Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – James Conn
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Last week we presented the work Arthur Schmidt, successful during the mid-20th century, he primarily created commercial buildings in Metro Detroit that centered on a Mid-Century Modern approach.
This week we stay with the theme of Mid-Century Modern architecture as we explore some of the modern projects designed by James W. Conn. A fine example of his work is 781 Lake Shore, completed in 1964, for Dr. I. W. McLean.
James Conn was born in Montana on 1 December 1917. It is reported he studied under Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin and Eero Saarinen at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he was on the team of architects who designed the St. Louis Arch. During WWII he was a pilot of a B-25 in the U.S. Air Force. Following the war he designed many…
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