Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – The Lost Tudor Mansions of Grosse Pointe – Part 1: the Standish Backus Estate
After the conclusion of World War 1 the number of mansions in…
Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – Grosse Pointe’s Best Kept Secret – Edgemont Park
Located between Ellair Place and Park Lane in Grosse Pointe Park…
Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – Detroit’s Premier Architect– Louis Kamper
When we stop and consider which designers have had the greatest…
Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – the manor on the lake – 15366 Windmill Pointe Drive
Located on Windmill Pointe Drive house number 15366 was recently…
Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – a home fit for a realtor - 1006 Bedford Road
In 1919 one of Detroit’s most prominent realtors, John H. Tigchon,…
Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – Welcome to Vendome – Something Special - Part 2
After recently profiling the first block of Vendome – ‘something…
Welcome to Vendome – Something Special - Part 1
Continuing with our series of blog posts profiling the homes…
Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – Welcome to McKinley Place – the small street with the big names
Having recently featured Cloverly Road, we continue with our…
Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – The Leonard B. Willeke Houses of Three Mile Drive
During a distinguished career Leonard Bernard Willeke, the Cincinnati…
Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – The Art Moderne Homes of Lyle Zisler
If you drive around Grosse Pointe you will come across numerous…