The Whitney (Gilded Age mansion with paranormal lore)

Built in 1894 for lumber baron David Whitney Jr., The Whitney is a preserved Gilded Age mansion that now operates as a restaurant and event space. Over decades of public access and media coverage, the building has become the focus of local ghost stories and reports of unexplained occurrences by staff and visitors. These accounts are part of Detroit folklore and appear in local histories and paranormal write-ups; they are anecdotal and not established as verified phenomena.