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*Lafer Brothers Building in Detroit's [[Broadway Avenue Historic District (Detroit)|Broadway Avenue Historic District]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicdetroit.org/buildings/lafer-brothers-building|title=Lafer Brothers Building | Historic Detroit|first=City of Detroit Historic Designation Advisory|last=Board|website=historicdetroit.org}}</ref> |
*Lafer Brothers Building in Detroit's [[Broadway Avenue Historic District (Detroit)|Broadway Avenue Historic District]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicdetroit.org/buildings/lafer-brothers-building|title=Lafer Brothers Building | Historic Detroit|first=City of Detroit Historic Designation Advisory|last=Board|website=historicdetroit.org}}</ref> |
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*Louis A. Peters House at 759 Seminole in Detroit<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicdetroit.org/buildings/louis-a-peters-house-759-seminole|title=Louis A. Peters House (759 Seminole) | Historic Detroit|first=Benjamin L. Gravel|last=Jr|website=historicdetroit.org}}</ref> |
*Louis A. Peters House at 759 Seminole in Detroit<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicdetroit.org/buildings/louis-a-peters-house-759-seminole|title=Louis A. Peters House (759 Seminole) | Historic Detroit|first=Benjamin L. Gravel|last=Jr|website=historicdetroit.org}}</ref> |
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*Richard H. Macauley House at 270 East Ferry Avenue in Detroit<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicdetroit.org/buildings/richard-h-macauley-house-270-east-ferry-avenue|title=Richard H. Macauley House (270 East Ferry Avenue) | Historic Detroit|first=Benjamin L. Gravel|last=Jr|website=historicdetroit.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicdetroit.org/architects/joseph-e-mills|title= |
*Richard H. Macauley House at 270 East Ferry Avenue in Detroit<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicdetroit.org/buildings/richard-h-macauley-house-270-east-ferry-avenue|title=Richard H. Macauley House (270 East Ferry Avenue) | Historic Detroit|first=Benjamin L. Gravel|last=Jr|website=historicdetroit.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicdetroit.org/architects/joseph-e-mills|title=Joseph E. Mills |publisher=Historic Detroit}}</ref> |
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*Maranatha Baptist Tabernacle (1919), became known as the [[Jam Handy]] and was used for film production<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historictheatres.org/blog/2018/06/30/the-jam-handy-a-filmmaking-icon-and-american-relic/|title=THE JAM HANDY – A FILMMAKING ICON AND AMERICAN RELIC – Theatre Historical Society of America}}</ref> |
*Maranatha Baptist Tabernacle (1919), became known as the [[Jam Handy]] and was used for film production<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historictheatres.org/blog/2018/06/30/the-jam-handy-a-filmmaking-icon-and-american-relic/|title=THE JAM HANDY – A FILMMAKING ICON AND AMERICAN RELIC – Theatre Historical Society of America}}</ref> |
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*[[Harrison County Courthouse (Iowa)|Harrison County Courthouse]] (1911) in [[Logan, Iowa]], county seat of [[Harrison County, Iowa]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://courthousehistory.com/gallery/states/iowa/counties/harrison|title=courthousehistory.com | a historical look at out nation's county courthouses through postcards|website=courthousehistory.com}}</ref> |
*[[Harrison County Courthouse (Iowa)|Harrison County Courthouse]] (1911) in [[Logan, Iowa]], county seat of [[Harrison County, Iowa]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://courthousehistory.com/gallery/states/iowa/counties/harrison|title=courthousehistory.com | a historical look at out nation's county courthouses through postcards|website=courthousehistory.com}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:08, 3 January 2023
Joseph E. Mills was an architect based in Detroit, Michigan. He designed the Muscatine County Courthouse in Muscatine County, Michigan, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He also worked on buildings in Ionia, Michigan[1][2] and on the Harrison County Courthouse in Logan, Iowa, county seat of Harrison County, Iowa.
Works
Works include:
- Lyman M. Brackett House (1886) at 328 W. 9th St. Rochester, Indiana
- Grosfield Building (1893) at 3365 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, now part of the Michigan Avenue Historic Commercial District
- Oakland County Courthouse (1905)[3] in Pontiac, Michigan[4]
- Three buildings in Muscatine, Iowa:
- Muscatine County Courthouse (1909), 3rd and 4th Sts between Walnut and Mulberry, individually listed on the National Register,[5]
- Muscatine County Jail (1909), a separate project at 4th and Walnut for which Mills was also selected,[5] and
- City Hall (1914), 215 Sycamore Street, Classical Revival office building for City of Muscatine office included in Muscatine's Downtown Commercial Historic District).[5]
- John J. Petz House at 3515 Burns in Detroit[6]
- Lafer Brothers Building in Detroit's Broadway Avenue Historic District[7]
- Louis A. Peters House at 759 Seminole in Detroit[8]
- Richard H. Macauley House at 270 East Ferry Avenue in Detroit[9][10]
- Maranatha Baptist Tabernacle (1919), became known as the Jam Handy and was used for film production[11]
- Harrison County Courthouse (1911) in Logan, Iowa, county seat of Harrison County, Iowa[12]
- 399 St. Clair in Grosse Pointe (part of the Cadieux School complex)[13]
Other
J. Lawson Miller (1878-1969), who became "widely known as a remarkably original and artistic architect," worked as a draftsman or in other capacity for Mills, among other Detroit architects, before becoming one himself.[14]
References
- ^ "The American Architect". Swetland Publishing Company. October 1, 1917 – via Google Books.
- ^ https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_American_Architect/iqAwAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=joseph+e.+mills.ionia+hotel&pg=PT33&printsec=frontcover
- ^ Fedynsky, John (26 August 2011). Michigan's County Courthouses. ISBN 9780472034932.
- ^ "Court History | Brochures & Publications". www.oakgov.com.
- ^ a b c Rebecca Lawin McCarley (February 27, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Downtown Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 20, 2019. Includes maps and historic photos. With accompanying 12 photos from 2005
- ^ Jr, Benjamin L. Gravel. "John J. Petz House (3515 Burns) | Historic Detroit". historicdetroit.org.
- ^ Board, City of Detroit Historic Designation Advisory. "Lafer Brothers Building | Historic Detroit". historicdetroit.org.
- ^ Jr, Benjamin L. Gravel. "Louis A. Peters House (759 Seminole) | Historic Detroit". historicdetroit.org.
- ^ Jr, Benjamin L. Gravel. "Richard H. Macauley House (270 East Ferry Avenue) | Historic Detroit". historicdetroit.org.
- ^ "Joseph E. Mills". Historic Detroit.
- ^ "THE JAM HANDY – A FILMMAKING ICON AND AMERICAN RELIC – Theatre Historical Society of America".
- ^ "courthousehistory.com | a historical look at out nation's county courthouses through postcards". courthousehistory.com.
- ^ "Historic designation sought for 389 St. Clair - Grosse Pointe News". Grosse Pointe News - 16980 Kercheval Pl • McCourt Building • Grosse Pointe, MI 48230 • 313.882.6900 • Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. March 10, 2022.
- ^ Sarah Murphy (May 17, 2022). "The J. Lawson Miller Collection". Detroit Historical Society.