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Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – The Church That Grew and Grew - Grosse Pointe Memorial Church

Three buildings, two sites, ten names and thirteen full-time…

Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – The Cathedral That Never Was - Christ Church Chapel – Part 2.

Continuing the story of Christ Church Chapel - part 1 from last…

Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – The Cathedral That Never Was - Christ Church Chapel – Part 1.

Possibly one of the most foremost examples of Gothic architecture…

Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – Architect – Robert O. Derrick

On our return to Grosse Pointe from our visit ‘Across the Pond’,…

Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – the John M. Dwyer house – 372 Lakeland.

Last week we introduced you to English architect Raymond Carey…

Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – An Englishman in Grosse Pointe – Raymond Carey

Raymond Carey was a prominent architect in Grosse Pointe Farms,…

Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – A Turn of the Century Classic – 71 Lake Shore

As with all forms of art it is always good to remind ourselves…

Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – Albert Kahn’s Hidden Gem – 1017 Lake Shore

When we think of Albert Kahn’s work in Grosse Pointe we naturally…

Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – The Albert Kahn Houses of Ridge Road

During his amazing career Albert Kahn designed around 400 buildings…

Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – 745 Balfour – a house full of stories

Nestled in the middle of Balfour, is house number 745, and like…