Ransom Gillis House, Brush Park, Detroit, August, 2024
While some Brush Park treasures are still deteriorating and many are gone, some are scheduled for demolition, and others are in various states of renovation. This house has a truly remarkable history that can be read in WikipediaIn brief, it was completed in 1876, Gillis sold it within 2 years, wealthy families occupied it until 1919. Then, it became a boarding house, a storefront was added, and then it becanme and stayed vacant since the mid Sixties. Somewhere along the way, a pottery business and later an auto shop operated in its carriage house, which still later became a gas station; the station was torn down and a restaurant was built in its place. The property has now been renovated and a 3 br, 3 story condo within it is for sale for $2.5M. Amazing stuff.
Ransom Gillis House, Brush Park, Detroit, August, 2024
While some Brush Park treasures are still deteriorating and many are gone, some are scheduled for demolition, and others are in various states of renovation. This house has a truly remarkable history that can be read in WikipediaIn brief, it was completed in 1876, Gillis sold it within 2 years, wealthy families occupied it until 1919. Then, it became a boarding house, a storefront was added, and then it becanme and stayed vacant since the mid Sixties. Somewhere along the way, a pottery business and later an auto shop operated in its carriage house, which still later became a gas station; the station was torn down and a restaurant was built in its place. The property has now been renovated and a 3 br, 3 story condo within it is for sale for $2.5M. Amazing stuff.