Front Entrance, Livingstone House

Located in Brush Park, the Livingstone house, like the Ransom Gillis house, was one of the jewels of the Victorian neighbourhood. The French Renaissance  mansion was featured in W. Hawkins Ferry's book The Buildings of Detroit. When the house faced demolition in favour of a new Red Cross building, the college fraternity that owned the house had it moved for over $100,000 to a lot down the street. Sitting on a make shift cinder block foundation, the Livingstone house resembles an old Buick rather than a 19th mansion.  Since moving the building to its current location, the owners have done nothing to improve the house. The sandstone carvings have fallen off the building and are scattered at the base of the house. Still intact, the carved face of Mrs. Livingstone (mid left) stares into the distance watching both the rise and fall of Brush Park.