The 1923 brainchild of prominent early 20th-century architect Richard H. Marr, the I. H. Nie House located at 1530 Wellesley Drive, Detroit, MI 48203, is one of the most striking Mediterranean-inspired residences in the area and a living ode to Old Detroit’s stunning architectural design.  As for the home’s first occupant, Irvine Herbert Nie was […]

Built in 1926 by the architectural firm Misch Bros., Inc. on behalf of Edward and Adeline Misch, the Edward Misch House located at 19360 Canterbury Rd, Detroit, MI 48221 in the Sherwood Forest Historic District is a prime example of Detroit’s golden age residential architecture. Constructed during a time when Sherwood Forest was just beginning […]

One of the Sherwood Forest Historic District’s showcase houses of the early 1930s, the Clarence W. Banwell residence at 19450 Shrewsbury Rd, Detroit, MI 48221 is one of the most architecturally distinguished homes in all of Detroit – one reflecting the quality craftsmanship that appealed to the golden age’s affluent families and early professional elite. […]

One of a handful of high-quality homes constructed during the early years of the Sherwood Forest Historic District, the residence at 19595 Stratford Rd, Detroit, MI 48221 (constructed by custom home builder Mathias W. Huber between 1929 and 1930) is a great example of Detroit’s late-1920s residential design. The home came into existence during a […]

Designed and constructed in 1928 by the Detroit architectural firm the Schowalter Brothers, the 19575 Stratford Rd, Detroit, MI 48221 residence is a prime example of the upscale residential construction that the Sherwood Forest Historic District was defined by in the early 20th century. It is a perfect reflection of the quality workmanship, structural solidity, […]

Built in 1927 within the Sherwood Forest Historic District by the architectural firm the Gargaro Company Inc. for the Gargo Family of its namesake (Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gargaro), the Donald Gargaro House located at 19435 Canterbury Rd, Detroit, MI 48221, reflects the quality craftsmanship, master-level attention to detail, and stylistic elegance that made Sherwood […]

Built in 1885 by architect Almon C. Varney, the 5,711-square-foot Victorian-style Harry B. Parker House, located in the West Canfield Historic District (669 W Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201), is one of a few grand architectural wonders that anchor this iconic district. The residence was first commissioned for a man named Harry B. Parker, who […]

Built in 1874 and one of the oldest standing homes on the south side of the West Canfield Historic District, the Colin Fox House located at 627 W Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201, is one of the district’s most visually significant Carpenter Gothic structures.  First commissioned for Colin Fox (Division Superintendent of the Western Telegraph […]

Constructed in 1897 and designed by the prominent late 19th-early 20th century Detroit architectural firm Rogers & MacFarlane, the Albert H. Finn House at 660 Virginia Park St, Detroit, MI 48202 is one of the most distinguished Colonial Revival homes in all of the Virginia Park Historic District. The property’s first occupant was Albert H. […]

The Charles Warren Pickell House, located at 120 Virginia Park St, Detroit, MI 48202, is one of the oldest surviving residences in the Virginia Park Historic District, a stunning Colonial Revival style home built in 1895 for prominent insurance executive Charles Warren Pickell by the design firm Tuller & Van Husan – the designers behind […]

The John Ward House at 701 W Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201 is one portion of a sophisticated double house designed by early 20th-century Detroit architect Samuel C. Falkinburg, one of the key developers and designers behind West Canfield’s esteemed architectural character.  Unlike so many other homes in the West Canfield Historic District, the 701 […]

The John Scott House at 640 W Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201 is one of the most significant architectural landmarks in the West Canfield district, a small frame home constructed in 1879 that was both designed and occupied by John Scott, a renowned architect whose influence shaped some of Detroit’s most iconic boulevards.  Scott’s career […]

The brainchild of architect Joseph E. Mills, the John C. Day House (completed in 1889 and located at 674 W Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201) is one of the most sophisticated old Detroit residences within the West Canfield Historic District. A model of refined residential work constructed by an architect known for several notable civic […]

One of the oldest surviving homes within Detroit’s West Canfield District, the Dr. Henry A. Cleland residence at 702 W Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201 was constructed in 1880 by respected architect Joseph E. Mills for Dr. Henry A. Cleland, a physician at St. Mary’s Hospital and Harper Hospital with offices in the Cleland Building […]

Constructed by lumberman Armon J. Fair and designed by the respected late-nineteenth-century architect Almon C. Varney in 1882, the Armon J. Fair House at 650 W Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201 is one of the West Canfield Historic District’s most architecturally rich old Detroit residences still standing today – a model of expressive Victorian architecture. […]