Located at 895 Ouellette, the Anderson Funeral Home, is one of those buildings in the city you drive past a hundred times a year without giving it a second thought.
Built in 1951, the building has a distinctly late Art Deco/Moderne look to it. My assumption for the late (for the style) date of construction is that the plans were drawn up and construction delayed due to World War II.
The building is classic in it’s styling, the lettering on the front facade is in great shape and probably original.
A view of some of the more interesting architectural elements on the front facade.
I never noticed until reviewing my photos that the front door has an “A” incorporated into it.
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Beautiful well maintained building ... As are most of the funeral homes in Windsor... Kellys on Wyandotte in Walkerville is another beautiful and well maintained (fantastic landscaping) building.. I was there last year and had to walk around the building just to take it all in !!!
However, Kelleys tore down of of walkerville best homes to expand thier parking lot back in the 90s.
How did I know that was coming? ;)
Ha. My browser got funky and messed up my rant a bit. Still, I'd never be buried by a funeral home that tore down such a magnificent home!
Is that home/parkinglot liked here at IM?
Didn't Andersons have their name in block letters that stood up from the top of the carport section (behind the tree)? Has that been taken down? (I've spent the last three school years away from Windsor so I'm feeling quite out of touch with all these changes).
Well Andrew, 1951 actually seems like an accurate year for this to be built in Windsor. I did some of the research for the Windsor Modern show, and most of the dates of the homes, libraries, churches, etc. all seem to be about 10 years behind the big cities. (ex. Art Deco in Windsor piqued in the '40s instead of the '20s), at least that's what the trend seemed to be in private homes. Though it certainly wasn't uncommon for projects to be put on hold during the war in order to conserve materials and supplies.
Kevin, my money's still on 1940 as Andrew knows. But apparently he has info it being built in 1951, which I found surprising.
I remember the house behind Kelley's, Shawn. That was an outrage when they tore it down.
Write it into your wills! Protest anti-urbanism even when dead.