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{{short description|Historic house in Michigan, United States}} |
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| name =Bernard Ginsburg House |
| name = Bernard Ginsburg House |
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| image = UsaEast2016 492 Bernard Ginsburg House.jpg |
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| location= 236 Adelaide Street<br>[[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] |
| location = 236 Adelaide Street<br />[[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|42|20|34|N|83|3|5|W|display=inline,title}} |
| coordinates = {{coord|42|20|34|N|83|3|5|W|display=inline,title}} |
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| locmapin = Michigan#USA |
| locmapin = Michigan#USA |
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| built =1898 |
| built = 1898 |
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| architect= George W. Nettleton & [[Albert Kahn (architect)|Albert Kahn]] |
| architect = George W. Nettleton & [[Albert Kahn (architect)|Albert Kahn]] |
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| architecture= [[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor Revival]] |
| architecture = [[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor Revival]] |
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| added = August 19, 1991 |
| added = August 19, 1991 |
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| refnum=91001015<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref> |
| refnum = 91001015<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref> |
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The '''Bernard Ginsburg House''' is a single |
The '''Bernard Ginsburg House''' is a single-family private residence located in [[Midtown Detroit|Midtown]] [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], within the [[Brush Park]] district. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1991.<ref name="nris"/> |
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==Significance== |
==Significance== |
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The Bernard Ginsburg House is significant for both the original owner and the architect.<ref name="state">[http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15623.htm Bernard Ginsburg House] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606141841/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15623.htm |date=2011-06-06 }} from the state of Michigan</ref> Owner Bernard Ginsburg was an important figure in philanthropy, civic service, and the Jewish community in Detroit during the late 19th and early 20th century.<ref name="state"/> Architect [[Albert Kahn (architect)|Albert Kahn]] went on to become well known in industrial and commercial architecture; the Ginsburg house and its English Renaissance style exhibited is typical of Kahn's early work.<ref name="state"/> |
The Bernard Ginsburg House is significant for both the original owner and the architect.<ref name="state">[http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15623.htm Bernard Ginsburg House] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606141841/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15623.htm |date=2011-06-06 }} from the state of Michigan</ref> Owner Bernard Ginsburg was an important figure in philanthropy, civic service, and the [[History of the Jews in Metro Detroit|Jewish community in Detroit]] during the late 19th and early 20th century.<ref name="state"/> Architect [[Albert Kahn (architect)|Albert Kahn]] went on to become well known in industrial and commercial architecture; the Ginsburg house and its English Renaissance style exhibited is typical of Kahn's early work.<ref name="state"/> |
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==Bernard Ginsburg== |
==Bernard Ginsburg== |
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[[Image:Bernard Ginsburg Detroit.jpg|183px|thumb|left|Bernard Ginsburg, c. 1919]] |
[[Image:Bernard Ginsburg Detroit.jpg|183px|thumb|left|Bernard Ginsburg, c. 1919]] |
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Bernard Ginsburg was born in [[Columbus, Indiana]], in 1864; his parents were Polish immigrants who had arrived in America in the mid-1850s.<ref name="marquis">[https://books.google.com/books?id=SRoVAAAAYAAJ Albert Nelson Marquis |
Bernard Ginsburg was born in [[Columbus, Indiana]], in 1864; his parents were Polish immigrants who had arrived in America in the mid-1850s.<ref name="marquis">[https://books.google.com/books?id=SRoVAAAAYAAJ Albert Nelson Marquis], ''The Book of Detroiters: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of Detroit,'' 1914, p. 199</ref> The family moved to New York and then to Detroit, where Bernard graduated from high school in 1881. Than same year, Bernard and his father began in business as iron merchants under the name, "R. L. Ginsburg". The business was successful, and Bernard became very well-to-do.<ref name="det1701"/> He served as Public lighting Commissioner for two years and as a member of the Public Library Board. He was active in Jewish charities, particularly supporting the Eastern European Jews who were migrating into the country.<ref name="det1701"/> He served as President of the United Jewish Charities, vice president of the National Conference of Jewish Charities, director of the Jewish Orphan Asylum in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]],<ref name="marquis"/> and President of [[Temple Beth El (Detroit)|Temple Beth El]] from 1918 to 1919.<ref name="beth">Irving I. Katz, ''The Beth El Story,'' Wayne State University Press, 1955, p. 104.</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The Bernard Ginsburg House is a two-and-one-half-story structure made of red brick and stone.<ref name="state"/> A carved wood arcade atop stone walls |
The Bernard Ginsburg House is a two-and-one-half-story structure made of red brick and stone.<ref name="state"/> A carved wood arcade atop stone walls runs the width of the front porch.<ref name="state"/> Unique and beautiful statues support the porch roof.<ref name="det1701">[http://detroit1701.org/Ginsburg%20Home.html Bernard Ginsburg House] from Detroit1701.org</ref> The openings for windows and doors have frames and quoins constructed of limestone. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[History of the Jews in Metro Detroit]] |
* [[History of the Jews in Metro Detroit]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Jews and Judaism in Detroit]] |
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Detroit]] |
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[[Category:Tudor Revival architecture in Michigan]] |
[[Category:Tudor Revival architecture in Michigan]] |
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Location | 236 Adelaide Street Detroit, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 42°20′34″N 83°3′5″W / 42.34278°N 83.05139°W / 42.34278; -83.05139 |
Built | 1898 |
Architect | George W. Nettleton & Albert Kahn |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 91001015[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 19, 1991 |
The Bernard Ginsburg House is a single-family private residence located in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Brush Park district. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
The Bernard Ginsburg House is significant for both the original owner and the architect.[2] Owner Bernard Ginsburg was an important figure in philanthropy, civic service, and the Jewish community in Detroit during the late 19th and early 20th century.[2] Architect Albert Kahn went on to become well known in industrial and commercial architecture; the Ginsburg house and its English Renaissance style exhibited is typical of Kahn's early work.[2]
Bernard Ginsburg was born in Columbus, Indiana, in 1864; his parents were Polish immigrants who had arrived in America in the mid-1850s.[3] The family moved to New York and then to Detroit, where Bernard graduated from high school in 1881. Than same year, Bernard and his father began in business as iron merchants under the name, "R. L. Ginsburg". The business was successful, and Bernard became very well-to-do.[4] He served as Public lighting Commissioner for two years and as a member of the Public Library Board. He was active in Jewish charities, particularly supporting the Eastern European Jews who were migrating into the country.[4] He served as President of the United Jewish Charities, vice president of the National Conference of Jewish Charities, director of the Jewish Orphan Asylum in Cleveland, Ohio,[3] and President of Temple Beth El from 1918 to 1919.[5]
The Bernard Ginsburg House is a two-and-one-half-story structure made of red brick and stone.[2] A carved wood arcade atop stone walls runs the width of the front porch.[2] Unique and beautiful statues support the porch roof.[4] The openings for windows and doors have frames and quoins constructed of limestone.
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