Structures of Henry T. Brush



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Brush's first wife) parents. Central Hall, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan Brush & Smith Built 1874 - 1875 Still in use $250 and two scholarships to Hillsdale College. The fee Henry T. Brush and Hugh Smith charged for their architectural design of the still in use Central Hall at Hillsdale College. Source: Treasurer's Annual Report 1875, Hillsdale College Fine Arts Building, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan Brush & Smith Built 1874 - 1875 No longer existant Knowlton Hall, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan Brush & Smith Built 1874 - 1875 No longer existant Detroit Public Library, Detroit Brush & Smith Built 1875-1877 Destroyed, Replaced by Downtown Library in 1932. Williamston School House, Williamston, Michigan Brush & Smith Built 1875 Burned 1887 The Ransom Gillis Home, 63 Alfred Street, Detroit, corner of Alfred and John R Brush & Mason Built 1876 Ruin Clement Lafferty House, West Fort Street between 12th and 13th streets, Detroit Brush Built 1876 Destroyed George O. Robinson House, Corner of Cass Avenue and Ledyard, Detroit Brush & Smith Built 1876 Torn down during WWII David Ward House, West Bloomfield Township, Michigan (A $25,000 residence at Pontiac?) Brush Built ? Torn down Ypsilanti High School, Ypsilanti, Michigan Brush & ? Corner of Washington and Cross Streets in Ypsilanti. Per Ypsilanti Press, April 29, 1965: "...built in 1879. It was partially destroyed by fire on May 3, 1894 but was quickly rebuilt. Fire, caused by lighting, destroyed the tower on August 14, 1904 but it was soon repaired. The bell, however, was damaged and had to be recast. When the school was finally torn down to make way for the addition to the high school in 1929, the same bell was moved to a cupola over the main entrance of the new building as was the "town clock." Twenty-first Street Public School, Detroit, Michigan Built 1874 Seventh-Day Adventists' Tabernacle, Battle Creek, Michigan Woman's Hospital and Foundlings'’ Home Opened 1876 Public School Windsor, Ont., Canada Sherey Zedeck Synagogue, at Antoine and Congress Streets, Detroit, Michigan Early history or Shaary Zedec Source: History of Detroit and Wayne County and Early Michigan: A Chronological of the Past and Present, 3rd Ed., Silas Farmer, 1890, page 629 Residence of Hon. T. W. Palmer, corner of Woodward and Fransworth (Interior Alterations), Detroit, Michigan Residence of L.L. Farnsworth, corner of Woodward and Frederick, Detroit, Michigan Built 1876 Residence of A.H. West, Petite Cote, Ont., Canada Residence of W.H. Burk, Petite Cote, Ont., Canada Residence of Hon. Henry Heames, corner for Fort and 22nd, Detroit, Michigan Built 1874 Residence of Mrs. Caroline Eaton, Woodward opposite Frederick St., Detroit, Michigan Built 1872 Residence of E.G. Allan, High St. between Woodard and John R, Detroit, Michigan Residence of A.H. Muir, Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Residence of J.J. Berger, corner of Russell and Congress Streets, Detroit, Michigan Residence of S.B. Dixon, Forest Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Residence of C.C. Hickey, Warren Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Residence of Wm. McGrath, corner of Cass and Forest Avenues, Detroit, Michigan Residence of Wm. J. Fowler, on Cass Ave, Detroit, Michigan Residence of Mrs. Willson, at the corner of High and Clifford Streets, Detroit, Michigan 14th and 9th Street Schools, Franklin, Pennsylvania Ad published after Henry's death, the best historical summary of his works, though Donaldson seems to be taking credit for them somewhat. From: J.W. Weeks & Co., Detroit city directory for 1879 : embracing a complete alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens, a directory of the city and county officers, churches, public and private schools, benevolent, literary, and other associations, banks and incorporated institutions : to which is added a complete classified business directory of Detroit Detroit: J.W. Weeks & Co., 1879, 922 pgs. Henry T. Brush original Sketches? This document can be found in the Burton Collection under the files for George D. Mason. The front side is a form letter to be sent to potential clients announcing Henry T. Brush opening a new office on Moffat Block. This probably dates to just after Brush split with his earlier business partner Hugh Smith. It is also probably in the Mason files as Mason worked for Brush at this time. The back side of this document is the most interesting as it contains some hand sketches of what look like decorative architectural details. Could these be by the hand of Henry T. Brush himself, from the hand of George Mason, or by someone else? I do not know but it is an interesting development. Source: Burton Collection Thanks to Thomas Brunk for making me aware of these. Moffat Building where Henry T. Brush had his last office.
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