John Scott House (1879), West Canfield Historic District, Detroit
Built by famous Detroit architect John Scott, unlike other houses in the the historic district this is a frame house, a "stick Victorian". Ownership of the beautiful home passed through the hands of several notable Detroiters in its early decades, but by the 1960s it had fallen into bad disrepair. However, as preservation efforts were taking hold on West Canfield, owners of the Scott house mounted tremendous efforts to restore it to its original beauty.
John Scott House (1879), West Canfield Historic District, Detroit
Built by famous Detroit architect John Scott, unlike other houses in the the historic district this is a frame house, a "stick Victorian". Ownership of the beautiful home passed through the hands of several notable Detroiters in its early decades, but by the 1960s it had fallen into bad disrepair. However, as preservation efforts were taking hold on West Canfield, owners of the Scott house mounted tremendous efforts to restore it to its original beauty.