Last week we visited 59 Lake Shore in the City of Grosse Pointe. This historic home, designed by the prestigious firm of Mason & Rice, was built in 1892, by Joseph Berry as a wedding present for his eldest daughter, Charlotte and her husband Henry Sherrard.
This week we stay with the Berry family as we travel the short distance to 60 Lake Shore, built in 1903 for Joseph’s middle daughter, Alice, and her husband Dr. Edwin Lodge. It is understood Alices father, Joseph Berry, offered to build a home for each of his three daughters, as a wedding present, on part of his 15-acre estate – “Edgemere” located at 50 Lake Shore (razed in 1942).
60 Lake Shore was set on a spectacular 2-acre lakefront site with 275’ on Lake St. Clair. Approximately 5,120 sq ft, the house was designed by Field, Hinchman & Smith. The architectural style of the asymmetric brick-built/shingle structure has been described as Queen Anne. Queen Anne style homes were popular in Grosse Pointe at the turn of the Century, particularly for summertime residences close to the lake. The approach was one of a number of popular Victorian architectural styles that emerged in the United States from around 1880 to 1910. Many of the Queen Anne style properties in Grosse Pointe were built in picturesque settings with well-manicured lawns and elegant flower gardens. A fine example in the community is 365 lake Shore, completed in 1896. Images courtesy of Wayne State Digital Collection and Grosse Pointe Historical Society.
Typical traits of the Queen Anne style (as found at 60 Lake Shore) include – an asymmetrical façade, a dominant front-facing gable (often cantilevered beyond the plane of the wall below), overhanging eaves, round, square, or a polygonal tower, differing wall textures, such as patterned wood shingles and terra cotta tiles, horizontal bands of leaded windows, along with monumental chimneys. Source: Wikipedia.
The design of 60 Lake Shore features many of the traits listed above. The exterior has an abundance of limestone framing the grand entrance, surrounding many of the windows, along with carved gargoyles on the trim. The rear elevation had a hexagonal shaped tower, a large terrace with a limestone balustrade, a gazebo, plus a sea wall at the water’s edge, along with a natural lagoon with lake water fill. On either side of the house were two huge chimneys with decorative brickwork, while a circular drive led to the front entrance. At some point an in ground pool was added in a private corner of the yard, along with a 20’ x 20’ sq ft pool house with two dressing areas and an entertainment room.
The interior had oak beams, glazed and Pewabic tiles, decorative ceiling motifs, a built-in oak buffet, and an intricate carved staircase. The rooms on the main floor included a living room, dining room, library, a music and a garden room. On the second floor were four main bedrooms along with two smaller bedrooms for maids.
Alice Dwight Berry was born on 1 October 1871, in Detroit. She married Dr. Edwin H. Lodge on 12 December 1899, in Grosse Pointe, together they had two sons and a daughter. Dr. Edwin Lodge was born on 5 June 1849 in Cincinnati. He obtained his degree in 1871, having attended University of Michigan, and New York College of Physicians. Aside from being a prominent member of the community, and a doctor he was also “a businessman of large affairs.” It was reported he was manager of his father-in-law’s estate and was president of several organizations including the Dwight Lumber Company and Grace hospital. He passed on 3 July 1920. Following his death Alice Lodge continued to reside at the home for the remainder of her life. Image courtesy of: Findagrave.com
Alice Berry was also a well-known member of the community and was a member of the Detroit Museum of Art Founders Society, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and the Needlework Guild of America. Mrs. Lodge taught Sunday School in Grosse Pointe and played the organ in the original Memorial Church (on Kerby Road) when it was an ivy-covered frame building. Alice Berry Lodge passed at 60 Lake Shore on 26 February 1961. Source: GP News (March 1961).
Following Mrs. Lodge’s death 60 Lake Shore was listed for sale. It was then on the market again in June 2003. It was demolished in 2007, and a new house was built in its place.
The architects of 60 Lake Shore were Field, Hinchman & Smith – the firm would later be renamed Smith, Hinchman & Grylls. The origins of this prestigious company can be traced back to 1853. The company was established by Sheldon Smith in Ohio. Smith was a self-taught architect who had gained experience with his brother, an architect, on the east coast. Around 1855, Sheldon Smith moved to Detroit. By 1896, two graduates of the University of Michigan College of Engineering – Theodore H. Hinchman, and Henry G. Field – had joined the firm, utilizing their engineering talents to design many large-scale projects. By 1903, the company was renamed Field, Hinchman, & Smith. It is reported the firm was adept at “adjusting stylistically to the preference of the client, taking inspiration, and copying from architecture books to design various Classic Revival style structures.” In 1906, Henry G. Field left the firm and H.J Maxwell Grylls joined the company as a partner, at which pointe it renamed Smith, Hinchman, & Grylls.
60 Lake Shore was a beautiful Queen Anne style home, owned by one of Grosse Pointe’s most prestigious families. If anyone has any images of this estate, we would love to hear from you.
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Written by Katie Doelle
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