Found 2 blog entries tagged as Bedford Road Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe.

Last week we stopped by one of the most architecturally interesting streets in Grosse Pointe Park, Bedford Road (Part 1), to review the range of architectural styles on some of the homes built in and around the 1920’s on the John H. Tigchon’s subdivision.

This week we stay on Bedford Road to conclude the series with some more architecturally interesting homes (on the same subdivision) that were constructed by noted architects during the 1930’s, 1940’s, plus one in 1950.

780 Bedford - 1935

This large Colonial style home was created by the noted architect J. Ivan Dise in 1935. Dise created many residences in Grosse Pointe along with the distinctive Farms pumping station in 1929. The majority of his work in Grosse Pointe occurred during the…

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Last week we explored some of Grosse Pointe’s carriage houses that were part of the many grand estates built during the early twentieth century. Designed by some of Detroit’s leading architects they had (and have) unique architectural charm and historic significance.

This week we head to one of the most architecturally interesting streets in Grosse Pointe Park, Bedford Road. In Part 1 of the two-part series, we are going to review the range of architectural styles that can be found on this captivating street, with just some of the homes built in and around the 1920’s on the John H. Tigchon’s subdivision.

Many of the houses in Grosse Pointe Park were built during the 1920’ and 1930’s, during a period of growth and architectural transformation in…

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