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Brush Park map made from piecing together smaller maps dated 1897, obtained from the Library of Congress website. The Brush Park Historic District is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. [3] [4] It is bounded by Mack Avenue on the north, Woodward Avenue on the west, Beaubien Street on the east, and the Fisher Freeway on the south.
The William Livingstone House in 1983, at its original location at 76 Eliot Street. The William Livingstone House, commonly called Slumpy, was a house constructed in 1894 [1] and located in the Brush Park district of Detroit, Michigan.
In 1906, architect Albert Kahn built a home for his personal use in Brush Park. [3] In 1921, Kahn added a bathroom to the master suite. In 1928, as his business and social connections grew, Kahn added a wing to house his library and art collection. [4] Albert Kahn lived in the home from 1906 until his death in 1942. [5]
Description: The William Livingstone house of 1893 was one of Albert Kahn's first commissions. The first owner, Mr. Livingstone was president of the Lake Carriers Association for about 25 years; this organization pushed for improvements in shipping efficiency and safety.
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 structure, unoccupied since the mid-1960s, was "mothballed" by the City of ...
The East Ferry Avenue Historic District is a historic residential district in Midtown Detroit, Michigan.The nationally designated historic district stretches two blocks from Woodward Avenue east to Brush Street; the locally designated historic district includes a third block between Brush and Beaubien.
The Studebaker Plant was located on the north side of Piquette, between Brush and John R. The building first housed Wayne Automotive in 1906. [4] In 1908, Wayne merged with Northern Motor Car to form the E-M-F Company. [7]
Further restoration and incorporation into citywide park planning is currently underway as of 2006. The location of the confluence with Santa Rosa Creek is particularly noteworthy, since it was a locus of prehistoric life as a village of the Pomo people and a scenic geologic feature of massive flat boulder outcrops within the stream channel.