Perry McAdow House

Perry McAdow House
Location 4605 Cass Avenue
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates 42°21′11″N 83°3′56″W / 42.35306°N 83.06556°W / 42.35306; -83.06556Coordinates: 42°21′11″N 83°3′56″W / 42.35306°N 83.06556°W / 42.35306; -83.06556
Built 1891
Architect Martin Scholls & Son
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
Part of Warren-Prentis Historic District (#97001477)
NRHP Reference # 80004405[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 03, 1980
Designated CP December 01, 1997
Designated MSHS December 14, 1976[2]

The Perry McAdow House is a Renaissance Revival house located at 4605 Cass Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1976[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

History

Perry W. McAdow earned his fortune gold mining in Montana.[2] In 1891, he and his wife Clara built an elaborate mansion on Cass for a cost of $65,000 as an entrance into Detroit society.[3] The couple lived there until 1897. The house was used as a private residence until 1913, when it was sold to the First Universalist congregation. The church used it as a place of worship for three years until a new church immediately to the north was completed, after which the house was used as a parish house.[2]

Architecture

The house has two and a half stories with a hipped roof, and is constructed of red brick and brownstone. The exterior boasts bay windows, Corinthian columned porches, parapet balustrades, and a modillion cornice; the interior features notable frescos, paneling, plasterwork and stained glass. Behind the original house is a two-story, red brick church hall, built in 1917.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Perry McAdow House from the state of Michigan
  3. ↑ First Unitarian-Universalist Church from the city of Detroit

Further reading

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