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Built during the 1870s, the Ransom Gillis house is a Detroit landmark that had fallen into disrepair. See how Rehab Addict restored the historic property down to every last detail.
The Ransom Gillis House is a historic home located at 205 Alfred Street (formerly 63 Alfred prior to renumbering) [1] in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Brush Park district. It was designed by Henry T. Brush and George D. Mason and built between 1876 and 1878.
The Ransom Gillis House was built in 1876 at a cost of $12,000 for Ransom Gillis, a wholesale dry goods merchant. The property was sold by Gillis in 1880. The house and property passed though the hands of four different upper-income families between 1876 and 1919.
The Ransom Gillis House brought the Venetian Gothic style made popular by John Ruskin's book "The Stones of Venice" to Detroit. The centerpiece of the structure was the turret in the front left corner.
A fabulous historic home in Detroit’s Brush Park has been restored to its former glory! The Ransom Gillis House was designed by Henry T. Brush and George D. Mason and built between 1876 and 1878 at a cost of $12,000.
Nicole Curtis begins renovations on the Ransom Gillis House, a historic home in Detroit's Brush Park neighborhood. Built in 1876 and abandoned since the 1960s, this mansion is in need of some...
As she walked through the Ransom Gillis house in Brush Park Thursday, the Lake Orion, Mich. native said she hopes the rapid renovation of the 1876 Venetian Gothic style home will help...
The Ransom Gillis mansion will be converted into two residential units — a 2,500-square-foot south unit with three bedrooms and 21/2 baths and a 1,900-square-foot north unit with two bedrooms,...
The house was built between 1876 and 1878 for Ransom Gillis, a wholesale dry goods merchant. It was designed by Henry T. Brush and his assistant, a young George D. Mason. Mason would go on to become one of Detroit’s most prolific architects.
Built during the 1870s, the Ransom Gillis house is a Detroit landmark that had fallen into disrepair. See how Rehab Addict restored the historic property down to every last detail.