se ver al ▁blocks ▁to ▁the ▁south — in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁The ▁neighborhood ▁became ▁a ▁middle - class ▁area ▁of ▁very ▁nice ▁homes . ▁Do ctors , ▁po ets , ▁minister s , ▁real ▁estate ▁agents , ▁sales men ▁and ▁a ▁newspaper ▁writer ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁community ' s ▁first ▁residents . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁Po et ▁La ure ate ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁Ed gar ▁Gu est ▁lived ▁at ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁At kin son , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁thorough fare ' s ▁most ▁well - known ▁residents ▁was ▁the ▁ren owned ▁baseball ▁player ▁Ty ▁C obb ▁who ▁res ided ▁in ▁a ▁brick ▁dwell ing ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁At kin son ▁and ▁Third ▁( not ▁within ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁district ). ▁ ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁sub div isions ▁had ▁similar ▁building ▁restrictions . ▁ ▁Hom es ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁ 3 0 ▁feet ▁from ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁lot ▁line ▁and ▁building ▁materials ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁solid ▁brick , ▁stone , ▁c ement , ▁stone ▁v ene er ▁or ▁st u cco . ▁F ew ▁dwell ings ▁were ▁of ▁wooden ▁frame ▁construction . ▁ ▁All ▁resid ences ▁were ▁to ▁have ▁full ▁bas ements . ▁ ▁Most ▁houses ▁are ▁of ▁the ▁" basic ▁box " ▁or ▁" four ▁square " ▁types ▁with ▁Mediter rane an , ▁Col onial ▁or ▁T ud or ▁elements ▁and ▁are ▁two ▁stories ▁tall ▁with ▁an ▁att ic . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁home