Home of Edward & Mary Parker - Metamora, Michigan   The house, a 3-level contemporary, was built in 1952 by a student of prominent Detroit-area architect Wallace Frost.  The estate was known as "Old Orchards".  Edward and Mary moved to Metamora from Grosse Pointe in the late 1940's, purchasing 160 acres with two older farm houses.  They lived in one, only several hundred yards away from this site, until this house was built.  A small addition to the kitchen, seen at the right of the photo above was added in the 1970's.  A horse barn and several storage sheds are to the right of the house.  After construction of the house, another 160 acres was purchased.  Edward and Mary kept horses, were active in the Metamora Hunt, and hosted many relatives during the Hunt season.  Several pieces of land were sold off over the years, with the remainder, over 220 acres, being sold after Mary's death in 1999. DOCUMENTS     HOME