James Scott Mansion

**Gistok** · March-13-14, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by DetroitPlanner

What you are seeing are the air shafts. Those were used prior to air conditioning. The tenement apartments of that time period did not have those air shafts and most of the apartments had no access to air, light, and even used a shared bath. The lack of these shafts were instrumental in establishing modern building and zoning codes. I am sure they are there because Scott could afford them.

Yes... but my question was this... are those 3 story apartment block additions part of the original construction? Or did they come later? The floors don't match up on all levels with the main building...

**DetroitPlanner** · March-13-14, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

Yes... but my question was this... are those 3 story apartment block additions part of the original construction? Or did they come later? The floors don't match up on all levels with the main building...

I don't see that, it looks to me as if all the floors line up. The windows in the air shafts are of a different size, but they were also assumed to eventually not have a view.

**Gistok** · March-13-14, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by DetroitPlanner

I don't see that, it looks to me as if all the floors line up. The windows in the air shafts are of a different size, but they were also assumed to eventually not have a view.

Do you see it now?? See where the front block attaches to the back square wing... the 2nd and 3rd floor windows do not align to the front portion of the building.

http://atdetroit.net/forum/messages/6790/63615.html

**DetroitPlanner** · March-14-14, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by Gistok

Do you see it now?? See where the front block attaches to the back square wing... the 2nd and 3rd floor windows do not align to the front portion of the building.

http://atdetroit.net/forum/messages/6790/63615.html

You mean the Eastern turret addition? how you need to step down to get into it from the 2nd and 3rd floors? Does not seem like a big deal to me. I was looking for something a lot more drastic.

**Gistok** · March-14-14, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by DetroitPlanner

You mean the Eastern turret addition? how you need to step down to get into it from the 2nd and 3rd floors? Does not seem like a big deal to me. I was looking for something a lot more drastic.

I really don't care about that... my original question that no one has answered so far is this... was the "4 apartment wings" back side of the building a later addition?