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The John Harvey House is constructed of red brick atop an ashlar foundation<ref name = "state"/> with a mansard roof.<ref name = "wind"/> The facade features a center entrance and wooden brackets supporting the sills of the multi-storied towers and window bays.<ref name = "state"/> The house has {{convert|11000|sqft|m2}}, eight marble fireplaces, and three-story staircase.<ref name = "wind"/> |
The John Harvey House is constructed of red brick atop an ashlar foundation<ref name = "state"/> with a mansard roof.<ref name = "wind"/> The facade features a center entrance and wooden brackets supporting the sills of the multi-storied towers and window bays.<ref name = "state"/> The house has {{convert|11000|sqft|m2}}, eight marble fireplaces, and three-story staircase.<ref name = "wind"/> |
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| ⚫ | The present owners purchased the John Harvey House in 1986, renovated the structure, and, in 2005, opened it as the historic Inn at 97 Winder with 10-room guest rooms. It is currently for sale for 2.5 million dollars.<ref name = "wind2">[http://www.theinnat97winder.com/print/history.pdf The Largest Historic Mansion in Detroit's Brush Park Area Opens as a New, Prestigious Bed and Breakfast Inn] (press release)</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:18, 5 August 2011
John Harvey House | |
 Now a bed and breakfast, The Inn at 97 Winder. | |
| Location | Detroit, Michigan United States |
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| Built | 1887 |
| Architect | John V. Smith |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000354[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 03, 1991 |
The Inn at 97 Winder is a historic Inn located at 97 Winder Street in the Brush Park Historic District of Detroit, Michigan. Originally known as the John Harvey House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] The historic bed and breakfast Inn is located near Comerica Park, Ford Field.
History
John Harvey was a successful pharmacist in Detroit[2], but he is best known for his philanthropy in educating and feeding the city's poor children and orphans, beginning in the period just after the American Civil War and continuing into the early twentieth century.[3] Harvey established Detroit's Industrial School and later the Sabbath Mission School to educate indigent children.[3]
John Harvey employed John V. Smith to design this house, located in what now is Detroit's Brush Park. John Harvey died in 1905, but his widow lived in the house into the 1920s.[4] In the 20s, Jesse Hobbs, an automobile worker, purchased the home. In 1938, the structure was converted into a rooming house; some of the larger rooms were partitioned.[4]
Description
The John Harvey House is constructed of red brick atop an ashlar foundation[3] with a mansard roof.[4] The facade features a center entrance and wooden brackets supporting the sills of the multi-storied towers and window bays.[3] The house has 11,000 square feet (1,000 m2), eight marble fireplaces, and three-story staircase.[4]
The present owners purchased the John Harvey House in 1986, renovated the structure, and, in 2005, opened it as the historic Inn at 97 Winder with 10-room guest rooms. It is currently for sale for 2.5 million dollars.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b The Largest Historic Mansion in Detroit's Brush Park Area Opens as a New, Prestigious Bed and Breakfast Inn (press release)
- ^ a b c d John Harvey House from the state of Michigan
- ^ a b c d From Little Paris to Brush Park, from the Inn at 97 Winder
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