Given the fact they don't build them like this anymore, it is refreshing to see some of the Architectural wonders of the Guilded and Victorian Ages restored and preserved. Too many of these spectacular buildings have been lost to time, which is heartbreaking to say the least.
@crotchwolf1929
Жыл бұрын
Woodward avenue from present day I75 to the boulevard used to be flanked by the biggest, most elaborate mansions during the 19th century. Only 5, including this one, remain today.
@LJB103
Жыл бұрын
At one time Woodward Avenue was also a "Millionaires' Row" in Detroit. Unfortunately most mansions are now long gone.
@laliz7025
Жыл бұрын
So was "The Boulevard". My doctor's office was in one of the old mansion on Grand Boulevard - long past its heyday
@pyrexmaniac
Жыл бұрын
Woodward was Detroit's singular "grand avenue."
@laliz7025
Жыл бұрын
@@pyrexmaniac Grand Blvd was a boulevard and it was grand.
@sopwithsnoopy8779
Жыл бұрын
Ken should do a video or tour of the Kresge House, on Woodward & Boston. It's been for sale for the last 4 or 5 years now.
@rickprusak9326
2 ай бұрын
Woodward Avenue is no longer called "Millionaires Row." Its now called "Billionaires Row" because of the FIG families building up the Downtown area of Detroit along Woodward Ave. The FIG families are identified as (F)ord, (I)llitch, and (G)ilbert. Instead of ornate homes, the FIG families are building or restoring HUGE buildings and stadiums 🏟 to glorify their wealth and family prominence in Detroit's elite society.
@mournettab6128
Жыл бұрын
The little girl had a dream bedroom!! Although so ornate, it was a home that was lived in and loved for decades by the family.
@carolwalters7069
Жыл бұрын
So familiar with such beautiful architecture. Such elegant beauty does not exist in today's architecture. Modern buildings are cold and unwelcoming. There's a lot positive to be said for such beauty and the time period in which it was built. Hopefully some of it, from wherever it is sitting, can be preserved for future generations to see and cherish. 🤔🤔🤔🤔
@Kyfordman1989
Жыл бұрын
It is so nice that the house of that grander is still standing today
@geoffreyselvage1673
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ken for the Detroit spotlight. I worked four blocks from this gem for 20 years. Charfoos & Christiansen was the law firm that lovingly held this home for many years.
@laliz7025
Жыл бұрын
I never knew that.
@deb53
Жыл бұрын
I love the house, and I'm so glad that the house was restored to it's early splendor and is used today.
@dianetheisen8664
Жыл бұрын
Me, too 🏰
@oltedders
Жыл бұрын
Always excited to find out at the end of the presentation that the house was spared the wrecking ball! Thanks Ken for another great video.
@Emily_Paris
Жыл бұрын
Same for me
@mitchellbarnow1709
Жыл бұрын
I was so happy when you snuck in a contemporary color photo so that I knew that this amazing structure survived Detroit’s decline!
@andrewbrendan1579
Жыл бұрын
A terrific house. It's grand and big, but not gaudy or tacky ---and it's still standing. I'll take the tower sitting room off of Mr. Hecker's bedroom. That would be my little library and I would have a writing table there also.
@dianetheisen8664
Жыл бұрын
Sounds good 🏰
@crotchwolf1929
Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see you guys come and do David Whitney Jr's mansion, Ford's Detroit mansion, the Fisher Brother's mansions and Charles Lang Freer's mansion.
@ThisHouse
Жыл бұрын
Hi Motown Cowboy, Thank you so much for the suggestions! We have been collecting photos and history for the Freer Mansion. These videos take months to put together as we aggregate photo licenses and research, but rest assured that we will be covering it in the near-ish future. We covered Henry Ford’s Mansion in this video kzitem.info/news/bejne/soVosIJmgXVpmag Cheers! -Ken
@crotchwolf1929
Жыл бұрын
@@ThisHouse You guys didn't cover the house I'm referring to. It stands on the corner of Edison St and 2nd Ave in Detroit. They lived there from 1908 till Fairlane was completed.
@crotchwolf1929
Жыл бұрын
@@ThisHouse A little tip for the Freer Mansion. The Detroit Institute of Arts has the original floor plans and architectural drawings for the house. I can send you a link to the plans in the museum's digital library.
@ThisHouse
Жыл бұрын
@@crotchwolf1929 oh! I don’t think anyone has ever asked us to profile that house. I will add it to my list of homes to look into. Thank you for clarifying, cheers!
