Frederick K. Stearns House
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The Frederick K. Stearns House is a home located at 8109 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan
, directly adjacent to the Arthur M. Parker House
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1985.
, also located on Jefferson Avenue. It is also significant because of its fine medieval and arts and crafts
design.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, directly adjacent to the Arthur M. Parker House
Arthur M. Parker House
The Arthur M. Parker House is a located at 8115 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, directly adjacent to the Frederick K. Stearns House. It is also known as the Parker House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985....
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1985.
Description
The Frederick K. Stearns House is a two-and-one-half-story house constructed from hollow tile. It has a gabled roof and stuccoed, half timber facades. The medieval feel of the house is accentuated through the use of varied window sizes, and by several projecting bays and broad roof surfaces.Significance
This house is significant in that it was built for Frederick Stearns, the founder of a pharmeceutical firm which built the Frederick Stearns BuildingFrederick Stearns Building
The Frederick Stearns Building is a manufacturing plant located at 6533 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1981...
, also located on Jefferson Avenue. It is also significant because of its fine medieval and arts and crafts
Arts and crafts
Arts and crafts comprise a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making things with one's hands and skill. These can be sub-divided into handicrafts or "traditional crafts" and "the rest"...
design.