Found 2 blog entries tagged as 452 Chalfonte.

Last week we stopped by 1001 Cadieux, the former carriage house of 16761 E. Jefferson – a grand estate designed by one of Detroit’s finest architects, Louis Kamper. The estate was built between 1916-17, for Christian Henry Haberkorn, Jr., a prominent banker in Detroit. Today 1001 Cadieux is its own charming residence.

This week we head to Chalfonte Avenue in Grosse Pointe Farms. We recently featured a stunning Mid-Century Ranch, 452 Chalfonte, so we thought we would look at a few more properties on this part of the street where the rear of the homes overlook the golf course at the prestigious Country Club of Detroit. Image courtesy of GoogleEarth.

The majority of the homes that run along this part of Chalfonte are single-story ranches, built…

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Last week we concluded our two-part series on Bedford Road with some more architecturally interesting homes that were constructed by noted architects during the 1930’s and 1940’s. 

This week we turn our attention to a Mid-Century Ranch, 452 Chalfonte. This eye-catching home was completed in 1952, having been created by a group of very talented artists - architect Omer C. Bouschor, builder James Monahan, landscape architect Eleanor Roache, and the renowned firm of Meathe & Kessler, who designed the original patio.

The homes Omer Cecil Bouschor designed are exquisite. With the majority are under 7,000 sq ft in size, his work covered a broad spectrum of architectural styles. Omer Bouschor was born on 30 October 1902, in Thompson, MI.…

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