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Helicopter Delivers Tree To Maynard House Apartment Terrace, May 14, 1962 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Helicopter Delivers Tree To Maynard House Apartment Terrace, May 14, 1962 image
Year:
1962
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 14, 1962
Caption:
Tree on a trip: A helicopter transports a 500-pound flowering crab tree to the top of the new Maynard House. Similar trips were made Saturday afternoon with three other trees, all too large to be taken by elevator to an 11th floor sun terrace and patios outside two penthouses of the residential apartment hotel. The trees were picked up by the helicopter from the top deck of the Maynard St. carport.

Maynard House Apartments Exterior, May 25, 1962 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Maynard House Apartments Exterior, May 25, 1962 image
Year:
1962
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 25, 1962
Caption:
10-story Maynard House: The Maynard House; a 10-story residential apartment hotel at Maynard and E. William Sts., has been completed and is open to public inspection between 2 and 8 p.m. today through Sunday. The impressive structure contains 73 studio and three-room apartments, two penthouse and main floor space for five stores and a restaurant.

Maynard House Apartment Model Interior, May 25, 1962 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Maynard House Apartment Model Interior, May 25, 1962 image
Year:
1962
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 25, 1962
Caption:
Another Type: A bedroom ad bath are off hallway (left) one wall of which is formed from rear of kitchen cabinets of fruitwood finish, in this model apartment. It is an example of another type of floor plan persons can select upon deciding to take a three-room apartment in the Maynard House. Monthly rents at the Maynard House range from between $108 to $175, depending on the type of unit selected, the floor it is on and its location on the floor. Prices are for unfurnished apartments. Units can be furnished by the Maynard House management for between $10 and $20 per month, in addition to basic rent.

Maynard House Apartment Dining Room, May 25, 1962 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Maynard House Apartment Dining Room, May 25, 1962 image
Year:
1962
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 25, 1962
Caption:
Close-up: The louvered doors form an attractive backdrop for this dining room suite in the model apartment furnished by Handicraft Furniture Co. The wall (at right) is finished in a vinyl fabric. Such fabrics are used extensively throughout the Maynard House.

Maynard House Apartment Foyer With Planter, May 25, 1962 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Maynard House Apartment Foyer With Planter, May 25, 1962 image
Year:
1962
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 25, 1962
Caption:
Foyer Planter: This is the view as persons enter the Herman Miller model apartment. The hanging lamp made in India lights up a floor planter, which is emphasized by wall of vinyl fabric.

Maynard House Apartment, Henry Ford Model Interior, May 25, 1962 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Maynard House Apartment, Henry Ford Model Interior, May 25, 1962 image
Year:
1962
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 25, 1962
Caption:
Henry Ford Model: This living room-kitchen area is in a third type of three-room unit available at the Maynard House. The kitchen can be closed off by the wood screen at left. Furnishings are authentic reproductions of items found in the Ford Museum at Greenfield Village. The hallway leads to bedroom, bathroom and entry door. Each kitchen in Maynard House units has a built-in range and oven of stainless steel, a garbage disposal and exhaust. All model apartments are on the Maynard House's third floor. Accessories in this and the Herman Miller models are by John Leidy Gifts.

John C. Stegeman & L. Norris Post, Owners Of Maynard House Apartments, On Terrace, May 25, 1962 Photographer: Eck Stanger

John C. Stegeman & L. Norris Post, Owners Of Maynard House Apartments, On Terrace, May 25, 1962 image
Year:
1962
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 25, 1962
Caption:
You can sit there, too -if you're a tenant: John C. Stegeman (left) and L. Norris Post, both of Ann Arbor and both principal owners of the Maynard House, pause to help display the 20x60 foot tenant terrace on the 11th level. Ann Arbor's westerly skyline is shown in the distance. The terrace is to be furnished with lounging chairs to permit full utilization of this space during pleasant weather. Tenants will be permitted to use the terrace for special occasion parties upon approval of the resident manager. Flowering crab trees (not shown) were placed on the terrace recently by helicopter. Other plantings are to be added.

John C. Stegeman & L. Norris Post, Owners Of Maynard House Apartments, May 25, 1962 Photographer: Eck Stanger

John C. Stegeman & L. Norris Post, Owners Of Maynard House Apartments, May 25, 1962 image
Year:
1962
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 25, 1962
Caption:
Two of three principal owners: John C. Stegeman (left) and L. Norris Post, both of Ann Arbor and both principal owners of the new Maynard House, stand beneath the cantilevered canopy at the residential apartment hotel's main entry. It is the first high-rise structure to be built in Ann Arbor's downtown in more than 30 years. The third principal owner of the Maynard House, Peter Kleinpell of Flint, was not available when this picture was taken. Kleinpell is a former Ann Arbor resident.