A New Look for Detroit's Little House on the Urban Prairie

Detroit's Little House on the Urban Prairie through the years.

February, 2008

May, 2012

June, 2016

June, 2016

June, 2016

Back to Nature

This well intended but ill-conceived homestead, which was constructed in 2008, has been reclaimed by the St. Aubin-Chene Prairie.

Little House on the Urban Prairie

I spotted this house under construction in 2008. It was built just east of Eastern Market by two graduates of the master's program at the Cranbook Academy of Art as part of their thesis project on affordable single family housing. The 900 Square foot home had a budget of $60,000 and was constructed using cinder blocks and a rubber-coated roof.