  Quinn Member Username: Quinn Post Number: 1576 Registered: 01-2005 |
 Hey guys thought you'd like to know that advanced-day discount tickets are now available to purchase for this great tour, June 7th, online: http://historicindianvillage.org/homeandgardentour.html We've got a bunch of FANTASTIC homes on the tour this year, including 1723 Iroquois, or what is commonly known as the Dodge mansion. Click through to the website to purchase tickets, see the homes that are on tour, plus past tourbook covers, etc.  Hope to see you there! | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4622 Registered: 02-2005 |
Thanks, Quinn. I can't wait. That is one of my favorite homes...anywhere. Didn't it go up for sale recently? | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4623 Registered: 02-2005 |
Oh Lord, the Buhl mansion is on the tour, too! And 853 Iroquois is fantastic. Good stuff. | ||
Quinn Member Username: Quinn Post Number: 1577 Registered: 01-2005 |
Yes it's for sale...probably the only reason it's on the tour to be honest! Yes, we've got several of great homes this year. Here are all of the homes for you guys too lazy to click ;P  853 Iroquois Andrew McEnill & Sons, Builders A rare example in Historic Indian Village, this Queen Anne Victorian style home bespeaks another gracious era. Tour Type: Home  1116 Iroquois John Scott & Co., Architects Homes in the Gothic style are also sparse in the Village; the original owner of this large home was Arthur Hiram Buhl. Tour Type: Home & Garden  1723 Iroquois Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, Architects This one-of-a-kind Indian Village Home was originally built for Winifred Dodge & William J. Gray. Tour Type: Home  2218 Iroquois John Scott & Co., Architects This clean-lined Arts & Crafts home will charm you. Tour Type: Home  2233 Iroquois George D. Mason, Architect Here is a small, but lovely garden that features roses. Tour Type: Garden  2236 Iroquois Urban Building Co., Builder The dark brick on this Arts & Crafts home exudes a rich warmth from the street, particularly in the afternoon sun. Tour Type: Home  2480 Iroquois Davock Bldg. Co., Builder This Colonial Revival jewel comes with all the features of the original period. Tour Type: Home  776 Seminole Chittenden & Kotting, Architects The young couple doing a complete restoration on this home have their work cut out for them. If you are a This Old House fan, you’ll enjoy this stop on our H&G Tour. Tour Type: Home  2916 Seminole Cook Farm Co., Builders This is only one view of this extraordinary cottage garden that will delight you on your visit. Tour Type: Garden | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4624 Registered: 02-2005 |
I can see how the owners might be motivated to put it on the tour because they're trying to sell it (for well over a million, too), but I can think of a lot of good reasons a house like that should be on an architecture tour! | ||
Lodgedodger Member Username: Lodgedodger Post Number: 18 Registered: 05-2008 |
853 Iroquois...isn't that the place with the Blood Hound? Pics are beautiful. The dog cracks me up too...I've never heard such a loud dog in my life. It's almost as if his (or her) body is hollowed out in order to amplify the sound. I can't wait for the tour. | ||
Dougw Member Username: Dougw Post Number: 2104 Registered: 11-2003 |
Just a reminder... the tour is this Saturday. Online ticket sales available until Friday at the website above. | ||
Nainrouge Member Username: Nainrouge Post Number: 1823 Registered: 05-2006 |
Is the food part of the ticket price? Just wondering... | ||
Dougw Member Username: Dougw Post Number: 2106 Registered: 11-2003 |
I don't believe there is food included in the ticket price. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4881 Registered: 02-2005 |
Nope. The prices are a bargain for what you see in any year, but especially because of the three big houses this year. This will be awesome. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4896 Registered: 02-2005 |
Here are my Indian Village photos to get everyone excited for Saturday. I'll be adding more to this set after the show. Enjoy. | ||
Sknutson Member Username: Sknutson Post Number: 1155 Registered: 03-2004 |
I sure wish that I could be back for the tour. I noticed on the link, where photos of the past tour brochures are listed, that it says there was no tour in 2000. Why was that? | ||
Dougw Member Username: Dougw Post Number: 2108 Registered: 11-2003 |
The tour was hit hard by the Y2K bug. | ||
Rax Member Username: Rax Post Number: 379 Registered: 11-2007 |
Hey it's great to see 2236 Iroquois on the tour, since I would like to meet my potential neighbors. I might be buying the house immediately next door (2240 Iroquois) for the tidy sum of $149,900. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4909 Registered: 02-2005 |
Awesome-- that's exciting. Great investment, too. | ||
Patrick Member Username: Patrick Post Number: 5457 Registered: 10-2003 |
Pretty good tour. Wish the sun had been out a little bit more. The clouds made taking pictures a little difficult. Lots of people! | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4928 Registered: 02-2005 |
Same thoughts here, but I got some good photos I will link you to later. I thought it was a larger than average crowd, and there were some long waits outside the Gray-Dodge house. The homes and grounds in the Village are looking better than ever. As I said last year, the money that is getting pumped into the neighborhood is really impressive, and I think many of the properties are much better taken care of than those in comparable suburban neighborhoods. | ||