@ThisHouse
Жыл бұрын
@@crotchwolf1929 I would love to compare them to the HABS drawings to see if they are the same plans or if there are additional drawings I haven’t acquired yet. Email Production@thishouse.media to share the link.
@pmn2821
Жыл бұрын
At least it was saved. Loved the dining room and foyer.
@dianacanales2526
Жыл бұрын
It is wonderful to see this beautiful mansion saved, restored, and in use today in Detroit. I love that the original owners made good use of the tower rooms. Stunning details everywhere! Thanks for sharing with us. Great video!
@tgill2943
Жыл бұрын
Fairy tale towers, what's not to love. An idyllic playroom for a child. Nice study too. I wonder what the views were like from way up there.
@marciafallon7653
Жыл бұрын
Each room in these old mansions is like a museum of craftsmanship and artistry. I would love to explore each one for hours!
@christinegruenberg3120
Жыл бұрын
Thank goodness they restored it.
@monkeygraborange
Жыл бұрын
The exterior looks like a child’s drawing of a castle!
@dianetheisen8664
Жыл бұрын
🏰
@amyjones8114
Жыл бұрын
The marble and onyx fireplace that would glow was my fav. I can just imagine it!
@donchandler755
2 ай бұрын
Thankfully, the Hecker House has been preserved. I am constantly amazed at the work of the craftsmen who created these wonders.
@04straw
Жыл бұрын
I'm delighted to see it hasn't been torn down!
@bettesmith1117
Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this. Thanks.
@christopherkraft1327
Жыл бұрын
I love the ornate ceiling!!! ,👍👍🙂
@SpanishEclectic
Жыл бұрын
I love those 'chateau' style homes. When I was a girl, about 10 years old, I was obsessed with the idea of a turret room with a window seat, with a view of the ocean. Must have read about one in a story. I have to say I'm always impressed with the gorgeous carved arches and coffered ceilings in those stately mansions. Glad this one escaped the wrecking ball!!
@jillatherton4660
Жыл бұрын
Un plus beau chateau. 😄👍
@ladyhonor822
Жыл бұрын
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@ladyhonor822
Жыл бұрын
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🐦🌎🌹🧹🧹🧹🧹👑🙏🙀 FRANK SINATRA SID VICIOUS RIP ANGELS 🙏🌄🍳 I DID IT MY WAY❤
@ladyhonor822
Жыл бұрын
It's just my personal opinion lol 😂❤. It's true... Less is more!!!🌄
@elizabethwilliamsedmonds3907
Жыл бұрын
My Grandmother grew up in the carriage house. Her parents, John and Addie Batty worked as chauffeur, gardeners, and my grandmothers two brothers were in charge of lighting 13 fireplaces eh morning before school.
@cassandraralph5906
Жыл бұрын
Brilliantly designed and decorated house, and not too big either. I am very pleased that this house has been preserved so well. 😀
@lauraguida8482
Жыл бұрын
Well done story about this Detroit treasure! On the other side of Michigan is the Hackley & Hume Historic Site in Muskegon, where 2 lumber barons built their homes with a shared carriage house in between them. If you enjoy wood details and carvings, I highly suggest you check them out. Both are very different and well worth touring if you are in the area.
@ThisHouse
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the suggestion, cheers!
@user-jq8xu6sc4p
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for making such a comprehensive video of my great-grandfather's home.
@jameshughes525
Жыл бұрын
Frank had good taste and a great beard to boot
@grandmaoldschool7011
Жыл бұрын
Hello from Detroit. Please do more Detroit homes.
@dianetheisen8664
Жыл бұрын
I agree
@jenpink4298
Жыл бұрын
I always wanted a tower room
@dianetheisen8664
Жыл бұрын
Me, too🏰‼️
@terrymenz5838
Жыл бұрын
Ken, something you might consider is sharing your knowledge of architecture and history with a local college or university. They often have non-credit community classes for adults. My husband and I have done these talks on astronomy topics which were well received. We include telescope viewing but yours could have a local tour as a finale! You certainly have the ability to capture an audience!
@bronwynj5194
Жыл бұрын
In perfect taste, not overdone, a bit grand but cosy too ❤
@ropeburnsrussell
Жыл бұрын
An onyx fireplace 💖💖💖
@gojenny1233
Жыл бұрын
This so wonderfully romantic. Thank you so much for taking me back in time.
@CarmenDale-is6gv
Ай бұрын
I've been in this house, my grandma bought her organ here ❤
@starbaby_DC
Жыл бұрын
So happy to see this one....well done!!!
@TwentyWonmile
Ай бұрын
Me and some CCS classmates lived in the Queen Ann down Ferry St. from this home in '90, beautiful row of homes.
