Manoogian Mansion

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The Manoogian Mansion is the official residence of the mayor of Detroit, Michigan.

The Detroit mayor's official residence on Dwight Street on the east side was built in 1928 for $300,000, but the owner lost the home during the Depression. It stood vacant until auctioned off in 1939 to entrepreneur Alex Manoogian for $25,000. By 1965, with his family grown, Manoogian gave the mansion to the City of Detroit. It was the Armenian immigrant's way of thanking his adopted hometown. The home is said to have 4,004 square feet, but looks bigger. The style has been described as both Italian and Spanish. It has a terra-cotta tile roof. The physical layout is dominated by walls of windows - bowed windows, arched windows, leaded windows - that let light stream in and open onto a spectacular view of the grounds and the Detroit River. The downstairs has three sunrooms facing south and the river. There are 15 rooms in all, including a large living room, library, kitchen and two dining rooms - a formal room and a more casual one that looks toward the river. It has four bedrooms, plus two small bedrooms for servants. There are three full baths, a servants' bath and two half-baths.^[1]

Recently Detroit residents have questioned whether the financially ailing city can afford the steep costs of maintaining the mansion.^[2]

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Coordinates: 42°21′13.4″N, 82°58′54.1″W