Warrenite84 Member Username: Warrenite84 Post Number: 321 Registered: 01-2007 |
1723 Iroquois,(Winifred Dodge Gray House), was VERY beautiful. The group I went with guessed the sale price at around $3 million. Actual for sale price: $1.1 MIL! We were floored. It is such a beautiful house. The only other property on this tour that surpassed it was the unbelievable house at 1116 Iriquois,(Arthur Hiriam Buhl, Sr. House). Loaded with eye popping antiques and hand carved furniture dating back to the 1600's. The present owner being an antiques dealer, obviously. Beautifully laid out house with a wide upstairs hall connecting the bedrooms. A lot these homes had beautiful paint jobs with stenciled details. It's hard to resist becoming a regular to this tour. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4929 Registered: 02-2005 |
Very true. Here are my photos of IV; the second half of that set is from today. | ||
Lodgedodger Member Username: Lodgedodger Post Number: 44 Registered: 05-2008 |
Mackinaw, your photos are lovely. Thank you. I was busy with Piquette and the PreservationWayne Tour today...so I missed Indian Village. Thank you. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4930 Registered: 02-2005 |
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed them. | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 984 Registered: 11-2006 |
too bad you'll be in NJ and not there | ||
Otter Member Username: Otter Post Number: 197 Registered: 12-2007 |
Could someone tell me a bit about the house on the southeast corner of Iroquois and Agnes? I've been going through IV on my way home (by bicycle) from downtown and midtown lately and am particularly struck by this house when I turn the corner. Disappointed that I didn't have time to make the IV tour this year! | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4932 Registered: 02-2005 |
Yesterday I could only reaffirm the notion that I'll someday, somehow have to live in IV, Spirit. It really feels like it could be a home, but geared best towards family life. Otter, here are some facts from our guide book: -1116 Iroquois: The Arthur Hiram Buhl Sr. house -vintage 1909, designed in a gothic adaptation by John Scott and Co.. Built for $40,000. -The Buhls were an influential industrial family, and Arthur-- the grandson of Hiram Walker-- was the patriarch at the time he lived in the house. -The home was a rooming house, and a home for nuns, during the middle of the 20th century. This was put to a stop when a lawsuit enforced the R-1 zoning there. ----- The interior of the home and its furnishings match the gothic style. There is impressive wood-work and beamed ceilings throughout. The house is expansive. There are two large halls forming an L-shape on the second floor, and the third floor appears to have a large floor-plate as well. I would guess that it is about 12,000 SF. -it is in beautiful condition, with some modern updates, and an updated, large carriage house apartment for rent. A family (I think a larger one) currently lives in the Buhl mansion. | ||
Otter Member Username: Otter Post Number: 199 Registered: 12-2007 |
Thanks, Mackinaw. I didn't realize that address was the Buhl house, mentioned above. It looks huge, but 12,000 s.f. - oof! | ||
Patrick Member Username: Patrick Post Number: 5458 Registered: 10-2003 |
Seems like there were a great deal of younger folks on the tour. My impatient ass didnt want to wait in the lines to get in the houses. Did they allow photos???. I thought the best structure was Jefferson Ave Presbyterian. That church is amazing inside and out...and it is still kept up. | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 4138 Registered: 11-2005 |
quote: Outside yes, inside no. quote: I was there early and saw mostly older folks. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4933 Registered: 02-2005 |
I saw some people snapping photos inside one of the houses, and I didn't see any reprimanding (although I'm sure once a docent saw them they got busted). I stuck to the outside photos...these are private homes so it makes good sense. The majority of people at an event like this will always be older, but after a few years of doing the the tour this year's had the most people in their 20s-30s and around my age. I even saw a friend unexpectedly. I think Patrick may be on to something. Patrick- the longest wait was for the Dodge-Gray house, and that line (I was probably there at the peak) was three properties long and took 20+ minutes. The Buhl line took 10 minutes and everything else was minimal wait. Seemed to be worth it in all cases. | ||
Neilr Member Username: Neilr Post Number: 741 Registered: 06-2005 |
quote: Mackinaw, if you continue to do tours like this, at some point, the majority of tour goers will actually be younger.  | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 2883 Registered: 10-2003 |
Thanks, Mackinaw, for the photos. I wasn't able to go this year due to leading the PW Cultural Center tour in the morning and having my niece's graduation party to attend in the afternoon. Will make sure I am able to attend next year as I so enjoy being able to walk the streets of Indian Village, shooting pictures! | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4935 Registered: 02-2005 |
Haha ain't that the truth, Neilr. Kathleen-- how were your tours? |
