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William H. Vollmer

Architect

Caspar Hoffman House, drawn from its recorded size and kind until a photo we may share turns up

Designer of the Caspar Hoffman House, the house that was built in Detroit's Indian Village in 1914.

The story

Vollmer's mark on Metro Detroit is the Caspar Hoffman 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 Caspar Hoffman House still stands at 3488 Burns St, and the best way to know Vollmer is to stand in front of it.

William H. Vollmer's work in Metro Detroit

Where the work stands

In the Detroit Ledger

Sources

The facts on William H. Vollmer come from Historic Detroit; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.