Historic Detroit home where J.L. Hudson lived hits market for nearly $2 million

A historic Detroit home connected to J.L. Hudson is on the market for nearly $2 million. The Hudson-Evans House at 79 Alfred St., in Brush Park, has been listed for $1.999 million through @properties Christie's International Real Estate and Lux Partners Global with associate broker Nicholas Asplund. Built in 1872–73, the property features nearly 9,000 square feet in the main house, plus a separate carriage house on a 0.38-acre lot. It includes 11 bedrooms, five full bathrooms and one half-bath, and seven fireplaces—six original. The article traces the neighborhood’s “Little Paris” era, with the home tied to Philo Wright and later Grace Whitney Evans, before Hudson lived there while growing his namesake store.