The Henry P. Baldwin II House – 295 E Ferry St, Detroit, MI 48202

Designed by the prominent architectural firm John Scott & Company for Henry P. Baldwin II, the Henry P. Baldwin II House at 295 E Ferry St, Detroit, MI 48202 (located within the East Ferry Historic District) is a sophisticated early 20^th century residence reflecting the refined craftsmanship and quality architecture sought after by Detroit’s first wave of professional, civic, and industrial upwardly mobile residents.

One such resident was Henry P. Baldwin II, who belonged to a family with intricate ties to the state of Michigan’s political and business history.

Henry’s father, Henry P. Baldwin Sr., was a former Governor of Michigan and a U.S. Senator, which meant that the years he spent in the 295 East Ferry Avenue residence went a long way in uplifting the East Ferry Historic District’s prestige and status.

As for the home’s architect, John Scott was one of Detroit’s most accomplished designers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, not to mention the man responsible for some of Detroit’s most iconic landmarks, such as the Wayne County Building and a handful of luxurious high-style residences all across the city. 

That said, it is the Baldwin House that best exhibits Scott’s mastery of proportion, masonry, and balanced massing when it came to upscale residential commissions – a home that continues to contribute to the district’s cohesive yet richly varied architectural fabric.