@clairwaucaush7225
Жыл бұрын
It would be nice to see some current photos of the inside, in color.
@dianetheisen8664
Жыл бұрын
I wish it was open for tours
@vickilindberg6336
Жыл бұрын
It reminds me of what is now the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis. If you haven't covered it yet, you should. While in town, you could do Summit Avenue in St. Paul.
@scottburbridge3170
Жыл бұрын
unfortunate St Louis and Detroit now lay in waste. blessings the home was restored and is still cared for.
@andrewbrendan1579
Жыл бұрын
Not as large, but another town in waste is Gary, Indiana. Part of my family lived there for many years and I was born there, but I have no intention of ever going back.
@crotchwolf1929
Жыл бұрын
This house sits in Midtown, just a stone's throw from the Detroit Institute of Arts. Apartments in this neighborhood tend to go from $800 for a basic studio to $2,000 for a two bedroom apartment.
@juliepaul9563
Жыл бұрын
I lived right around the corner from this house in the 70's while attending Wayne. The neighborhood was dicier then... Today, Midtown is very desirable. Detroit is having a renaissance. Please do the Whitney mansion. It's a restaurant now, lovingly maintained and restored.
@jeffpetrie7744
Жыл бұрын
Another fantastic episode, Ken! Thank you.
@whitneymarie9064
5 ай бұрын
I live across the street from this house and it’s beautiful! Never knew the history!
@danielintheantipodes6741
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video!
@LoLoLifeinFlorida
Жыл бұрын
Stunning
@dougsteele5104
Жыл бұрын
Freer house right next door on Ferry is also amazing
@spinnetti
Жыл бұрын
That place is still awesome today. Wish I could have seen the inside in person.
@KhalidMahmood-wm1qz
Жыл бұрын
I am sooo glad this house was saved and brought back to it's original.becausr so many amazing homes have been demolished for new progress that it breaks my heart.thank Ken for bringing us these awsome videos.i get to see the awesome work of art but also the history and lives of the people who built and then occupied them
@kendranewton9071
Жыл бұрын
The ceilings are gorgeous.
@mortlowe9366
Жыл бұрын
Wow, I had to watch this, as my son is a hecker! But from northern California.
@steelman86
Жыл бұрын
I wanted to go back to the start and count the times the narrator said: " here we will find", but I didn't have the energy To do so!!! Great interior photos though!!!
@toddbaginski5722
Ай бұрын
I performed music there in the 70's. We called it "The Castle"....
@jrgnc1
Жыл бұрын
Because everyone needs a 21,000 sq, ft. house.
@dianetheisen8664
Жыл бұрын
Right❓️
@carolhawley7081
Жыл бұрын
Just toured Rosemount in Pueblo CO. Incredible property, NY architect, amazing Tiffany fixtures, such thoughtful design for a high desert mansion home. .please review, original and intact to 1863. Fantastic tour!
@brucebeamon5460
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tour ! But I was hoping that the photos would have been in color .. especially since it had been fully restored to its original design 😒
@rickyt3961
Жыл бұрын
thanks!
@poksnee
Жыл бұрын
LOL, it is hard to imagine. Detroit...that's where I want to live.
@dianetheisen8664
Жыл бұрын
Come on over‼️
@pyrexmaniac
Жыл бұрын
The "low profile dome" is known architecturally as a 'saucer dome.'
@stevenhulkow1027
Ай бұрын
you are corect and it is acoustically perfect. Paul Smiley would put the concert grand pianos in that room that were for sale
@MrLookitspam
Жыл бұрын
I love the kitchens and bathrooms larders the working parts of the hiuse
@bruehlmannfabian
Жыл бұрын
Can you please make a video of the Eaton Hall from England?
@ThisHouse
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the suggestion, cheers!
@bruehlmannfabian
Жыл бұрын
@@ThisHouse always my pleasure👍🏻
@ladyhonor822
Жыл бұрын
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@ladyhonor822
Жыл бұрын
Temple University. Stay silly 🤣😜
@ladyhonor822
Жыл бұрын
LONG LIVE MY ICON ♾️🌎👑 ACE FREHLEY FOREVER AND EVER AMEN ☦️❤️🙏😇💋
@paco7992
Жыл бұрын
Are you on drugs?
@wam44
Жыл бұрын
Great house as always from this This House...No bathrooms?
@the23rdbryan
Жыл бұрын
The very 1st sentence in this vid is you insulting the one city I most proudly called home and love dearly. Detroit is given a bad reputation by people encouraging negative opinions without knowledge. Yes, it has struggled in the past as many cities have. Its also been a beacon of change and going thru some incredibly major positive changes now. Please don't describe it in a way that automatically assumes its a bad place.
