The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-03-03
HOMER WARREN & COMPANY.
The President OF the Real Estate
Board and What He Has Done.

The President OF the Real Estate
board and What He Has Done.
One OF the best known OF Detroit real
estate dealers and one of the most widely
and favorably known figures I'm the social
business life of Detroit, is Homer War
rem. whose elegant suite of Offices at So
and 50 Bull block. is a recognized center
from which emanate some OF the largest
real estate transactions OF the city or
state. Mr.. Warren Is a native OF Shelby,
Macomb Co., Mich, and has always re-
sided In the state. His father was Rev.
s. Il. Warren. At the age of II he left
| the paternal roof to seek his fortune i'm
| the states metropolis. For seven years
he remained in the employ OF j. M. Ar
| mold d Co., booksellers, passing from boy
| hood to manhood and forming many ties
| or friendship which the changing for
| tunes or the years have not served to
| sever. He then accepted a position I'm the
United States Custom House, gradually
working his way to the position of CASH
| Ter. After more than nine years of faith
| full service, falling health compelled him
| to seek more active life. 1t was hoped
that his great personal popularity might
| serve TO overcome the large Democrat
majority In Wayne County and he was
accordingly prevailed upon to accept the
republican nomination for County Clerk.
me odds were too great and he suffered
the fate of his associates on that ticket
Inc defeat was, however, a blessing In
disguise, Tor he was induced to turn his
attention to real estate, and in that field
of activity his success has been phenou-
email. He opened an office in the Moffat
block in December 1888, Immediately
launching into a career of uneXampled
prosperity. In the first year his trans
actions amounted to 1856, OOO a figure that
might well be the envy of many with
years of experience. The thousands of
friends who had been attracted to the
genial clerk and official at once became
patrons of the real estate deals Each
year since has shown q gratifying in
crease in business. From July /, 1890
to July l, 1884, he conducted transactions
saHm1no1unnnting to $546,25o the next year to
SS12,5OO, while for the six months since
July l., 1892, the volume of business in his
ofilce has reached the enormous sum of
si lta Mr. Warren Is not only a real
estate dealer, he Is a citizen in the broad
est and best sense of that term, public
SPIRITED, benevolent and progressive. He
Is rs as Well known IN social and musical
circles as In the business field. AS a men,
Der OF the Detroit Club, the Lake ST
CAR Shooting and Fishing Club, the De-
troit ATHLETIC Club, the Michigan and
is prominent figure in those organiza-
tons. AS the possessor of a splendid
tenor voice he Is in constant demand, and
Il is rare indeed that he can attend po-
iitical convention without being compelled
to respond to the calls for a song.
Is Elected President.
When the Detroit real estate board was
organized one year ago Mr.. Warren was
naturally selected as It's first president
and In that capacity has done valuable
work for the board. as it's rapid growth
also director in the Citizens Savings
Bank and a member of one of the stand
Ing committees Of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Last fall Mr.. Warren formed a partner
ship with two gentlemen who had al
ready been associated with him in bust
Brown. Mr.. Andrews, like his senior asso-
ciate, is a native of Shelby, Macomb
Co, and Is now % years of age. His boy
hood was spent upon farm. Coming TO
Detroit in 1890 he accepted a position in
Mr.. Warrens Office, and soon so familiar
lied himself with the details of the work
vices became invaluable. Probably no
man of his age Is better acquainted with
the ms and outs of realty deals, or bet
Cullen Brown, the junior member of the
| firm, is a son of Cullen Brown, who was
one of the oldest residents of Detroit.
Mr. Brown, ST., was an extensive owner
of property in and about Detroit and to
learn of the prices at which he disposed
of certain tracts, in the long ago, as COM
pared with their present values, is n
ever imagined. Mr.. Brown, now 81
years of age, has always resided in this
city. He completed his studies and en-
tered the office of Mr.. Warren one year
ago as bookkeeper, proving n valuable
addition to the Office and rapidly attain
ing a knowledge of real estate affairs,
leading to his admission to the new firm
of Homer Warren & Co.
The firm do a general business in buy
Ing, selling and renting real estate. CIV
Ing special attention to acreage and sub
divisions. Their operations are confined
to no particular locality, but embrace
nearly every section of the city and
year was the sale by Mr.. Warren of
IS IA acres of the Burns and owen tract
lying north of Gratiot avenue, to A. L.
Stephens for $4,000. If not again sold
this fine piece will probably be plated in
the spring; Also so acres of the Joy farm
to David Whitney, Jr., for 100000. These
two transactions we're cash and are
among the largest ever made for cash in
Detroit realty. Another large deal was
the sale of 100 acres of the Conant farm
for $4,000 to syndicate composed of
Messrs. Chas f. Hammond and j. $. Jen-
nngs, of this city. and Malcolm McCul-
lem, of Chicago. Mr.. Warren is one of the
troit investments. f. T. Barnum also
made two large purchases through the
agency of this firm. One, was forty,
acre tract on Woodward avenue and
Dawson road, southeast corner. for which
he paid $4,000 and has since refused $780,
000. The other was 1876 acres on the De-
road, with a frontage on Woodward ave-
nue., for 1853 900.
Sale OF the Morton Estate.
Another deal Of Importance was that
negotiated for the Morton estate, by
which the property at the northwest cor
ner of Adams and Woodward avenues
was transferred to r. II. Fyfe. Mr..
Fyfe is now erecting fine brick block
of five stories upon the site. The trans
action marks the gradual but certain
progress of business up Woodward ave-
nue., and points to the day when some Of
our finest business houses will be above
the Grand Circus Park. The fine resi-
dence of Judge Henry b. Brown on JEFF
ferson avenue was sold by the same firm
to Honorable A. W. Comstock, of Alpena,
for a consideration of $4,000. They also
negotiated the sale to Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean of the residence of G. II. Smith at
the corner of Garfield and Woodward.
In this case $4,000 was the consideration.
Through Mr.. Warren's agency James b.
Mckay secured 70 acres at the corner of
Dawson road and the Detroit, Grand
Haven e. Milwaukee Railroad, and the
same gentleman, in company with
Messrs. l.. G.. Hodges and George S. Ben
son, purchased lis acres on Livernois
avenue. one-half mile north of Grand
River. George s. Benson also bought,
through Mr.. Warren, 80 acres just east