Hudson–Evans House | |
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| Location | 79 Alfred Street, Detroit,Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′37″N83°3′13″W / 42.34361°N 83.05361°W /42.34361; -83.05361 |
| Built | 1872 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire,Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000966[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1975 |
| Designated MSHS | November 15, 1973[2] |
TheHudson–Evans House (also known as theJoseph Lothian Hudson House or theGrace Whitney Evans House) is the private, single-family house located at 79 Alfred Street inMidtownDetroit,Michigan, within theBrush Park district.[3]
The Hudson–Evans House was built near 1872–73 for Philo Wright, a Detroit-based ship owner.[4] In 1882, the house was given as a wedding present to Grace Whitney Evans, daughter of the lumber baronDavid Whitney Jr. (builder of theDavid Whitney House).[4] Grace Evans was active in numerous charitable activities, and later became the first president of the DetroitYWCA. Between 1894 and 1904 Mrs. Evans rented the house toJoseph Lowthian Hudson, founder of Detroit'sJ.L. Hudson Company department store.[4][5]
The house was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973[2] and listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
The structure is now used for the law offices of VanOverbeke, Michaud, & Timmony, P. C.
The Hudson–Evans House is a three-story house built of red brick on a rough-cut stone foundation,[3] designed in a FrenchSecond Empire architectural style withItalianate influences. The floor-plan is basically rectangular,[3] but the elaborate two-story bay windows that grace both sides of the house minimize the severity of the design. Arched moldings top the windows in the home,[3] and the mansard roof includes colored slate laid in a decorative pattern.[4] The porch on the home was apparently added after the original construction.[3]
