{"id":1298,"date":"2024-04-26T20:11:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T20:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/?p=1298"},"modified":"2024-11-05T13:06:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T13:06:54","slug":"chesterfield-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/chesterfield-hills\/","title":{"rendered":"Chesterfield Hills (\u2116\u00a01, 1916; \u2116\u00a02, 1923; \u2116\u00a03, 1926)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chesterfield.jpg?resize=261%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chesterfield.jpg?w=261&amp;ssl=1 261w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chesterfield.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Map of Chesterfield Hills \u2116&nbsp;1 (green) and \u2116&nbsp;2 (blue), excerpted and colorized from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.msu.edu\/branches\/map\/JPEGS\/843-d-a-1926-300\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">City of East Lansing Use Districts<\/a>, 1926. Plat \u2116&nbsp;3 was added this same year, across Grand River Avenue to the north.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Ehinger Realty broke away from the convention of straight roads and rectangular lots with the Chesterfield Hills subdivisions. This \u201cmodern high class residential district\u201d has \u201clots of irregular size and shape and streets with graceful bends following the natural contours. Leaving the native trees for the builders to clear away as needed\u2026 contributed to the natural beauty of the plat.\u201d<sup data-fn=\"40f113d6-9567-4757-96ff-cee975a0eee0\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#40f113d6-9567-4757-96ff-cee975a0eee0\" id=\"40f113d6-9567-4757-96ff-cee975a0eee0-link\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-style-stripes wp-block-table is-style-stripes--1\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/hudson\/\">Grant Hudson House<\/a>, 1012 Chesterfield Pkwy. (1917)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/hudson\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" class=\"wp-image-1301\" style=\"width: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hudson.small_.jpg?resize=120%2C90&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/bessey\/\">Ernst A. Bessey House<\/a>, 213 University Dr. (1922)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/bessey\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" class=\"wp-image-1302\" style=\"width: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bessey.small_.jpg?resize=120%2C90&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/stoddard\/\">Johnson \u2013 H. J. Stoddard House<\/a>, 1107 W. Grand River Ave. (1926)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/stoddard\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" class=\"wp-image-1304\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 90px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/stoddard.small_.jpg?resize=120%2C90&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Landmark and Significant Structures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Just west of Chesterfield Hills \u2116&nbsp;1 are two significant houses along Cowley Avenue, both of which sheltered the John H. Cowley family. The earlier of the two predates the Chesterfield Hills development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-style-stripes wp-block-table is-style-stripes--2\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/cowley-1907\/\">John H. Cowley House<\/a>, 120 Cowley Ave. (1907)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/cowley-1907\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" class=\"wp-image-1305\" style=\"width: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cowley-1907.small_.jpg?resize=120%2C90&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/cowley-1922\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1328\">Cowley House<\/a>, 1140 Michigan Ave. (1922)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/cowley-1922\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" class=\"wp-image-1306\" style=\"width: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cowley-1922.small_.jpg?resize=120%2C90&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Landmark and Significant Structures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Next:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/ardson\/\">Ardson Heights<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"40f113d6-9567-4757-96ff-cee975a0eee0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/sources\/#T\">Towar<\/a>, p.\u00a049. <a href=\"#40f113d6-9567-4757-96ff-cee975a0eee0-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ehinger Realty broke away from the convention of straight roads and rectangular lots with the Chesterfield Hills subdivisions. This \u201cmodern high class residential district\u201d has \u201clots of irregular size and shape and streets with graceful bends following the natural contours. Leaving the native trees for the builders to clear away as needed\u2026 contributed to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"[{\"content\":\"<a href=\\\"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/sources\/#T\\\">Towar<\/a>, p.\u00a049.\",\"id\":\"40f113d6-9567-4757-96ff-cee975a0eee0\"}]"},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-subdivisions"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1298"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3466,"href":"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298\/revisions\/3466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kevinforsyth.net\/ELMAC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}