81 Peterboro Street
Detroit, MI, USA

81 Peterboro Street, Detroit, MI, USA

James Scott was a man who some admired and never said a bad word about, but apparently his supporters were few and far between. Apparently many in town had a distaste for him and his ways. According to some reports, Scott was a playboy, gambler, vindictive, ruthless and cutthroat. He told off color jokes and used intimidation to get his way in life. Scott obtained his fortune in rising real estate prices from land his father had left him. After Scott died in 1910, he left a large amount of money to the city of Detroit to construct a large fountain. Many felt it was an outrage to allow a man whom so many despised have a fountain constructed in his name in such a fine city. (Via http://1889victorianrestoration.blogspot.com) James had this mansion built out of spite - the neighbor would not sell his plot of land so he erected the giant mansion to blot out the sun. Scott never lived in the home!