Nettleton & Kahn was a respected architectural firm led by Hugh Nettleton and George Kahn during Detroit’s early 20th-century rise as an automotive giant – a time of great abundance and prosperity for the city and its residents.
The firm was commissioned to design the Hinton E. Spalding House at 251 E. Boston Boulevard, the John D. Sanders House at 231 E. Boston Boulevard, and the Joseph R. McLaughlin House at 121 E. Boston Boulevard, all located within the Arden Park–East Boston Historic District.
These sophisticated properties are living proof of Nettleton & Kahn’s elegant, dignified architecture – properties that were held in high regard by Detroit’s early professional and industrial elite.

