The historic Bishop’s Mansion, the largest private residence in Detroit by square footage, at more than 33,000-square feet — that includes a finished carriage house, is on the market for just under $9 million.
The massive home in the Palmer Woods neighborhood, with 12 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms and 10 fireplaces on 2 acres, is undergoing some work, with plans to complete landscaping and a pool this spring.
“All new windows, new tile roof and copper gutters, all new electrical, plumbing and gas underground services prepped to be brought into the home. The exterior of the home has also had restoration work done to the brick and stone as well as thoroughly cleaned,” reads the real estate listing description of the home. “The carriage house and garage have been completely restored and renovated.”
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The three-story brick and limestone house completed in the mid-1920s was once owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit and home to Catholic Bishop Michael Gallagher. It was sold to a private owner, Detroit Piston John Salley in 1989 before being sold in 1995 to Great Faith Ministries International.
Bishop Wayne T. Jackson of Great Faith Ministries International and president and founder of the Impact Network, the largest African-American Christian television network in the country, sold the landmark property to a California investor for more than $2.5 million in 2017.
“The new tile roof on the house is actually the same manufacturer that created the original tile on roof,” said Amanda Uhlianuk the listing agent from Re/Max Complete in Pleasant Ridge.
Uhlianuk is also a co-owner at Design Ideology, the design and construction firm working on the property.
The interior of the house is still under construction as strategic demo takes place.
“We don’t want to destroy any historical key elements,” Uhlianuk said.
Proposed renderings based on architectural plans of the house are on the mansion’s website at bishopmansion.
As work continues at 19366 Lucerne Drive in Detroit, the goals are to take inspiration from the historical structure and restore and redesign select interior areas and grounds, according to its website.
Brendel Hightower is an assistant editor at the Detroit Free Press. Contact her at [email protected].