The Carl E. and Alice Candler Schmidt House is a private home located at 301 Lake Shore Rd.

[1] Built in 1904, the house is one of the oldest remaining properties in the Grosse Pointes to have a view of Lake Saint Clair.

[3] He was for some time a close friend[5] and political advisor[6] to Hazen Pingree, who served as both mayor of Detroit and governor of Michigan.

In 1880, Schmidt married Alice M. Candler, the daughter of a prominent Detroit businessman.

At this time the property stretched from Lake Shore to at least Grosse Pointe Blvd.

They found several layers of flooring in the kitchen that had been put on top of each other including linoleum and wood.

The original carriage house still stands on the corner of Grosse Pointe Blvd and Kerby.

After being sold by Ray Smith to raise cash, it was painted white and converted into a single family home.