Eye candy of the week

Owing to an unusual arrangement, two streets in East Lansing’s Strathmore Addition intersect each other at two different locations. Butterfield Drive, which runs south along the front of this house, curves to the west and intersects Collingwood Drive near Bailey Park. Proceeding north from that intersection and following Collingwood as it bends east, one returns to this home once again.

Each year as winter approaches, the owners of this home hang wreaths in every window. The decorations are a welcome reminder of the approaching holiday season and an apt addition to this carefully detailed building. Designed by East Lansing architect Harold Childs, this Colonial Revival home is replete with traditional elements. The aedicule surrounding the front door is embellished with decorative Corinthian pilasters. A curved copper roof over the south facing sunroom underscores a Palladian window assembly. Even the typically utilitarian downspouts are placed to reinforce the symmetry of the front elevation.

Shutters on the main elevation feature operational hinges and are appropriately sized to cover the adjacent windows. Solid panels of the tall, main floor shutters echo the panel pattern on the front door. Upper level shutters are equipped with authentic shutter dogs to hold them open when not in use.

— Daniel E. Bollman, AIA

“Eye candy of the Week” is our weekly look at some of the nicer properties in Lansing. It rotates each with Eyesore of the Week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail eye@lansingcitypulse.com or call Belinda Thurston at 999-5065.