Situated on a spacious corner lot just minutes from the recently redeveloped Balduck Park, Messmer Playground. the newly-constructed East English Village Preparatory Academy high school, and popular Grosse Pointe and Detroit shopping and dining districts, this striking home combines the simple, geometric forms, flat rooflines, and curved corners of the Art Moderne style with the rustic, wood cladding characteristic of organic architecture and folk traditions. This stunning 1939 home features floor-to-ceiling windows, a curving stairwell, Modernist details throughout, wood finishing in the kitchen and bathrooms, exposed old-growth beams, balconies off the upstairs bedrooms, attached garage, and a bar in the basement. Though a solidly-built architectural masterpiece, the purchaser should expect to make many repairs, including repairing the wood siding, plasterwork, roof repair, and kitchen renovation.
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