Lancaster and Waumbek Apartments
Lancaster and Waumbek Apartments | |
 Lot where the Lancaster and Waumbek Apartments once stood | |
| Location | 227-29 and 237-39 East Palmer Avenue Detroit, Michigan |
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| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Almon Clother Varney |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| Demolished | November 2005 |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000921[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 21, 1997 |
The Lancaster and Waumbek Apartments were small apartment buildings respectively located at 227-29 and 237-39 East Palmer Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The apartments were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1] They were demolished in November 2005.[2]
Description
The Lancaster and Waumbek Apartments were two small three-story apartment buildings of similar design located side-by-side on East Palmer.[3] Each building was constructed of brick trimmed with stone, and designed in a Tudor Revival style, although with slightly different detailing on the exterior. The façades featured projecting bays with a small light well in the middle.[3] On the interior, each floor was divided into two apartments of similar layout, featuring decorative plaster and woodwork.[3]
Significance
The two structures were well-designed examples of turn-of-the-century apartment houses in Detroit.[3] They were designed by the prolific Almon Clother Varney, a notable architect of apartment buildings in early 20th century Detroit.[3] These two buildings were once owned by one of Michigan's first suffragists, Sarah A. Sampson, who lived in the Lancaster with her husband from 1906 to 1919.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ The Year In Review: 2005 from BuildingsOfDetroit.com
- ^ a b c d e f Lancaster and Waumbek Apartments from the state of Michigan
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