Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe - Bailey & Middleditch
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Last week we stopped by 61 Moross a rather handsome English Cottage style home, completed in 1925, most likely for the legendary baseball player Ty Cobb.
This week we look at the work of one of the lesser-known architectural/building firms, Bailey & Middleditch, who designed and/or built several homes in Grosse Pointe during the late 1920’s, including at least three sublime homes on University Place.
Rufus Arthur Bailey & Leigh Middleditch was a prominent design and construction firm in Detroit. It is understood R. A. Bailey was born in Lansing on 6 May 1867. He began his architectural career by working in the office of his brother, who was a leading architect in Lansing, where he spent four years. At the age of 21 he moved to Detroit where he…
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