Louis Kamper House Address: 430/2150 Iroquois Built: 1917 Architect: Louis Kamper Bavarian Louis Kamper (1861-1953) was among the greatest architectural minds to ever practice in Detroit. After relocating to the United States in 1880, he worked as an apprentice under the tutelage of the iconic New York firm of Mckim, Mead & White. In 1888, he relocated to Detroit and quickly established himself as one of the city's leading architects, designing the Château-style home of Colonel Frank J. Hecker on Woodward Avenue and East Ferry Street. It's been said that Kamper's buildings helped earn Detroit the title of "Paris of the West". Kamper also designed his own residence in the resplendent Indian Village area. The elegant 2½-story home is a revival of 18th century French Classicism. The exterior is made of Indiana limestone that was individually cut and numbered before being transported to Detroit. Kamper borrowed the design from an earlier commission, the nearby home of James Burgess Book, Jr. (1911) at the corner of East Jefferson and Burns. During his long, storied career, Mr. Kamper created some of Detroit's most beloved structures, such as the Book-Cadillac Hotel and Book Tower, not to mention an assortment of residential, commercial and governmental buildings throughout the area. #Detroit #Eastside #IndianVillageDetroit #FrenchNeoclassicical #LouisKamper #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #casasecasarios #houses_ofthe_world #beautifulhouseoldandnew #RawDetroit #PureMichigan #PureMittigan #MotorCityShooters #PureDetroit #PureDetroit313 #DepictTheD #VisitDetroit #Michiganders #IGersDetroit #detroit_igers #ThisPlaceMatters #ThisPlaceMattersDetroit (at Indian Village, Detroit)