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Alexander Chêne House
Location2681 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, Michigan
Built1855
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleFederal
DemolishedApril 1991
MPSEast Jefferson Avenue Residential TR
NRHP reference No.85002936[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 09, 1985
Designated MSHSJanuary 17, 1986[2]

The Alexander Chêne House was a private residence located at 2681 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985[1] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1986,[2] but subsequently demolished in April 1991.[2]

Description

The Alexander Chêne House was a two-story, Federal-style house with additional Colonial Revival details on the facade, added after original construction.[2] The house was constructed of red brick sitting on a raised basement. A one-story porch sat in the center of the front facade, and the side walls rose above the roof to form fractables.[2] A small cornice ran the width of the front. The windows were topped with decorative iron lintels.[2] A rear extension was added to the house in the 20th century.[2]

History

The Chêne House was one of the few examples of the Federal style in Detroit. It was built in 1850 by Alexander Chêne on land which had been granted to the Chêne family by Louis XIV of France in 1707.[2] The house was later owned by Charles B. Warren, who constructed the rear wing some time between 1902 and 1914.[2]

In the latter part of the 20th century, the house was used as a restaurant, known as Little Harry's. In 1991, the structure was demolished and replaced with a franchise International House of Pancakes (IHOP).

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Chêne, Alexander, House (demolished 4/91) from the state of Michigan
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