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1405 Balmoral Drive

1405 Balmoral Drive

This Dutch Colonial Revival style home was built in 1921 and is the only house of this type in Palmer Woods. It was originally built for Dr. Alexander Sydney Ramage and his wife Hattie, who moved into the home in February of 1922.

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1771 Balmoral Drive

1771 Balmoral Drive

Constructed for Alfred J. Fisher and his wife, Alma, in 1925. Designed by Richard Marr, the home is one of the most impressive Tudor Revival style homes in Palmer Woods,

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19410 Lucerne Drive

19410 Lucerne Drive

The home at 19410 Lucerne Drive was constructed in 1923 by Charles Albert Lindsey, owner of the C.A. Lindsey Company, which sold silk automotive interiors for the burgeoning luxury automobile industry.

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1411 Strathcona Drive

1411 Strathcona Drive

Sitting impressively on the corner of Strathcona and Cumberland, this 6,000 plus square foot English Tudor Revival was designed by Alvin E. Harley and completed in 1923.

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19201 Strathcona Drive

19201 Strathcona Drive

Created for Fred C. Thompson, here Richard Marr makes a grand statement with the extensive use of limestone, starting with the Doric columns adorning the 2 story entry portico as well as the quoins, roof balustrade & arched windows throughout the exterior. A...

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19221 Strathcona Drive

19221 Strathcona Drive

A stately Greek revival situated on a one-acre lot, is one of a dozen Palmer Woods homes designed by Marr. This home provides perfectly symmetrical presentation framed by stone quoins, a monumental gabled portico with elaborate dentils, half-fan light in the tympanum...

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1530 Wellesley Drive

1530 Wellesley Drive

Boasting a lovely conservatory that enhances its unique appearance, this stately Mediterranean style villa was designed by Richard Marr, Detroit’s famed“ architect to millionaires” in 1923 for I.H. Nie, an auto executive at Fisher Body Corp.

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1880 Wellesley Drive

1880 Wellesley Drive

Construction began in 1924 on a residence for Detroit’s Roman Catholic Archbishop. This new residence, designed by the nationally known firm of Maginnis and Walsh, is the largest residence in Palmer Woods.

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2760 West Seven Mile Road

2760 West Seven Mile Road

In 1956, Dorothy S. Turkel commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to construct this “Usonian Automatic” home to be a low-cost building system. The only Frank Lloyd Wright home in the City of Detroit, the Turkel House is a prime example of this unique style.

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