College Heights (1904)
Map by the author, based on Newman, 1915.
Chace and Emma Newman purchased ten acres of land immediately west of Oakwood plat and, on its southern portion fronting on Grand River Avenue, created “College Heights, the city’s original skyline drive.” Hillside Court was connected to the “fadeaway termination of Oakhill Avenue” (since detached), and a cul-de-sac named Hickory Court (now Hillcrest Avenue) was created. Newman’s map also shows an alley labeled “Meadow Lane” but no trace of it remains today.[Towar, p. 48]
Jacob Schepers House, 335 Hillcrest Ave. (1905) | |
Chace Newman House, 368 Oakhill Ave. (1908) | |
Krentel–Faunce House, 319 Hillcrest Ave. (1909) |
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