Found 2 blog entries tagged as Rupert Koch.

Last week we concluded our two-part series on the historic street of Rivard with some wonderful homes constructed between 1924 – 1930. 

This week we will begin introducing some extremely talented, yet lesser-known designers who worked throughout Metro Detroit during the 1920’s – 1930’s. We start with the sublime work of Rupert Koch.

Rupert Koch was born in Ann Arbor on September 25, 1885. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan and spent most of his career based in Ann Arbor, however much of his work was in Metro Detroit. During his career he was a well-respected architect who worked on several acclaimed assignments along with multiple residential projects. One of his grand designs was the mansion he created for Leander J. Hoover, 1918.…

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Last week we introduced you to 750 Whittier, the spectacular residence completed, in 1920, for Detroit Lumber baron, Frederic M. Sibley.

This week we stay on Whittier, and head up the road to investigate two beautiful homes, number 1005, and number 1305. These two residences were completed in the same year, in two very different, yet equally popular, architectural approaches. 

1005 Whittier
Beckett & Akitt designed this beautifully styled Mediterranean home, in 1927, for Frederick W. Dalby. The Mediterranean approach was incredibly popular throughout Grosse Pointe, and the United States, during the 1920’s’, and there are some suburb examples throughout the community. It is a unique style, but also very similar to the Spanish Revival buildings…

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