[QUOTE=Gistok;288560]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.

Mrs. Whitcomb gave a tour of the house to a friend of mine and myself back in the 70's, for an early 1950's design the house is quite nice. I was in the house after the current owners had lived there for awhile and fortunately they have kept the character of house intact.