Large two story Federal-style residence. Business district seen in background. Label on back: "Old Abbott homestead, at the southeast corner of Griswold and Fort. Built in 1835 and torn down in 1881. Now the site of the Hammond building." Printed on back: "New series, panoramic and cabinet sketches, in and about the city of Detroit, photographed and published by Jex Bardwell, 31 Monroe Avenue."
