The William G. Breitmeyer House – 2535 Seminole, Detroit, MI 48214

A striking private residence within Detroit’s historic Indian Village District, The William G. Breitmeyer House at 2535 Seminole, Detroit, MI 48214 (designed by architect Roland C. Gies) was commissioned by early twentieth-century businessman William G. Breitmeyer, who hoped for a home that would convey abundance, comfort, and quality in equal measure.

Centrally located along a distinguished stretch of Seminole, the residence perfectly reflects architect Roland C. Gies’s mastery of blending dignified form with subtle flair, its restrained ornamentation, quality masonry, and symmetrical design a testament to Gies’s discipline as well as Detroit’s upper-middle-class architectural pedigree.

As for the 2535 Seminole property’s first occupant, William G. Breitmeyer was an active figure in Detroit’s early civic and commercial climate, one who sought out Indian Village as the place to put down long-term roots for the same reasons many of his peers did: the grand boulevards, generously sized lots, and above all else, the unspoken expectation that each home would stand as a living testament to individual achievement.