7 architects on record in 11 towns
The architects of Macomb County
7 architects and firms left work in Macomb County that we have on record, 5 buildings in all.
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Plate 1
First Congregational Church
1891, by John Lyman Faxon, Richmond
Photo: Howenstein115 at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Plate 2
Packard Proving Grounds Gateway Complex
1926, by Albert Kahn, Shelby Township
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Plate 3
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
1928, by Jens Jensen, Grosse Pointe Shores
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Plate 4
General Motors Technical Center
1949, by Eero Saarinen, Warren
Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Architects and firms
- 7
- Works on record
- 5
- Earliest work
- 1891
- Drawn from
- National Register of Historic Places, Wikidata, Wikipedia and Historic Detroit
Macomb County at a glance
Albert Kahn leads with 2, the earliest Packard Proving Grounds Gateway Complex in 1926. The record starts in 1891 with First Congregational Church, by John Lyman Faxon. 5 of those buildings still stand.
Grosse Pointe Shores holds the most, then Mount Clemens (3) and Warren (3).
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7 architects
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Albert Kahn
American architect, 1869 to 1942. Designed the General Motors Building (1922) and 114 more in Metro Detroit
Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Eero Saarinen
American architect, 1910 to 1961. Designed the General Motors Technical Center (1949) and the Charles J. and Ingrid V. (Frendberg) Koebel House
Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Jens Jensen
Danish-American landscape designer, 1860 to 1951. Designed Fair Lane (1913) and the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
Photo: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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John Lyman Faxon
American architect, 1851 to 1918. Designed First Congregational Church (1891)
Photo: Howenstein115 at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Thomas Dolliver Church
American landscape architect, 1902 to 1978. Designed the General Motors Technical Center (1949)
Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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William E. Kapp
Architect. Designed Meadow Brook Farms (1926) and 2 more in Metro Detroit
Photo: Wm. Chris Rowland, II, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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William Henry Kessler
American architect, 1924 to 2002. Designed the William Hawkins Ferry House (1964) and the William and Margot Kessler House
Photo: Balthazar Korab, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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