Residences; Hugh Chapin Residence

Description:: Georgian residence of Roy D. Chapin, one of the founders of the Hudson Motor Car Company: The house was built in 1927 in Grosse Pointe Farms and was designed by John Russel Pope. The "impression sought was one of dignity rather than spendour." (From Buildings of Detroit by W. H. Ferry)
Notes:: Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
Date Issued:: 1951-01-15T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
Collection:: Virtual Motor City
Place:: Michigan and Grosse Pointe Farms
Subject Topic:: Dwellings
Subject Name:: Chapin, Roy D., (Roy Dikeman), Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937, and Hudson Motor Car Company
Format:: photographs
Rights:: Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
URL:: http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc16614