Detroit Architects: Smith, Moss & Mitschke

Founded by architects Keith W. Smith, Thomas W. Moss, and Alfred H. Mitschke, Smith, Moss & Mitschke was a prominent architectural partnership located in Detroit at the turn of the century.

The practice exemplified prestige and the careful craftsmanship and quiet elegance expected by the early elite families settling into neighborhoods like Indian Village. 

Their technique favored sturdy revival-style structures with proportionate façades and quality brick construction that is both dignified and tasteful. 

Within Indian Village alone, the Smith, Moss & Mitschke firm commissioned the Dr. Henry Vaughn House at 2225 Burns, which stands as a model of the firm’s core strengths:

Constructing respectable yet grand architecture with charm and presence, and using proportion and form in a clever way, as well as restrained ornamentation.

Today, the Smith, Moss & Mitschke home stands as both an enduring family residence and a social statement reinforcing Indian Village’s character as a district shaped by numerous highly capable architects – each adding to the neighborhood’s lasting architectural integrity and prestige.