Louis Kamper (March 11, 1861 – February 24, 1953)Louis Kampe
at Find-A-Grave
Retrieved on July 8, 2009 was an

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, active in and around

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

and

Wayne County, Michigan Wayne County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, the United States Census placed its population at 1,793,561, making it the 19th-most populous county in the United States. The county seat is Detroit. The coun ...

, in the United States.

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In the early 20th century, with the major development of Detroit's Washington Boulevard launched by the Book brothers, Louis Kamper was called to redesign the street wall of the area.Book Tower and Book Building
''Historic Detroit''. Retrieved on November 8, 2013. As a result, the boulevard is now lined with several Kamper-designed buildings: the Book Building (1916), the

Washington Boulevard Building The Washington Boulevard Building is a high-rise apartment building located at 234 State Street at the corner of State Street and Washington Boulevard in downtown Detroit, Michigan. The building, designed by Louis Kamper, was constructed from 1 ...

(1922–23), the

Book-Cadillac Hotel The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit is a historic skyscraper hotel in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Washington Boulevard Historic District. Designed in the Neo-Renaissance style, and opened as the Book-Cadillac Hotel in 1924, the , 31- ...

(1924), the Book Tower (1926), and the

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(1928). Other downtown works include the

Cadillac Square Building The Cadillac Square Building (also known as the Real Estate Exchange Building) was a building located at 17 Cadillac Square in Detroit, Michigan. It was constructed in 1918, and opened in 1919. It stood at 20 floors, with two basement floors, for a ...

(1918), demolished in 1978, and the Water Board Building (1928), one of his finest skyscrapers. His residential architectural projects include the Châteauesque style Col. Frank J. Hecker House in Detroit, and the Italian Renaissance Revival style Murray Sales House (1917) in

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, Michigan. Louis Kamper styled the four

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s above the Michigan Avenue entrance to the Book-Cadillac Hotel which are, from left to right: Anthony Wayne, Antoine Cadillac, Chief Pontiac, and Robert Navarre.Lloyd, Marshall Davies (August 20, 2006
Navarre Arms
Retrieved on June 17, 2008.

Kamper-designed buildings

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, unless otherwise indicated. Buildings designed by Louis Kamper include: * Col. Frank J. Hecker House, 1888-1892 *Marvin M. Stanton Home ("The Castle"), 1898 *Detroit International Fair and Exposition Building, 1889 (structure made entirely of wood) *Hugo Scherer summer home, 1898 *

Eighth Precinct Police Station The former Eighth Precinct Police Station is a building located at 4150 Grand River Avenue in the Woodbridge Historic District of Detroit, Michigan. It is the second-oldest police building in Detroit,

, 1900–01 *Frederick Chambe, 1897-1898 *Frank J. Hecker, 1900 *Bloomer and Nellie Gill House,

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, Ohio, 1902-1903 *Austin E. Morey, building permit issued 8/18/1903, finished 1904 *Arthur E. Barker, building permit issued 12/14/1908, finished 1910 *Cornelius Ray Mansion, building permit issued 11/12/1909, finished 1910 *James Burgess Book Mansion, building permit issued 9/1/1910, finished 1911 *George E Lawson Residence, building permit issued 10/9/1912, finished 1913 *Herman Darmstaetter, 1913 *Roseland Park Mausoleum, 1914 *August P. Kling, building permit issued 12/9/1914, finished 1915 *Frank B. Melin, 1915 *Book Building, 1916 *Murray Sales House,

, Michigan, 1917 *Kamper Residence, building permit issued 4/23/1915, finished 1917 *C. Henry Haberkorn, 1917 *

, 1918 (demolished, 1978) *Henry Wiegert, 1921 *Kurt Kling, 1921 *Clarence J. McLeod, 1922 *Herbert V. Book Jr., 1921-1922 *Louis N. Hilsendegen, 1922 *

, 1922–23 *Carlton Plaza Hotel, 1923 (renovated into The Carlton Lofts) *

, 1924 - four sculptures above the Michigan Avenue entrance * Park Avenue House, 1924 *

Eddystone Building The Eddystone Building is a former hotel located in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, at 100-118 Sproat Street. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. History Usage as a hotel until the 1990s The Eddystone is one of three ...

, 1924 * Park Avenue Hotel, 1924 (demolished 2015) * Book Tower (adjacent to the Book Building), 1926 *Consolidated Bank Building, 1926 *

, 1928 * Water Board Building, 1928 *

David Broderick Tower The Broderick Tower is a residential skyscraper in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. Original construction began in 1926, and was completed in 1928. The Broderick was fully renovated in 2012 by JC Beal Construction Inc.,who also served as the develope ...

(formerly the Eaton Tower), 1928 *Higgins Elementary School, Detroit Public Schools, 1930 *Sutton Residence, 1931 - 175 Merriweather,

Grosse Pointe Farms Grosse Pointe Farms is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,479 at the 2010 census. As part of the Grosse Pointe collection of cities, it is a northeastern city of Metro Detroit and shares a small wester ...

, Michigan *Charles W. Kotcher House, 1914

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Historic Detroit — Louis Kamper
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamper, Louis American neoclassical architects Gothic Revival architects 1861 births 1953 deaths Architects from Detroit German emigrants to the United States 20th-century American architects *

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