TK, one of the saddest events in tearing down old Grosse Poine mansions was the loss of the Whitcombe Mansion where that Spanish "villa" now sits on Lakeshore Dr., just east of Moross. Whereas most estates were torn down to be subdivided, that one only was shorn of its' leftmost acreage, and it was a pity that the mansion was torn down for a modern villa with nearly as much acreage. I have an acquaintance who is friends with the current residents, and she keeps her flowers there over the winter in the old greenhouse.
http://www.gphistorical.org/whitcomb/whitcomb01.html
Like Rose Terrace, the Chapin, MacAuley and Glancy estates, it was a sad loss,
I'm glad to see that the trust that owns the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House was given ownership last year of Henry Ford's Fair Lane mansion and at least some of the grounds. The GP Ford House folks have done an outstanding job on maintaining that estate, even though they lost several hundred Ash trees in recent years, and will likely do a world class job on restoring and hopefully refurnishing the Fair Lane property.