";s:4:"text";s:4589:"Albert Kahn Building - Old photos. Pewabic Pottery is inarguably a fixture in many historic metro-area homes and businesses, Pewabic Pottery’s signature style and glazes are inextricably tied to Detroit architecture. Indian Village. Midtown homes. Welcome to Historic Detroit Meet Detroit's "Swaying Splinter" Aug. 3, 2020.
A French Henry IV carved walnut court cupboard of the late 16th or early 17th century once on the collection of William Randolph Hearst. On top of all that, we will also list your name as a sponsor on the website. ""Henry and Clara Ford lived here from 1908- 1915. East Ferry Historic District. A reproduction of the sold Paul Cezanne's "La Montagne Ste Victoire" hangs on the wall where the original once was. 1921 (Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library)The 48-room estate has 12 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, a pub, a private chapel, a prohibition-style pub and a gymnasium on the third floor.The 1922 English Tudor-style mansion was built for Charles and Sarah Fisher by architect George D. Mason. Boston-Edison. "Exterior view of the Frederick J. Fisher residence an Italian renaissance style home. He was plant superintendent at the Piquette Plant and the Rouge facility. Architectural elements and finishes to the estate will be restored, as well as replicated furniture added to "reimagine" the estate, caretakers said. I think that if just a fraction of you would consider chipping in, even just a few dollars a month, it would help us keep things going. We greatly appreciate your likes, your clicks and your page views over the past seven years, but now we're asking for you to help us shoulder the costs of continuing our mission!So, if you’d like to help us continue our mission, you can make a donation to our Patreon page We have added more than 200 new historic postcards and 20 new buildings and monuments to the website.Preorder Greetings from Detroit: Historic Postcards of the Motor City today! We've added half a dozen new buildings to the site, including the Citizens Building, an architectural curiosity that was only 20 feet wide but 150 feet tall. Alexander Macomb Monument - … The room is filled with 18th century French furniture and French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. Tour the studio, workshop and gift shop, and take home a piece of this 100-plus year history. The Tudor-revival manor cost over $4 million to build and furnish between 1926 and 1929. (Courtesy of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate, photograph Mike Skinner, MB 124146)The Drawing room inside the historic Edsel and Eleanor Ford House was used to entertain guests before dinner and host meetings. In 1924 he became the Director of Durant Motor Co. before retiring in 1930.Dunk, born in Saginaw, started as a manufacture rof engines and other mechanical components. HistoricDetroit.org is Detroit’s place to learn the stories behind the city’s historic places and for photographers, historians and others to share their love, images, memories and more about its landmarks. The Fords were the first automobile magnates to reside in the Boston-Edison neighborhood," reads the Michigan Historic Site marker in front of the 1908-built 140 Edison St.While at this house, Ford created his mass production methods of the Model T and wage price theories.Martin was the fifth Ford employee hired, according to the Historic Boston Edison Association. Places; Map; Houses; Architects; Photos; Shop; Support; About; Galleries. We have added rewards, including a neat service that will have an authentic Detroit postcard mailed to you each month. "Eleanor Ford in front of La Tasse de Chocolat by Pierre-Auguste Renoir."