Detroit Architects: Chittenden & Kotting

Chittenden & Kotting was in operation from the late 1890s to the 1920s.

The esteemed architectural firm of Alpheus W. Chittenden and Charles Kotting, Chittenden & Kotting quickly gained a reputation for their luxurious, refined, and skillfully designed revival style residences (Tudor, Renaissance, and Colonial) – homes sought out by Detroit’s upper-class merchants, industrialists, and civic leaders.

Together, Chittenden & Kotting helped shape the architectural identity of Detroit’s emerging elite neighborhoods, like Indian Village, where they contributed the largest collection of homes by a single firm in the district, including:

• The Bingley Fales House at 1771 Seminole
• The Dr. Howard C. Judd House at 873 Iroquois
• The Fritz Goebel House at 1480 Seminole
• The Harry C. Bulkley House at 749 Seminole
• The Standish Backus House at 1750 Iroquois
• The Henry A. Haigh House at 762 Seminole
• The John D. McKay House at 1450 Iroquois
• The Mary S. Smith House
• The Mrs. Sophia Breisacher House at 1073 Seminole
• The Rufus Clark House at 1427 Burns
• The Walter Brooks House at 1091 Burns
• The William S. Connant House at 790 Seminole

Through these expertly crafted commissions, Chittenden & Kotting have bolstered Detroit’s reputation as a place of architectural treasure — a city full of stately boulevards lined with individually designed homes that continue to embody cultural status, abundance, and historic legacy.