National Register of Historic Places

Stratton, William B. and Mary Chase, House

Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Michigan
Listed
May 23, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84001867

About this property

The William B. and Mary Chase Stratton House is a private house located at 938 Three Mile Dr. in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The William B. and Mary Chase Stratton House was built as a collaborative venture between husband-and-wife William Buck Stratton (an architect) and Mary Chase Perry Stratton (a ceramicist). The two-story house is constructed of hollow tile with steel beams faced with varicolored brick shading from brown to beige. The house is irregularly massed and crowned with a low-pitched roof covered with unglazed tiles of Pewabic Pottery, produced by Mary Chase Perry Stratton's company which is a National Historic Landmark in Detroit. The house design was heavily influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement, and the Strattons used natural material, texture, and color to create an original and masterly composition. The interior of the house holds a simple elegance, and is notable for the fine composition and harmony both within the house and between the interior and the landscaped grounds. William Stratton began his planning for the house in 1912, six years before he married Mary Chase Perry in 1918. The home in Grosse Pointe was built in 1927.

Location

Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Michigan
42.37854, -82.92318

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When was Stratton, William B. and Mary Chase, House listed on the National Register?

Stratton, William B. and Mary Chase, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Stratton, William B. and Mary Chase, House?

Stratton, William B. and Mary Chase, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Stratton, William B. and Mary Chase, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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