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The high-rise building was constructed between 1916 and 1919, and is one of Detroit's oldest; it was designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls in the Gothic Revival architectural style. [1] [2] It stands at 14 floors, and has 65 residential units. The building was named after Richard H. Fyfe, a Detroit merchant who made his fortune in the shoe trade.
The Ransom Gillis House brought to Detroit the Venetian Gothic style, made popular by John Ruskin's book The Stones of Venice. [18] The centerpiece of the structure is the turret situated in the front left corner, the circumference of which is accented by five rows of tiles of simple geometric designs in hues of bright blue, red, yellow, and brown.
The Buildings of Detroit: A History. Wayne State University Press. Fisher, Dale (1996). Ann Arbor: Visions of the Eagle. Grass Lake, Michigan: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 0-9615623-4-X. Fisher, Dale (2003). Building Michigan: A Tribute to Michigan's Construction Industry. Grass Lake, Michigan: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 1-891143 ...
The present church building, the third for the parish, was designed by Harry J. Rill and was completed in 1899[2] at a cost of just over $23,000. The church is constructed of brick and stone, and is designed in the French Gothic Revival style, an unusual class of architecture in the Detroit area. 72: Carl E. and Alice Candler Schmidt House
Gothic Revival church buildings in Michigan (1 C, 46 P) Pages in category "Gothic Revival architecture in Michigan" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.
The structures in this TR are diverse in age and architectural style. Broken into age and style, there are: three High Victorian Gothic churches (1859-1887) two Richardson Romanesque structures (with two others already on the Register) (1889-1896) two neo-classical synagogues (1902-1922) five Gothic style, central-plan churches (1909-1926)
"Building 50", the former Northern Michigan Asylum St. James Episcopal Church, Grosse Ile, Michigan D. M. Fery Warehouse, 1887 Simon Heavenrich residence in 75 Winder Street, built in 1875. Gordon W. Lloyd was an architect of English origin, whose work was primarily in the American Midwest .
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...