VOIGT HOUSE by GR58
The Voigt House is an elegant and perfectly preserved Victorian mansion was built for Carl G. A. Voigt in 1895. Voigt came to Grand Rapids in 1870 and ran a mill and dry goods store with W. G. Herpolsheimer. In 1902, when the partnership ended, Voigt took over the milling works.
The house [...]
By farlane
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Tower of Power by docksidepress
Heritage Hill has 1,300 homes that date from 1848 and representing over 60 architectural styles. To understand just how diverse these styles can be, visit the Voight House Museum, a beautiful example of Queen Anne architecture and then walk a few blocks over to the Meyer May house which was Frank [...]
By maude
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Pickle Barrel House by agilitynut
Here's a fun one!
Two huge barrels make up this unique and much-loved landmark that has been restored and opened back up as a museum. The house was built for William Donahey creator of the Teenie Weenie comic cartoon feature by a grocery distributor grateful for the attention that the Teenie [...]
There are two official Governor's Residences in the state of Michigan. One is in Lansing and the other, a summer residence, is on Mackinac Island. Both residences are owned by the state of Michigan and are maintained with private donations.
The Governor's Lansing residence was built in 1957 for Howard and Letha Sober, who donated it [...]
Homes along East Ferry Avenue - Detroit MI by pinehurst19475
For the month of March, Absolute Michigan will be featuring Homes with stories about historic Michigan houses, home & home design blogs, green building and other new trends in construction and redevelopment, and some of the great neighborhoods across the state for buying and renting. We'll [...]
February 28, 2008 – 7:51 am
well red by suesue2
For the whole month of March, we'll be featuring Homes on Absolute Michigan with features about historic Michigan homes, green building and other new trends in construction and some great neighborhoods across the state. Because you can't tune in any media without hearing how terrible the housing market is, we'll also talk [...]
November 16, 2007 – 9:09 am
You gotta click through and see it bigger!
Nathan takes some amazing photos of Michigan's cities and urban architecture. Have a look at his photos of Ann Arbor (especially this one) and Grand Rapids (especially this one ... and that one ... oh and better not miss this one).
He's got all kinds of other great photos [...]
September 19, 2007 – 9:45 am
Cloudy buildings, forward and behind by caterpillars
Rivertowner combines information about the development of Detroit's riverfront with information about life along the riverfront (sometimes touching on Windsor, Canada), creating a fascinating view of life in Detroit and how the city is revitalizing itself as a place to live, work, and visit.
When it's not considering weighty questions [...]
By farlane
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Bootstrap Analysis writes:
Today is Detroit's 306th birthday. Yes, it sort of looks its age. But in honor of the occasion, and inspired by a thread at the DetroitYES forum, I thought I'd list what I consider to be the Seven Wonders of Detroit. I felt these should be pretty unique, characteristic of Detroit, and man-made.
Check [...]
Watch Michael Moore's Sicko online, birdwatch (or apartment hunt) in Detroit's Brush Park, follow the growing Michigan wine industry with a new blog and head over to Fremont, Michigan - baby food capital of the world!
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