Last week we explored 16628 E. Jefferson – the sublime French Normandy style home completed in 1927, for Julian P. Bowen. The 8,974 sq ft home is arguably Wallace Frost’s most noted work in Grosse Pointe This week we head to Three Mile Drive to take a look at number 938 – the former home […]
Last week we presented 70 Lake Shore a striking English Tudor inspired home built in 1908. 70 Lake Shore was sold for the final time in 1988. It was demolished in the early 1990’s and the land listed for sale. This week we stay next to the lake as we head to 16628 E. Jefferson […]
Last week we presented some of the grand homes, created by Alpheus Chittenden and Charles Kotting, that have been lost over time. This week we stay with the theme of lost homes as we take a look at 70 Lake Shore. This striking English Tudor inspired home was built in 1908. To date, we have […]
Last week we explored 12 Rathbone Place (original address 17400 E. Jefferson). Alfred Chittenden completed the English Manor home in 1909, for John Gaine Rumney and his wife Mary Elizabeth (Pittman). This week we stay with the work of Alpheus Chittenden as we explore some of the projects he completed with Charles Kotting – the […]
Last week we presented another majestic home designed by Raymond Carey – 338 Provencal. The 10,304 sq ft English Tudor Manor was completed in 1928, for Howard F. Smith, VP of the Canada and Dominion Sugar Company in Ontario. This week we head to a splendid property, 12 Rathbone Place (original address 17400 E. Jefferson). […]
Last week we introduced you to some of the homes that were owned by the well-known Holley family. At one point in time George Malvin Holley Sr. owned five homes in Grosse Pointe, two of which were designed by well-respected English architect Raymond Carey. This week we stay on Provencal to present another majestic home […]
Happy 2021! In our last post we presented the Mid-Century Modern model ‘Holiday Homes’ that were designed by William F. Baker, and built by Cox & Baker, during the 1950’s and 60’s. At least seven ‘Holiday Homes’, held annually, were built and introduced to the Grosse Pointes between 1951 and 1962. This week we are […]
Last week we concluded our series on Beverly Road with a review of the residences on the west side of the street – the odd numbered homes: 23 through 45 – built between 1920 and 1936. This week we would like to present the Mid-Century Modern model ‘Holiday Homes’ that were designed by William F. […]
Last week, in part 2, we explored residences on the east side of Beverly Road – the even numbered homes: 24 through 44 – the first lots to be sold and developed. This week, in the final part of our series on Beverly Road, we head to the residences on the west side of the […]
Last week we started our exploration of Beverly Road with a look at the history of this prestigious street – part 1 of a three part series. Beverly Road is the only street in the Grosse Pointe communities that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This week, in part 2, we take […]