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The Lathrup Village Historic District is a residential historic district located in
Lathrup Village was conceived as a model community by developer Louise Lathrup Kelley, who platted the village in 1924. The first house was constructed that same year, and development continued into the 1960s. Development had to adhere to a number of restrictions, particularly that all buildings were to be single family homes, of low design, and faced with brick, stone, or stucco. The community existed with no government, save for the local township, until the 1950s. After 1945, more development came to the area, and primarily ranch houses were constructed.
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Lathrup Village, Michigan
The City of Lathrup Village ( ) is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Lathrup Village lies roughly north of downtown Detroit, and is completely surrounded by the larger city of Southfield. A ...
and roughly bounded by city limit, Red River Drive, I-696
Interstate 696 (I-696) is an east–west List of auxiliary Interstate Highways, auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Metro Detroit region of the US state of Michigan. The Michigan State Trunkline Highway System, state trunkline highway is al ...
, Middlesex Avenue, Meadowbrook Way, and Margate Avenue. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1998.
History
Lathrup Village was conceived as a model community by developer Louise Lathrup Kelley, who platted the village in 1924. The first house was constructed that same year, and development continued into the 1960s. Development had to adhere to a number of restrictions, particularly that all buildings were to be single family homes, of low design, and faced with brick, stone, or stucco. The community existed with no government, save for the local township, until the 1950s. After 1945, more development came to the area, and primarily ranch houses were constructed.
Description
The Lathrup Village Historic District is a residential district, with streets laid out in a geometric and curvilinear street pattern that produces octagonal, circular and semi-circular focal groupings, and a series of small triangular parks scattered throughout the district. The district covers most of Lathrup Village, and includes 1156 buildings, of which 994 contribute to the historic character of the district. Nearly all of the district's houses were constructed between 1930 and 1940, and 1945 and 1960. The district includes various historical revival styles, including Colonial, English Tudor, English Cottage, and Spanish Colonial, as well as a few later Modern houses and a number of post-World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
split-level houses.
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National Register of Historic Places in Oakland County, Michigan Colonial Revival architecture in Michigan Tudor Revival architecture in Michigan Mission Revival architecture in Michigan {{Michigan-NRHP-stub