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- Old Luce home on the corner of Jefferson and Fulton (Southeast corner). Torn down about 1927. Gothic cottage, corner view. The house is constructed of narrow vertical wood siding, with a center entrance underneath a columned portico, with a high-peaked dormer window. The entrance is flanked on each side by sash windows with shutters. Part of the back porch entrance can be seen behind the right side of the house. A sign is nailed to a tree in front, which appears to say “Attention; Decker and Jean, G.R. Sav. Bank Bldg. (Grand Rapids Savings Bank?).
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Sign post of Aberdeen and Plainfield
- Date Created:
- 1950-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Old house on Lyon hill. The house's hilltop setting is more apparent in this view, which takes in more of the surroundings. Two large fancy chimneys can be seen on the roof of the main house, and a smaller, plainer chimney on the roof of the wing. There is a small birdhouse hanging in a small tree near the house. The side of the next house up the hill can be seen at the right side of the photo.
- Date Created:
- 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Waters House at 43 College S.E.; White mansion set behind wooded front yard. The front entrance is adorned with a two story semi-circular portico with six Corinthian columns. A large sun porch with railed deck above is seen at the left side of the image. Part of a similar feature can be seen on the other side of the house. Above the main roofline the dormers and possible 3rd level are partially obscured by the trees. There is a wire fence with narrow metal posts around the house, midway out in the yard. A large birdbath appears to the right of the image in the front yard. Everything is snow covered.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Stucco house with stone porch
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A dining area in a sun room that has a slate floor and many windows, showing the same furniture as was shown in the more formal dining room of the colonial revival house. A Japanese-style mural painted on one wall.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Old Lowe house at 152 N. Division opposite the Post Office. Corner view of a three-story Victorian town house of pale brick, with Mansard roof. Straight, wide cement steps with wrought iron railings lead to curved-top double front doors at the left side of the house. Above the front door is a large window. To the right, the walls curve outward, with two tall windows topped by decorative moldings on both first and second levels. There are two dormer windows in the attic; one single peaked dormer and one double window with a curved dormer over the curved section of the house. Part of the cornice is in disrepair. There is a driveway or street immediately adjacent to the house on the right side, where the corner of a parked vehicle can be seen. The side of the house is obscured by small trees in full foliage. The side wall of the house next door can be seen on the other side; very close by -- no side yard.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The library of the colonial revival house, with wood paneled walls and fire place. It shows a desk and two side chairs.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Lowe House at 152 Division Ave. Corner view of a three story Victorian town house of pale brick, with Mansard roof. Straight, wide cement steps with wrought iron railings lead to curved-top double front doors at the left side of the house. Above the front door is a large window. To the right, the walls curve outward, with two tall windows topped by decorative moldings on both first and second levels. There are two dormer windows in the attic; one single peaked dormer and one double window with a curved dormer over the curved section of the house. Part of the cornice is in disrepair. There is a driveway or street immediately adjacent to the house on the right side, where the corner of a parked vehicle can be seen. The side of the house is obscured by small trees in full foliage. The side wall of the house next door can be seen on the other side; very close by -- no side yard. Circa 1930.
- Date Created:
- 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Front view of a brick house.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- William Harrison homestead on Bridge St. hill, which was a part of the Mount Mercy establishment until the fire of 1928. Two-story pale brick house with a 4-story tower on the corner, topped with a domed roof. A large wooden porch graces the front of the house, with decorative spindles and railings. The house is in a state of disrepair, with rubble lying about in the yard.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Cars parked along the street around the "All Gas Wonder House" built by the Gas Company, with people lined up by the door for a tour inside.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A view of the formal dining room, carpeted, with table, chairs and buffet. It has a built-in corner cupboard in one corner, a Japanese screen in the other corner. The staircase can be seen through the door.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Men, builders looking at blueprint and sketch for house.
- Date Created:
- 1948-08-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- “Jefferson and Island. Built 1876-77 (authority: City Directory) 29 Jefferson Ave.” Substantial residence of light-colored brick, with molded trim above three sash windows on 2nd floor. There is a square cupola on the roof with two windows on each side. A large porch wraps around the front and left side of the main floor, with wooden pillars and railings and lattice work underneath. Two carpenters are standing on the front walk, working on a curved piece of wood propped up on a sawhorse table. A low cement wall surrounds the yard, and there is a short cement hitching post with a ring on top out by the street. Some unidentified buildings can be seen next to the house.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Streetview of houses
- Date Created:
- 1950-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Men, builders looking at blueprint and sketch of house
- Date Created:
- 1948-08-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Streetview of neighborhood
- Date Created:
- 1950-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- House at 1353 Bridge St. N.W., George L. Stone, architect. Corner view of a three-story brick house set high on a hill, with extensive grounds and stonework landscaping. Trees to the right and beyond the house are in full foliage. Most of the ground level of the house is obscured by a corner patio with brick pillars supporting a lattice roof. On the near end of the house is a two-story wing, containing a sunroom on the upper level, and two windows and a door on the ground level. The brick chimney in the center of the near end of the house rises above the roof line peak and is topped with mini-pillars and a roof of wavy tile that matches the roof of the house. In the front of the house is a dormer window, and each of the windows on the main floor is topped with a medallion decoration. This photograph was featured in an article in the Grand Rapids Herald, September 4, 1927.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A carpeted bedroom in the colonial revival house, possible a nursery with single bed, a bassinet, two side chairs, and an infant scale
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)