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Backett & Akitt

Architecture firm

Bernard G. Koether House, drawn from its recorded size and kind until a photo we may share turns up

Designer of the Bernard G. Koether House, the house that was built in Detroit's Indian Village in 1928.

The story

In Metro Detroit, Backett & Akitt's work on record is the Bernard G. Koether House, a house in Detroit's Indian Village, finished in 1928. Built during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America, it has stood for 98 years.

Go see the Bernard G. Koether House at 2508 Iroquois St for yourself.

Backett & Akitt's work in Metro Detroit

Where the work stands

Sources

The facts on Backett & Akitt come from Historic Detroit; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.