Forbes Robertson residence

Grab

Description

Brick and shingle house with pseudo-half timbering; pillared porch; awnings on windows. Workman on ladder at eaves of partially-built shingled neighboring house. Leafless trees; flagpole; utility poles. Handwritten on mat back: "Robertson house, Detroit, Mich., Forbes Robertson, Burns Ave., 1900." 1901 Detroit City Directory gives address as 193 Burns Ave.

Details

Resource ID:: DPA2899
Subject:: Dwellings--Michigan--Detroit; Architecture, Victorian--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: 1900
Format:: 1 photographic print mounted on mat board ; image 8 x 10 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: D/Historic houses-Robertson, Forbes
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.