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11 Beds
5 Baths
8,969 sqft

$1,999,000

79 Alfred Street, Detroit MI, 48201 3120

Price per sqft$222.88
Built in1872
Property size8,969 sqft
Property typeResidential

Overview

Active

Listed Oct 5, 2026

Updated 5 days ago

J.L. Hudson, founder of the Hudson's department store, lived here from 1894 to 1904. Held by the same owner for about 20 years, the Hudson-Evans House is an 1872 French Second Empire landmark in Brush Park, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with red brick on rough-cut stone, two-story bays, and a mansard roof of patterned slate. Nearly 9,000 square feet across the main house and a separate carriage house, with 11 bedrooms, seven fireplaces, a sunroom, and a full Irish pub. The carriage house also holds a two-bedroom, one-bath apartment, currently occupied and not pictured. Built for Detroit shipowner Philo Wright and given in 1882 as a wedding gift to Grace Whitney Evans of the David Whitney Jr. lumber family. Most recently used as law offices, and zoned Planned Development for residential or commercial use, subject to city approval. On a 0.38 acre lot, blocks from Little Caesars Arena, Comerica Park, and the new Hudson's Detroit on Woodward.

$13,299/mo

Est. mortgage payment based on a $1,999,000 home price.

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Additional information

MLS® ID
61034108

Interior Features

Bedrooms
11
Bathrooms
5
Fireplace
Yes
Heating
Yes
Basement
Yes

Exterior Features

Lot Size
0.38 Acres

Other Property Details

Taxes
$11,622
Tax Frequency
Annually
Garage
Yes
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Listed by Nicholas Asplund with @properties Christie's Int'l RE Grosse Pointe
Listing Contact: 810-222-9019 

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