Inn at 97 Winder
John Harvey House | |
 Now a bed and breakfast, The Inn at 97 Winder. | |
| Location | Detroit, Michigan United States |
|---|---|
| Built | 1887 |
| Architect | John V. Smith |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000354[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 03, 1991 |
The John Harvey House is a home located at 97 Winder Street in Detroit, Michigan. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It is now a bed and breakfast, operating under the name The Inn at 97 Winder.
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]
Current use
The current owners purchased the John Harvey House in 1986, renovated the structure, and, in 2005, opened it as a 10-room guesthouse. But 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. 2008-04-15.
- ^ 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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