79 Alfred Street
Detroit, Michigan 48201
11
Bed
5
Bath
8,969Sqft
0.38Acre(Lot)
J.L. Hudson, founder of the Hudson's department store, lived here from 1894 to 1904. Held by the same owner for about 20 years, the Hudson-Evans House is an 1872 French Second Empire landmark in Brush Park, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with red brick on rough-cut stone, two-story bays, and a mansard roof of patterned slate. Nearly 9,000 square feet across the main house and a separate carriage house, with 11 bedrooms, seven fireplaces, a sunroom, and a full Irish pub. The carriage house also holds a two-bedroom, one-bath apartment, currently occupied and not pictured. Built for Detroit shipowner Philo Wright and given in 1882 as a wedding gift to Grace Whitney Evans of the David Whitney Jr. lumber family. Most recently used as law offices, and zoned Planned Developme
Property Details
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Features
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Bedroom Information
Total Bedrooms: 11Bathroom Information
Total Baths: 5 Full Baths: 5 -
Room Information
Total Rooms: 17 Porches: Porch - Enclosed,Patio,Porch,EnclosedInterior Features
Wet Bar Roof: Slate Basement Description: Unfinished Fireplace: Yes -
Heating & Cooling
Heating: Hot Water Heating Fuel: Natural GasFireplace
Dining Room,Living Room,Primary Bedroom,OtherWater Heater
Natural Gas
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Building Information
Year Built: 1872 Building Stories: 3 Story Fireplace: Dining Room,Living Room,Primary Bedroom,Other Roof: Slate Foundation/Basement: Basement Architecture: Historic,Italianate,Second Empire -
Exterior Features
Fenced Construction: Brick,Stone -
Utility Features
Sewer: Sewer (Sewer-Sanitary) -
Water
Public (Municipal) Water Heat: Natural Gas
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Lot Information
Lot Size: 0.38 Lot Dimensions: 135X167 Lot Features: Irregular Frontage Feet: 135 -
Property Information
SQ ft: 8969 Financing: Cash,Conventional
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Listing Price Information
Original List Price: $1,999,000 -
Listing Information
Possession: At Close Legal Description: N ALFRED PT OF 18 19 AND 20 BLK 5 BRUSH SUB OF PT PARK LOTS 11,12 & 13 L1 P191 PLATS, W C R 1/40; ALL DESC AS COMM AT SE COR LOT 15 SAID BRUSH SUB TH S 60D 00M 00S W 185.49 FT TO POB TH S 60D 00M 00S W 98.67 FT TH N 29D 50M 49S W 166.92 FT TH N 60D 00M 00S E 98.14 FT TH S 30D 01M 39S E 166.92 FT TO POB 98.67 IRREG SPLIT/COMBINED ON 08/24/2021 FROM 01000666-7, 01000668., 01000669.
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Tax Information
Annual Tax: $11,622 Parcel Number: W01I000666C0 -
Possession
At Close -
Legal Information
Legal Description: Section: N ALFRED PT OF 18 19 AND 20 BLK 5 BRUSH SUB OF PT PARK LOTS 11,12 & 13 L1 P191 PLATS, W C R 1/40; ALL DESC AS COMM AT SE COR LOT 15 SAID BRUSH SUB TH S 60D 00M 00S W 185.49 FT TO POB TH S 60D 00M 00S W 98.67 FT TH N 29D 50M 49S W 166.92 FT TH N 60D 00M 00S E 98.14 FT TH S 30D 01M 39S E 166.92 FT TO POB 98.67 IRREG SPLIT/COMBINED ON 08/24/2021 FROM 01000666-7, 01000668., 01000669.
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Parking Information
Has Garage: Yes Garage Size: 2 Car Garage Description: Heated,Detached -
Multi-Unit Information
Road Frontage: Paved
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School Information
School District: Detroit -
Fire Place Information
Fire Place: Yes Fire Place Location: Dining Room,Living Room,Primary Bedroom,Other Fire Place Type: Gas -
Utility Information
Water: Public (Municipal) Sewer: Sewer (Sewer-Sanitary)
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