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Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
During the War of 1812, British forces captured Detroit and Elijah Brush and other militia officers were taken prisoner. [2] He was shipped to Toronto , but his brother-in-law, a British officer, procured his release, and Brush returned to Detroit in late 1813 [ 5 ] when American troops retook the city.
The East Grand Boulevard Historic District is a historic district located along East Grand Boulevard between East Jefferson Avenue and Mack Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]
211 Arden Park was built in 1914 by Hans Gehrke for a renowned jeweler of the time Robert C.J. Traub (until 1911, the Traub Bros. & Co. jewelry store was located where Foran's Grand Trunk Pub is now located in downtown Detroit. The store later moved to the corner of Woodward Avenue and Grand River).
The 4,000-square-foot (370 m 2) Manoogian Mansion is located along the Detroit River, several miles east of Downtown Detroit. The Associated Press stated that it is in "a small, older subdivision". [2] As of 2010 the maintenance cost was $116,000 per year. [2]
Hubbard Farms is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. It is located on one of the old plots which used to be a ribbon farm along the Detroit River. It is bound by Clark St to the west, W Vernor Hwy to the north, W Grand Blvd to the east, and W Lafayette Blvd to the south. In 1993, it received its official historic district designation. [1]
In 1856, the Ferry Seed Company was founded in Detroit; the company established a large farm at the corner of East Ferry and Woodward to grow the seeds that were sold nationwide. [ 3 ] [ note 1 ] In the mid-1880s, then-owner D. M. Ferry platted the farm into residential lots along East Ferry Avenue. [ 4 ]
The Jefferson–Chalmers Historic Business District contains 57 buildings bordering East Jefferson Avenue, running for eight blocks between Eastlawn Street and Alter Road, at the border between Detroit and Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. Most of the buildings front onto Jefferson, but a few front onto side streets in the block adjacent to Jefferson.