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Founded out of Cleveland by esteemed architects Frank Meade and James M. Hamilton, Meade & Hamilton was a prolific architectural firm in the early 20th century that gained national attention through their white stucco Mediterranean villa-style property, the Sebastian S. Kresge Mansion located at 70 W. Boston Blvd within the historic Boston Edison district (completed in 1914).
The property was constructed for the respected retail magnate Sebastian Spering Kresge (1867–1966), founder of the S.S. Kresge Company, which would later evolve into the megacorporation Kmart.
Together, Meade & Hamilton’s work on the Kresge Mansion stands as a model of America’s early industrial capital and golden age prosperity, featuring more than 20,000 sq. ft. of interior space located on nearly four acres of land (the largest residential lot in all of Detroit), elegant formal rooms, two carriage houses (each with their own apartments), and sprawling terraces located just minutes from Detroit’s iconic Woodward Avenue.
Today, the mansion is still one of Detroit’s largest and most iconic private homes, an architectural landmark and declaration of status that represents the arrival of the Fisher, Dodge, Ford, and Kresge dynasties to the Boston-Edison district.