Bernard Ginsburg House

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location= Detroit, Michigan
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 20
lat_seconds = 34
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 3
long_seconds = 5
long_direction = W
locmapin = Michigan
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built =1898
architect= Nettleton & Kahn; Albert Kahn
architecture= Tudor Revival, Other
added = August 19, 1991
governing_body = Private
refnum=91001015cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Bernard Ginsburg House is a single family private residence located at 236 Adelaide Street in Detroit, Michigan.

Significance

The Bernard Ginsburg House is significant for both the original owner and the architect. [http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15623.htm Bernard Ginsburg House] from the state of Michigan] 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. Architect Albert Kahn went on to become well-known in industrial and commercial architecture; the Ginsburg house and its The English Renaissance style exhibited is typical of Kahn's early work.

Bernard Ginsburg

Bernard Ginsburg was born in Columbus, Indiana in 1864; his parents were Polish immigrants who had arrived in America in the mid-1850s. [http://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] 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. 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. 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, and President of Temple Beth El from 1918-1919. [Irving I. Katz, "The Beth El Story," Wayne State University Press, 1955, p. 104] ]

Description

The Bernard Ginsburg House is a two-and-one-half-story structure made of red brick and stone. A carved wood arcade atop stone walls tuns the width of the front porch. Unique and beautiful statues support the porch roof. [http://detroit1701.org/Ginsburg%20Home.html Bernard Ginsburg House] from Detroit1701.org] The openings for windows and doors have frames and quoins constructed of stone.

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