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Brought to life by the early 20th-century architectural firm Frazer-Cousens Building Co., the Margaret T. Fisher Mansion located at 1470 Balmoral Drive, Detroit, MI
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One of the earliest custom-made homes in the historic Palmer Woods District, the 19395 Cumberland Way, Detroit, MI 48203 home was designed and constructed in 1926 by W.
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The John S. Van Alstyne House located at 19480 Lowell Drive, Detroit, MI 48203 within the historic Palmer Woods District (one of the city’s most aesthetically pleasing
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Located within the Palmer Woods District at 19201 Strathcona Drive, Detroit, MI 48203, The Fred C. Thompson House is a distinguished Italian Renaissance-inspired
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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
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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
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Advertise with usOne 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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