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Spanning an astonishing 12,000 square feet, The Meyer L. Prentis House (1905 Balmoral Drive, Detroit, MI 48203) is a sophisticated old Detroit residence designed by
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The William A. Fisher Mansion at 1791 Wellesley Drive, Detroit, MI 48203 is a landmark residence in the Palmer Woods Historic District. Constructed in 1916 by prominent
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Brought to life in 1928 by visionary early 20th-century architect Lewis C. Miller for prominent industrialist Clyde P. Craine, the Clyde P. Craine House at 19511 Lowell
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One of a handful of Palmer Woods’ historically significant residences, the Harvey S. Durand House at 19221 Strathcona Drive, Detroit, MI 48203, designed in 1916 by
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Designed in 1937 by Detroit architect Gardiner C. Vose for Maurice A. Enggass, Vice President and Treasurer of the Enggass Jewelry Company (once Detroit’s oldest and
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An Italian Renaissance-style property designed by architect Alvin E. Harley for Mitchell Demery, President of Demery & Co, the Mitchell Demery House at 1525 Wellesley
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Designed in 1958 by modernist architect Irving Tobocman for the couple Wolf and Esther Snyder, the Snyder House at 1280 Strathcona Drive, Detroit, MI 48203 is one of the
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Advertise with usThe Harry W. Fauver House at 19471 Lowell Drive, Detroit, MI 48203 is one of the Palmer Woods Historic District's oldest surviving homes - a district known for its
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Palmer Woods' Louis Miller House at 1460 Wellesley Drive, Detroit, MI 48203 was designed by the architect J. Ivan Dise during Detroit's early development period - a time
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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