Where A Few Detroiters Lived

Detroit In 1827 And Later On,  By General Friend Palmer:

Peter Godfroy lived on the Godfroy farm, fronting on the River road. The house was of recent construction, compared to the others that I have mentioned. Mr. Godfroy once lived on the corner of Woodward avenue and Woodbridge street, about 1827 and while living there he built the house I mention on his farm and occupied it about that time. This side of the Lafferty house, after a short distance, came May’s creek (now obliterated) where the Michigan Central Railroad tracks intersect the river front.

Source (Robert Abbott's Patent)

Then came the residence of Hon. Robert Abbott, auditor-general, then the residence of Governor William Woodbridge (Woodbridge farm), then the residence of Colonel Baker, United States Army (the latter was the last commandant at Fort Shelby), then the residence of John Mullet, surveyor-general of the Northwest Territory, then the Kercheval residence, then that of Hon. Augustus S. Porter, United States senator, then the residence of DeGarmo Jones, then the Cass farm, with the residence of General Cass.

General Cass

On the river front of the Cass farm and inside of its lower line, was the large brick brewery of Mr. Thomas Owen, who it was said, brewed fine ale, and was an exceedingly jolly, rotund Englishman.