Things haven't changed much. The neighborhood is held in such esteem that current residents often move within its boundaries. It is not uncommon for a home to change hands without ever going on the market. Tradition rules in Bloomfield Village. Conservative brick homes, generally 2,600 to 3,200 square feet in size, sit on lots averaging 100 feet wide by 160 feet deep.
Many places have more than one fireplace.
The McCafferys still are trying to figure out how the drafts and backdrafts work so they can use the first-floor fireplace without getting a little smoke in the basement and vice versa. Garages frequently are attached. They are always out of sight, or at least their doors are. The original restrictive covenant in this neighborhood stipulated that garages, whether attached or not, wouldn't open on the street side. There are a few estate homes that are considerably larger than 3,200 square feet.