House at 940 E. Congress
Grab
Description
Narrow two-story brick house at 940 E. Congress, parcel 72, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Larned/Congress, site 3-S-1. Viewed straight-on across street. Decorative brickwork; bay windows with stained-glass sections. Small sign in window reads "Sleeping rooms." Cars parked on street. Handwritten on front: "Par. 72, 940 E. Congress, 9-29-51."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003557
- Subject:
- Brick houses--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate
- City planning--Michigan--Detroit
- Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1951-09-29
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4 x 5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 21
- Content Note:
- Part of a collection that contains condemnation files, photographs, blueprints and descriptions of slum clearance housing parcels for the City of Detroit. Of particular note are areas which included the neighborhoods known as Paradise Valley, Black Bottom, Corktown and the Jeffries Housing Project.
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.