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Roland C. Gies (1874-1949) was a Detroit-born and raised architect who commissioned the Frederick T. Gies House at 585 Arden Park Boulevard in the historic Arden Park-East Boston Historic District before briefly partnering with Maxwell Grylls to form the firm of Grylls and Gies in 1904.
Together, Maxwell and Roland designed several eye-catching brick Georgian homes, including the Indian Village properties 1072 Seminole (1904), 1106 and 1127 Seminole (1905), and 962, 1043, 1038, and 1012 Burns Avenue (all completed in 1906).
His work reflected the popular styles and refined detailing of the era, often incorporating classic influences that appealed to Detroit’s emerging elite class and most affluent residents.
In 1906, Grylls and Gies was dissolved, and Maxwell Grylls went on to become one-third of one of Detroit’s most prolific architectural firms: Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls.
From there, Roland C. Gies went independent, setting up his own firm that placed a high focus on projects where he could showcase his expansive technical training and hands-on experience as a master of detailed brick designs.
His designs aren’t just impressive.
They helped mold the prestigious reputation of neighborhoods like Arden Park-East Boston, where architectural distinction and craftsmanship are both considered essential indicators of status.