This Michigan Couple Found Out They Own the Last Standing Home by Alexander Girard

When the new residents of the suburban Detroit midcentury started looking into the property’s origins, not even architecture scholars could have anticipated what they’d discover.

This story was originally published in Dwell’s September/October 2018 issue.

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