Once a blue-collar draftsman, William H. Vollmer (March 12, 1874 – April 29, 1932) ran a successful architectural practice in Detroit during its rise as an industrial and automotive giant. The homes Vollmer was hired to design had a significant impact on the residential landscape of historic districts like Indian Village, where his commission, the […]

Bloodgood Tuttle (January 23, 1889 – February 24, 1936) was a pre-World War I & II architect who was a favorite among Detroit’s upper-class business families during its rise as an architectural and industrial powerhouse. A master of his craft, he was hired for numerous commissions in upscale historic districts such as Boston-Edison. There, his […]

Smith, Moss & Mitschke was the architectural partnership of twentieth-century Detroit-based architects Keith W. Smith, Thomas W. Moss, and Alfred H. Mitschke – three masters of their craft who gained a prolific reputation for their sophisticated revival-inspired residences designed to withstand the test of time. For proof of this, see Smith, Moss & Mitschke’s commission […]

Aaron H. Gould & Son was a residential and industrial design firm founded by Nova Scotia native and Boston-educated architect Aaron H. Gould. Known for their versatile designs and mastery of enduring architecture, the firm had a major impact on Detroit’s streetscape during its period of rapid economic growth as it began to rise as […]

Williams Brothers was a 1900s-era architectural practice led by accomplished designer Albert E. Williams during the city’s rise as a major industrial and automotive giant. With Albert E. Williams at the helm of the ship, the firm went on to design stately homes that quickly attracted the attention of Detroit’s rising upper class – properties […]

Dunlap & Willeke’s “Bernard G. Koether House” is one of a few custom-built properties associated with Bernard G. Koether in Detroit’s much-loved Indian Village Historic District. Located at 3452 Iroquois Street, Detroit, MI 48214, the Koether House serves as a living testament to the tastes of Detroit’s early upwardly mobile civic and business class, as […]

The Bernard G. Koether House (first occupied by Bernard G. Koether himself) was created by the esteemed twentieth-century architectural firm Herman & Simons on behalf of the Cook Farm Company and is located at 2921 Burns Avenue, Detroit, MI 48214. The home stands as a refined example of old Detroit’s careful planning as well as […]

The Bernard G. Koether House at 2508 Iroquois Street, Detroit, MI 48214 was designed by the Detroit-based architects Beckett & Akitt for Bernard G. Koether. A landmark Indian Village residence, the home was constructed in the early twentieth century during a time when Detroit was just starting to establish itself as a premier residential enclave […]

1755 Burns Avenue, Detroit, MI 48214 (the Benjamin Middleditch House) is one of a handful of living examples of old Detroit’s timeless residential designs – a gorgeous turn-of-the-century residence commissioned by its first occupant, Benjamin Middleditch. Wanting his home to align with Indian Village’s tradition of commissioning top-tier architects for individualized, statement-making homes, Middleditch hired […]

Commissioned by Louis Kamper in 1915 for his brother-in-law August P. Kling and mother-in-law Josephine Honer Kling (operators of the P. H. Kling Brewing Company), The August P. Kling House at 2130 Iroquois Street, Detroit, MI 48214 is one of a few Indian Village Historic District foundational homes still standing today. A model of the […]

One of three closely related designs produced by prominent Detroit architect Albert Kahn produced for the Cook Farm Company (in addition to 1410 and 1411 Iroquois), the Arthur M. Pelletreau House located at 1424 Iroquois Street, Detroit, MI 48214, is a polished turn-of-the-century residence within the Indian Village Historic District brought to life by the […]

Designed in 1908 by Louis Kamper in corporation with the major residential and commercial architectural firm John Scott & Company for Arthur M. Buhl (a member of Detroit’s influential Buhl family), the Arthur M. Buhl House at 1116 Iroquois Street, Detroit, MI 48214 is a striking Golden Age residence that was designed to match the […]

Set along Indian Village’s Burns Avenue (1091 Seminole Street, Detroit, MI 482144), The Arthur Kiefer House designed by prominent turn-of-the-century architect Albert Khan for an early Detroit resident named Arthur Kiefer is living proof of exactly the kind of residential commissions the city was churning out at the height of its golden age. Backed by […]

A striking private residence within Detroit’s historic Indian Village District, The Arthur K. Barker House at 1443 Seminole Street, Detroit, MI 48214 (designed by architect Louis Kamper) was commissioned by early twentieth-century businessman Arthur K. Barker, who wanted to construct a home that would convey abundance, comfort, and European design sensibilities.  Centrally located along a […]

Designed and constructed by Harry C. Stevens for early Detroit resident Arthur D. Welton, The Arthur D. Welton House (located at 1401 Seminole Street, Detroit, MI 48214) stands as a model of the kind of homes Indian Village was known for when the neighborhood was just beginning to establish its architectural identity.  It features all […]