Historic home, Brush Park
Hudson-Evans House
Still standing, photographed 2016
- Style
- Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada
The Hudson-Evans House at 79 Alfred Street. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.
Then and now
On record
Today, from the street
What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
The house at 79 Alfred Street is one of the homes that make its block worth the walk.
The style is Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada, and the details still show it.
On the city map it falls in Brush Park.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
The Hudson, Evans House (also known as the Joseph Lothian Hudson House or the Grace Whitney Evans House) is the private, single-family house located at 79 Alfred Street in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Brush Park district.
Where it is
79 Alfred Street
On this map
- 1 Hudson-Evans House This place
- 2 Philo E. Wright House 100 ft
- 3 William H. Craig House 110 ft
- 4 Elisha Taylor House 110 ft
- 5 Henry P. Pulling House 280 ft
- 6 Lucien Moore House 300 ft
- 7 Ransom Gillis House 320 ft
- 8 Caroline A. Stokes House 430 ft
- 9 First Unitarian Church 460 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the block
It is in Brush Park. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Philo E. Wright House Built 1874, Victorian, in Brush Park 100 ft
- William H. Craig House Built 1873, Victorian, in Brush Park 110 ft
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Elisha Taylor House
Built 1871, Renaissance Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
110 ft
- Henry P. Pulling House Historic home, in Brush Park 280 ft
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Lucien Moore House
Built 1885, French Renaissance; Gothic Revival, in Brush Park
Photo: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
300 ft
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Ransom Gillis House
Built 1876, Venetian Gothic, in Brush Park
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
320 ft
- Caroline A. Stokes House Built 1870, in Brush Park 430 ft
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First Unitarian Church
House of worship, built 1890, Romanesque revival, by Donaldson & Meier, demolished 2014
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
460 ft
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Hudson-Evans House, 2016 Photo: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Hudson-Evans House in Brush Park, w:Detroit, w:Michigan Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Col. Frank J. Hecker House in Detroit, Michigan, United States, seen here from across Woodward Avenue, is listed on..., 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hudson-Evans House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2026
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.