Franklin H. Walker House | |
 Walker House c 1910 | |
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| Location | 2730 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit,Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′21″N83°1′11″W / 42.33917°N 83.01972°W /42.33917; -83.01972 |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architect | George D. Mason |
| Architectural style | Neo-Jacobean |
| Demolished | 1998 |
| MPS | East Jefferson Avenue Residential TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002948[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 09, 1985 |
TheFranklin H. Walker House was a private residence located at 2730 East Jefferson Avenue inDetroit,Michigan. It was also known asDoctor's Hospital. The house was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1985,[1] but subsequently demolished in 1998.[2] It was at the time the largest remaining house along Jefferson Avenue.[3]
The Franklin H. Walker House was a two-and-one-half-story structure, constructed of brown brick and rock-faced limestone.[3] The massiveNeo-Jacobean house was irregular in both floorplan and in height.[3] A medieval-influenced octagonal tower with a pointed roof projected from one corner of the house; at the other corner, a two-story, three-sided bay window unit projected from the main bulk of the house. The gable roof was covered with tiles; walls at the gable ends terminated in fractables.[3]
This home was built in 1896 for Franklin H. Walker, a son ofHiram Walker and president of the Hiram Walker Distillery.[4] Walker hiredGeorge D. Mason to design the house. The house was notable for its immense size, diverse building materials, and medieval motif.[3]
The house was eventually converted into a hospital, and extensively remodeled and added on to.[3] The house was used until 1980 as Doctor's Hospital.[5] It was demolished in 1998.
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