Editing Lathrup Village, Michigan (section)

===Lathrup Village Historic District===
In 1998 much of Lathrup Village was included on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the [[Lathrup Village Historic District]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref> The district includes approximately 1,200 properties, primarily residential, that reflect characteristic housing styles from the first half of the 20th century. These include [[Colonial Revival architecture|Colonial Revival]], [[Tudor architecture|Tudor]] and [[Ranch-style house|ranch houses]]. According to the [[Michigan State Historic Preservation Office]]: “The district possesses a strong geometric street pattern integrated with curvilinear patterns that provide a rural character. This layering of patterns produces octagonal, circular and semi-circular focal points and a series of small triangular parks scattered throughout the district. It also creates unique and changing perspectives, as views of significant buildings suddenly appear at surprising moments. Likewise, at the uniquely configured intersections of many streets, one is met with a new perspective as suddenly several sections of the district become visible.” The developer of the district was Louise Lathrup Kelley. According to the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office “As a woman acting as developer starting in the 1920s, she was essentially alone, however her dogged persistence and insistence on quality resulted in a unique community that was the summation of her career.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lathrupvillage.org/businesses/community_groups.php|title=COMMUNITY GROUPS|website=www.lathrupvillage.org}}</ref>