938
1900 Balmoral built in 1952
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I'd like to have the house I lived in for 40 years on Wayburn. Nothing special, but I'd love to pick it up and move it here to our acreage in Minnesota. Current owner tells me it is in rough shape now, and the neighborhood is full of gangs and very dangerous. So sad. I loved that house.
So, ya got a list of Richard Marr's works?
A few pics from some well known Detroit architects.
1052 Burns built in 1912-William E. N. Hunter
2184 Burns built in 1915-Alvin Harley
1432 Burns built in 1910-Marcus Burrowes
1710 Seminole built in 1910-Marcus Burrowes
1782 Seminloe built in 1912-Marcus Burrowes
2530 Iroquios built in 1915-Marcus Burrowes
2455 Iroquios built in 1917-Marcus Burrowes
2243 Iroquios built in 1917-Marcus Burrowes
2168 Burns built in 1919-Marcus Burrowes
2950 Iroquios built in 1922-Marcus Burrowes
1417 Seminole built in 1907-Malcomson & Higganbotham
1411 Burns built in 1910-Malcomson & Higganbotham
1490 Iroquois built in 1913-Malcomson & Higganbotham
Very incomplete still a work in progress.
1188 Atkinson built in 1914
3453 Burns built in 1915
31 Arden Park built in 1916
2020 Chicago Boulevard built in 1916
1530 Wellesley built in 1923
3421 Burns built in 1924
1771 Balmoral built in 1925
19191 Warrington built in 1936
1905 Balmoral built in 1929
19440 Afton built in 1929
19425 Gloucester built in 1931
19435 Shrewsbury built in 1935
19600 Stratford built in 1935
3460 Sherbourne built in 1936
18135 Hamilton built in 1937
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