The Hudson-Evans house is a rectangular, three-story French Second Empire style house, built in 1872 or 1873 in the Brush Park area of Detroit.
It was built for Philo Wright, a Detroit ship owner. In 1882, the home was given as a wedding present to Grace Whitney Evans, a charitable Detroit heiress, who later became president of the YMCA. Between 1894 and 1904 Evans rented the house to Joseph Lowthian Hudson, founder of J.L. Hudson department store.
It was built for Philo Wright, a Detroit ship owner. In 1882, the home was given as a wedding present to Grace Whitney Evans, a charitable Detroit heiress, who later became president of the YMCA. Between 1894 and 1904 Evans rented the house to Joseph Lowthian Hudson, founder of J.L. Hudson department store.
The house is built on a rough-cut stone foundation. The house has a slate pattern of Mansard on the roof and two-story bay windows on both sides of the house. The porch (not original) fronts the entrance and incorporates some of the original Ionic columns. The nearby carriage house matches the main structure.
The building is now used to house the law offices of VanOverbeke, Michaud & Timmony P.C.
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