Quote Originally Posted by robtandersen View Post
The mansion was located north of Lafayette between Vinewood st and Indian ave, now known as Hubbard ave.. The structure was raised sometime after Scotten' death in 1899 and 1906 when the land was platted for smaller lots. This was the largest of three italianate mansions by architect AJ Davis in the area. The other was Bela Hubbard's Vinewood taken down in 1933, and located between Vinewood and WGB. The third home belonged to a friend of Hubbard's, Christopher Reeve and was [[I'm guessing) between WGB and 24th. All sat on the ridge above Fort street.

The Scotten house was originally built for John C Baughman, brother in law of Bela Hubbard

Thanks for the amazing work here rob! These two homes where by Alexander Jackson Davis?! Are you kidding me? They certainly look like his work..italinate with a somewhat gothic element. What a complete shame Detroit lost them....so long ago too. Okay...so they were all above Fort Street. I'm assuming this area was originally ribbon farms as well. I've been trying to find some interior shots...but haven't had any luck. What a cool area it must have been...I've run across photos of Vinewood and it looked like a picture book Victorian street scene.