It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

One of my goals with this blog is to share information on some local places that inspire me. My first field trip (and one of my favorite annual events in Michigan) is the Historic Indian Village Home Tour in Detroit. I've gone for almost 10 years and I'm still impressed by the unique charm of this neighborhood. This eclectic group of homes covers three residential streets and offers many different styles of architecture including late Victorian, Tudor revival, Federal, Colonial revival, and many variations on the Arts and Crafts style. Most of the homes here were built between the turn of the last century and the 1930s, ranging in scale from lovely cottages to massive mansions. I think this area is a special gem in a city that has already lost too much of its historic architecture. A stroll through Indian Village helps give us all a taste of Detroit's grand past. Period details like carved woodwork, dumb waiters, manicured gardens, butler's pantries, beautiful leaded glass, carriage houses and original Arts and Crafts Pewabic tile work are the things that draw me back year after year. Every home here is a unique piece of history that you can touch and feel. If you are interested in exploring this beautiful neighborhood, I'll see you the first Saturday in June next year. For now, enjoy the photos! Keep in mind that interior photography of the tour is frowned upon (and by frowned upon, I mean expressly prohibited) so keep this on the dl...

For more information about Indian Village:

http://www.historicindianvillage.org/homeandgardentour.html