@rbsmith3365
Жыл бұрын
I know where is Woodward Street. So beautiful. And today new mansions does not have any music rooms or library or men’s smoking room and something like that.
@Dallas_K
Жыл бұрын
Woodward Avenue.
@c.2856
Ай бұрын
You failed to mention an important fact about this mansion. It is a replica of the Chenonceau Castle in the Loire Valley in France.
@SQBfromOB
11 ай бұрын
I LOVE DETROIT #Iam313
@squorly
Жыл бұрын
So much cleaning though
@mikedrown2721
Жыл бұрын
'Lectric lights 😂
@davidhjortnaes2000
Жыл бұрын
No interior shots in color?
@jeanbaker2087
Жыл бұрын
Fave=daughters tower playroom & bedroom. 😊
@beachbum4691
Жыл бұрын
My real favourite is that the mansion was acknowledged as being a consequence; both of itself as a structure and to Detroit as a city., After that would come the dining room; and an architect aware that not all rooms need to be over-the-top?. :)
@Msangel06
Жыл бұрын
I like how the background music is low. Some videos have music playing too loud they it’s distracting.
@colleen6890
2 ай бұрын
Bishop mansion is being renovated in palmer park
@lonwaslien104
Жыл бұрын
I thought the rooms in the turrets were very cool.
@rebeccabinnosavage
Жыл бұрын
I’m a Detroiter and past tour guide for the Hecker House. Terrific job on your video history. (The sound cut off several times though)
@ThisHouse
Жыл бұрын
I’m so glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for the feedback, we will look into it. Cheers!
@kathypichey4306
22 күн бұрын
Show this in color
@myperspective5091
Жыл бұрын
👍🏆👍
@asylumlover
6 ай бұрын
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, AT LEAST IT'S STILL THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ANOTHER NON-DEMOLITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@dulcimama
Ай бұрын
Is this the house where Baldwin pianos were sold in the 50s-70s?
@stevenhulkow1027
Ай бұрын
yes.
@user-mv9es7fr9n
Ай бұрын
@@stevenhulkow1027 Thanks for confirming. I was there when I was seven years old (1954) when my parents bought a Baldwin Acrosonic (back when that was a very good piano).
@MacNifty
Ай бұрын
My house is built out of the old churches of the seventeen and eighteen hundreds of detroit. I think about all the bodies that we're baptized under these stones. All of the marriages etc. And funerals of spirits with these stones of a few hundred years. I would like to get bigger than I have now. But it would be just way too much maintenance. At four thousand five hundred square feet it's enough maintenance for me.
@TaylorJohnson1
Жыл бұрын
Are there any architects that build this way anymore?
@dixierosaasen4431
Жыл бұрын
6 minutes video and 3 minutes to get inside …why do I even go there
@Jesse-lu7bt
Жыл бұрын
Test it fown
@kristinebailey6554
Жыл бұрын
A damned shame that Wayne State has ownership now.
@MostlyPonies1
Жыл бұрын
Why do the portrait photos look like they were made with AI?
@cdnamerican9646
10 ай бұрын
Tartarian building.
@Losttouchjs
Ай бұрын
I wonder what happened 😂
@akpeagles
Жыл бұрын
We all know who ruined our city😢
@drinny26
Жыл бұрын
Detroit? So it’s worth about $5-6,000? 😂
@crotchwolf1929
Жыл бұрын
Wayne State bought the mansion for 2.3 Million in 2014.
@stevenhulkow1027
Ай бұрын
it is apparent you have never been to Detroit.
@peanut422hb
Жыл бұрын
Tents and horses, primitive people didn't build these houses. The powers that be can make up anything and the people will be educated (brainwashed) to believe it.
@scrapiron1952
Жыл бұрын
👍 NICE ❤
@mgithaiga1
Жыл бұрын
Nice video I wish we had this kind of architecture in Nairobi, Kenya
@greeneyedwarlock882
Жыл бұрын
This is not, repeat not Detroit’s most exquisite home. It is fabulous, for sure however it’s not “The most glamorous”. I live in the area and am an Independent Professional Photographer and have shot and been in a number of incredible historic Detroit homes.
@brucebeamon5460
Жыл бұрын
But it IS ONE of its most beautiful that is not tucked away in a neighborhood that can been seen by all that travel down its Main Street along with 4 other Mansions ( according to the narrator ) on this same street.. 2 others come to my mind !
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