House at 980 E. Congress
Grab
Description
Two-story house at 980 E. Congress, parcel 67, in the area bounded by Hastings/Dequindre/Larned/Congress, site 3-S-1. Shingle-sided colonial with shed-roofed addition and one-story concrete-block addition in rear. Very close to neighboring brick house. Storm window propped open on upper window. Cars and truck with utility cable spools parked on street and in adjacent lot. Viewed at an angle across street. Handwritten on front: "Par. 67, 980 E. Congress, 9-29-51."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh003550
- Subject:
- Wooden-frame houses--Michigan--Detroit
- Vacant lands--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.