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House in Virginia Park neighborhood.
House in Virginia Park neighborhood.
The Virginia Park Historic District is located in Detroit, Michigan, along both sides of Virgia Park St. from Woodward Avenue to Lodge Freeway Service Drive.
In the latter part of the 19th century, the population of Detroit grew substantially, enough so that developers began looking north of Grand Boulevard for land to subdivide. In 1893, Virginia Park was platted with 92 relatively small lots. requirements ensured that only well-to-do businessmen and professionals could afford to erect a home in the neighborhood. Most of the homes were built between 1893 and 1915. Architectural styles represented in the neighborhood include Tudor, Neo-Georgian, Bungalow and Arts and Crafts.
[edit] References and further reading
- Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
- Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.
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