The Medbury's–Grove Lawn Subdivisions Historic District is a residential historic district located in

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. It runs along three east–west streets: Eason Street, Moss Street, and Putitan Street, from Hamilton Avenue on the west to

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on the east. The district was listed on the

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in 1988.

History

Highland Park was a farming community until near the turn of the twentieth century. Soon after 1900, major area manufacturers began building large plants in the area, including

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, Brush-Maxwell (later Chrysler), and

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. As a result, the population of Highland Park exploded, increasing by a factor of ten between 1900 and 1910 (from 427 to 4120), and by another factor of ten by 1920 (to 46,499). The residential areas of Highland Park followed suit, including the Medbury's and Grove Lawn subdivisions, which were platted at some time between 1904 and 1914. Most of the houses within the subdivisions were constructed between 1914 and 1924, with construction continuing, albeit more slowly, through about 1934.

Description

The Medbury's–Grove Lawn Subdivisions Historic District is a residential neighborhood of single-family, detached homes.Medbury's–Grove Lawn Subdivisions Historic District
from the state of Michigan There are 272 homes located within the district, with 251 of them classified as contributing to the district's historic character. The neighborhood was built up primarily in the 1910s and 1920s, and features a variety of architectural styles that were popular at the time. Bungalows and bungalow-style houses with Craftsman or colonial details predominate, and, in fact, the neighborhood is significant for containing Michigan's most outstanding collection of single-family bungalows and bungalow-style homes. However,

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, and English cottage homes are also present within the neighborhood. The homes in the district are notable for their variety and the level of craftsmanship and detailing, and are excellent examples of the variety found in American suburban domestic architecture of the period 1900–1930. The district also contains 272 garages and sheds, located along alleys behind the homes. Of these, 250 appear to date from the neighborhood's original development, and reflect the upwardly-mobile, middle-class character of the neighborhood.

Gallery

Medbury's-Grove Lawn Subdivisions Historic District 1.jpg, Bungalow at Moss and Third Medbury's-Grove Lawn Subdivisions Historic District 2.jpg, House at Moss and Second Medbury's-Grove Lawn Subdivisions Historic District 4.jpg, Streetscape on Puritan

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Medbury's-Grove Lawn Subdivisions Historic District Historic districts in Wayne County, Michigan Highland Park, Michigan Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Michigan