(Photo, 2006 by Leslie Pielack)
The Norman Revival house features steep roofs, dormers, stone, stucco, and rounded arches with numerous wrought iron architectureal elements.
(Photo, 2005, by Leslie Pielack)
More info on the stained glass at the mansion and the Detroit Stained Glass works is available through the Michigan State University Museum's Michigan Stained Glass Census project:
http://museum.msu.edu/museum/msgc/jul04.html
http://museum.msu.edu/museum/msgc/feb07.html
Exterior
This residential design by renowned Detroit architect Clarence E. Day is one of the finest surviving examples of the country estate era in the U.S. While appearing to ramble and incorporate a wide variety of architectural features, it is in fact a carefully planned design. In the tradition of the best of the academic eclecticism movement in pre-Depression architecture, it follows clear rules of functionality, balance, rhythm, treatment of space, use of materials, and integration with the physical site.
Interior
The house was built in 1927 primarily as a country retreat for family and intimate friends. It is a delightful mix of tradition and new trends in design. It contains older style European decorative finishes as well as some of the earliest Art Deco design in the Detroit area. Metalwork by Oscar Bach and also that attributed to Samuel Yellin can be found at the estate, as well as stone sculpture by W. H. Harvey and the wood carving craftsmanship of the Hayden Company of New York.
