One historical home in Grosse Point is on 32 Lake Shore Road. The Russell A. Alger Jr. house was built in 1910 for a co-founder of the Packard Motor Car Co. Charles A. Platt designed the home in an Italian Renaissance style with expansive garden areas called The Moorings. After Alger's death, the Detroit Institute of Arts used the home from 1936 to 1948. Later, the home was used as a community center.
Edsel and Eleanor Ford are the previous residents of an historical home at 1100 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe. The 87-acre Edsel & Eleanor Ford House has waterfront views and a collection of original artwork and antiques. Open to the public since 1978, the home is maintained by Eleanor Clay Ford. Purchase yearly memberships or daily passes for grounds access. The home hosts private events, including wedding photographs and showers. As of April 2011, membership fees are between $25 and $250 per year. Daily passes are $5 to $12 per person.
Another historical home in Grosse Pointe is the Paul Harvey Deming House. Also known as Cherryhurst, the property is at 111 Lake Shore Road. Cherryhurst was built for the vice president of the American State Bank of Detroit. Known as one of the first year-round residences in the area, the Tudor home is constructed from timber, stone and stucco. The single-family dwelling is not open to the public and remains one of the few unsubdivided properties in the area.
Built in 1904, the Carl E. Schmidt house is an historical home in Grosse Pointe. Located at 301 Lake Shore Road, the residence belonged to Carl E. Schmidt. Schmidt inherited Traugott Schmidt Tannery, a company that specialized in exporting furs, skins and wool. According to the Grosse Pointe Historical Society, the Tudor residence has one of the most extensive views of Lake St. Clair. The private residence is not open to the public. Current owners purchased the home in 1995.
Located on 938 Three Mile Drive, another historical home in Grosse Pointe used the Arts and Crafts design style. The William B. and Mary Chase Stratton House seamlessly wove the design into the landscape. Brown and beige brick cover steel beams. Built in 1927, the home incorporated the architectural knowledge of William Stratton with the ceramic artistry talents of his wife. The private residence stood in sharp contrast to more elaborate designs created during the period.
Located at 33 Old Brook Lane, the John T. Woodhouse house is an historical home in Grosse Pointe. The single-family home is constructed of brick and stucco. The current home owners elaborately design the premises for Halloween, setting up smoke machines and oil lanterns. It takes four people a total of two days to set up the home.
