Favorite this☆ Houghton School Description: Three-story brick building with bell tower on top of gabled front tower. Group of children posing in front of wood fence. Handwritten on back: "Houghton School, Abbott & 6th, 1881, built in 1852." Details Resource ID: DPA4026 Subject: Elementary school buildings--Michigan--Detroit Albumen prints Photographic prints Date Issued: 1881 Format: 1 photographic print mounted on mat board ; image 5.25 x 7.25 in. Member of: Burton Historical Collection Filing Location: D/Schools-Houghton Rights: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.