Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – The Work of J. Robert F. Swanson
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Last week we featured 16500 E. Jefferson, the former home of Louis Mendelssohn’s youngest daughter, Lydia. The property was razed in 1996, and the land subdivided.
This week we are going to feature the work of J. Robert F. Swanson. This talented architect was also linked to the Mendelssohn family having designed the home of Gordon Mendelssohn, Lydia’s brother.
J. Robert F. Swanson was involved in creating at least four homes in Grosse Pointe –
- 21 Colonial Road, (1929)
- 677 Middlesex (1937)
- 280 Vendome Ct (1937)
- 203 Cloverly – in conjunction with Eliel and Eero Saarinen (1939)
J. Robert F. Swanson was born in Menominee, Michigan, in 1900. His parents, both of who were natives of Sweden, relocated the family to Grand Rapids, and…
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