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Smith & Walker

Architecture firm

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

Designer of the Frank G. Welbon House, the house that was built in Detroit's Indian Village in 1914.

The story

Smith & Walker's mark on Metro Detroit is the Frank G. Welbon House, a house in Detroit's Indian Village, finished in 1914. Built during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America, it has stood for 112 years.

The Frank G. Welbon House still stands at 2903 Seminole St, and the best way to know Smith & Walker is to stand in front of it.

Smith & Walker's work in Metro Detroit

Where the work stands

In the Detroit Ledger

Sources

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