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Charles A. Platt

American landscape architect, 1861 to 1933, born in New York, New York, U.S.

Russell A. Alger Jr. House, Grosse Pointe Farms, 1910 Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Russell A. Alger Jr. House leads Platt's work on record here, the house that was built in Grosse Pointe Farms in 1910, on the National Register since 1982. Another 2 of Platt's works are on record across 3 towns, built from 1909 to 1927, each on the map below.

works on record in Metro Detroit
3
of work here, 1909 to 1927
18 years
towns and cities, Detroit most of all
3
notable works beyond Metro Detroit
9

Charles A. Platt's skyline, here and beyond

All 3 of Platt's works on record, with 6 of Platt's notable works elsewhere drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.

All 3 of Platt's works on record, with 4 of Platt's notable works elsewhere drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.

Russell A. Alger Jr. House

1910, Grosse Pointe Farms, height not on record, drawn at one standard size

Still standing, photographed 2021

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The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The American landscape architect Charles A. Platt was born in New York, New York, U.S. in 1861 and died in 1933. The work that leads Platt's record here is the Russell A. Alger Jr. House, a house in Grosse Pointe Farms, finished in 1910 and listed on the National Register in 1982.

A span of 18 years separates the Stanford T. Crapo House (1909) from the Grace Ingersoll McGraw House (1927), the first and last of Platt's works here. Far from Woodward Avenue, Platt designed Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate in Canton, Massachusetts (1902), the Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House in Manhattan, New York (1907), and the Leader Building in Cleveland, Ohio (1913).

All 3 of Platt's works on record are still standing. Platt's work stands in 3 towns, Detroit most of all.

In Detroit, Platt's work stands in Indian Village. Homes were a calling card for Platt, 3 of them on record, the Stanford T. Crapo House and the Russell A. Alger Jr. House among them. Anyone tracing Platt's work can begin at the Stanford T. Crapo House at 776 Seminole St and follow the map from there.

Charles Adams Platt (October 16, 1861, September 12, 1933) was an American architect, garden designer, and artist of the "American Renaissance" movement. His garden designs complemented his domestic architecture.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Every Platt work on record here

Where their buildings stand

3 works on the map

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3 works on the map

Charles A. Platt's work elsewhere

9 notable works by Charles A. Platt in 8 places, from 1902 to 1931, as Wikidata lists them.

Where the work stands

In the Detroit Ledger

Photo credits

All 10 photos on Charles A. Platt's page, each with its author, license and the original.

  1. Russel A. Alger House, "The Moorings". The Grosse Pointe War Memorial Association Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. 1923 Photograph of American Renaissance Architect Charles Adams Platt Photo: American Academy of Arts & Letters, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate Photo: JoeyBagODonuts at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House Photo: Americasroof at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Leader Building Photo: The original uploader was Tallonator at English Wikipedia., CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. Huff Hall Photo: Mahir256, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  7. Hanna Theatre Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  8. Paresky Commons Photo: Daderot, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  9. Addison Gallery of American Art Photo: Daderot, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  10. Main Library Photo: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 us, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

The facts on Charles A. Platt come from Historic Detroit, Wikidata, Wikipedia, and Photos; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.