Built in 1850, the Workers Row House on Sixth Street is a three-unit
house that was constructed by Detroit’s early Irish immigrants. The
Greater Corktown Development Corp. (GCDC) is raising money to help fund
a total rehabilitation of the historic building. The house will serve
as a community museum and as a nexus for neighborhood heritage tourism.
The GCDC will host its third annual fund-raiser to support the
Workers Row House project on Dec. 8. The event will be held at Grinnell
Place Lofts at 2003 Brooklyn. All proceeds go directly into the
rehabilitation of the Workers Row House. For more information on
tickets and times, contact the Greater Corktown Development Corporation
(www.corktowndetroit.org).
The revamped Row House museum will reveal the story of working-class
Detroit from the 1850s to the 1920s and educate Detroiters about what
Corktown was and is today. The facility will house office and meeting
space for the community and will offer an audio-assisted self-guided
neighborhood tour.
Source: Greater Corktown Development Corp.
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