The Col. Frank J. Hecker House is located in Midtown Detroit. In 1888, the coronel hired Louis Kamper to construct a mansion for him, and it was completed sometime before 1892. The house is 21,000 sq. ft. and was constructed in the French Chateauesque style. Hecker used his home to host elaborate parties, a few of which included presidents William McKinley and Rutherford B. Hayes as guests.
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The home cost $144, 936.54 to construct, while another $19,990.14 was spent on the carriage house.
The exterior of the house is constructed of Indiana limestone. It has large turnets and Flemish dormers in the steep hip roof. Several bays project from the main body of the home. There is a carriage house in the rear.
The Hecker house has 49 rooms on three floors, including a large oak-paneled hall designed to host parties, an oval dining room done in mahogany, a lobby done in English oak, and a white and gold music room. There are more than 12 fireplaces throughout the home. These were made of Egyptian Nubian marble and onyx and Italian Sienna marble was used in vestibules.
Each room of the home has coordinating motifs.
The exterior of the house is constructed of Indiana limestone. It has large turnets and Flemish dormers in the steep hip roof. Several bays project from the main body of the home. There is a carriage house in the rear.
The Hecker house has 49 rooms on three floors, including a large oak-paneled hall designed to host parties, an oval dining room done in mahogany, a lobby done in English oak, and a white and gold music room. There are more than 12 fireplaces throughout the home. These were made of Egyptian Nubian marble and onyx and Italian Sienna marble was used in vestibules.
Each room of the home has coordinating motifs.
Col. Hecker lived in the home until his death in 1927. For the next twenty years, but was used as a boarding house for single college students. In 1947, the mansion was purchased by Paul Smiley, of the Smiley Brothers Music Company, and used for musical instruction and a sales office. The Detroit Chamber Music Workshop and the Women's Symphony both started on the premises at this time.
After Smiley's passing in 1990, the Charfoos & Christensen, P.C. law firm rehabilitated the building and it is now their law offices. The mansion also serves as the Royal Danish Consulate in Detroit.
After Smiley's passing in 1990, the Charfoos & Christensen, P.C. law firm rehabilitated the building and it is now their law offices. The mansion also serves as the Royal Danish Consulate in Detroit.
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