George W. Loomer House

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caption = George W. Loomer House
location= 71 W. Hancock
Detroit, Michigan
USA
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 21
lat_seconds = 20
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 3
long_seconds = 52
long_direction = W
locmapin = Michigan
area =
built =1888
architect= Almon Clother Varney, Lew Tuller
architecture= Romanesque
added = July 22, 1994
governing_body = Private
refnum=94000753cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The George W. Loomer House is a private residence located at 71 W. Hancock Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.

History

This Richardsonian Romanesque structure was designed by architect Almon C. Varney in 1888 for George W. Loomer. [http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/loomer_hse.pdf George W. Loomer House] from the city of Detroit] The building originally had an insured value of $4,300, a sizeable sum in 1888. [http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/18406.htm George W. Loomer House] from the state of Michigan] It has been converted from a single-family home to apartments, but the exterior has not been changed.

Architecture

The exterior of this home has a two-story turret with a conical roof and an arched porch. The massive stone basement lifts the house a full meter in to the air. [http://www.detroit1701.org/Loomer%20House.html George W. Loomer House] from Detroit1701.org] The home is directly adjacent to the Mulford T. Hunter House; the two are the only remaining buildings from the 19th century in what was at the time one of Detroit's most fashionable areas.

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