Dalton R. Wells (1878–1951) was a revivalist architect whose body of work attracted Detroit’s early affluent class.
A master of elegant residential architecture and design, he received his formal architectural training in both New York and Detroit, later joining forces with fellow architect Marcus R. Burrowes to start the firm Burrowes & Wells (1910-15), which went on to become a driving force behind a number of prominent old-world homes.
Together, the duo commissioned the Edmund R. Vier House at 75 Arden Park Boulevard, while Dalton R. Wells commissioned the distinguished Albert A. Grinnell House at 294 E. Boston Blvd. and the George W. Renehard House at 300 Arden Park Blvd. all on his own – all three of which are located within Detroit’s esteemed Arden Park-East Boston Historic District.

