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{{Short description|Human settlement in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America}}
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'''Hubbard Farms''' is a neighborhood and historic district in southwest Detroit. It is located on one of the old plots which used to be a ] along the ]. Currently home to a large number of Detroit's Latin American immigrants, this district has gone through many changes in its history. In 1993 this district received its official historic district designation. It is bounded by Clark St to the west, W Vernor Hwy to the north, W Grand Blvd to the east, and W Lafayette Blvd to the south.<ref name="hubbard_farms.pdf" /> '''Hubbard Farms''' is a ] located in ]. It is located on one of the old plots which used to be a ] along the ]. It is bound by Clark St to the west, W Vernor Hwy to the north, W Grand Blvd to the east, and W Lafayette Blvd to the south. In 1993, it received its official historic district designation.<ref name="hubbard_farms.pdf" />


⚫ Dating back before French fur traders colonized the Detroit area, the district was used by the ] tribes as a local burial ground. After the area was colonized by the French in the 1700s, the land was granted to Robert Navarre, the royal notary at ], who then split the land grant into five ]s along the Detroit River.
==History==


⚫ After the end of the War of 1812, many English immigrants in the area began to buy subplots and establish smaller farms. One of the first U.S. citizens to own land in the area was Whitmore Knagg, a military interpreter and frontier Indian fighter. He then sold some of this property to the Hubbard family in 1835.
⚫ Dating back in use to times before French fur traders even colonized the Detroit area, this district was in use by the ] tribes. The Hubbard Farms district was originally a burial ground for the local Pottawatomie tribes. After the area was eventually colonized by the French in the 1700s, the land was granted to Robert Navarre, the royal notary at ], who then split the land tract into five ]s along the Detroit River.


⚫ The district was named after ], a prominent local geologist, lumber baron, land agent, lawyer, farmer, historian and civic leader. In the 1830s, Bela made an early contribution to archaeology: as he surveyed the property, he realized that the area had once been a Pottawatomie village and burial ground. He conducted an excavation and discovered many tribal artifacts. When the State of Michigan was founded in 1837, Bela was named Michigan's first assistant geologist.
⚫ After the end of the war of 1812 many of the English immigrants in the area began to buy up land and establish smaller farms. One of the first U.S. citizens to own land in the area was ], a military interpreter and frontier Indian fighter. Some of the land he purchased included the Hubbard Farms Historic District. In 1835 this land was sold to the Hubbard Family.
<ref>{{cite news
|title=The Renaissance man who envisioned Grand Boulevard
|url=http://blogs.detroitnews.com/history/2014/05/11/bela-hubbard-and-grand-boulevard/
|access-date=11 May 2014
|newspaper=The Detroit News
|date=11 May 2014
}}</ref>


⚫ Once the Civil War came to an end, Detroit experienced an influx of manufacturing jobs, which created a housing need. Hubbard Farms soon became home to executives and workers such as David Scotten, the owner of the Hiawatha Tobacco Works factory. In 1885, the district was incorporated into Detroit.
⚫ ], a prominent local geologist and realtor, is the man for whom the district is actually named. In the 1830s, Bela was doing some surveying and realized that the area had once been a Pottawatomie village and burial ground. Upon excavating the site, he found many Indian artifacts. When the state of Michigan was founded in 1837, Bela was named Michigan's first assistant geologist.


⚫ Much of the architecture in the community was designed and built between the 1880s and the World War I. Although the area has an overall Victorian feel, the time range for construction and the affluence of the area is reflected in diverse architectural styles and choices. The district features homes that display ], ], ], Federalist and even ] designs.
⚫ Once the Civil War came to an end, Detroit experienced an influx of manufacturing jobs and housing was needed for the many executives and workers who poured into the city. This district soon became home to ] the owner of the ] factory, which was established in the area. Finally in 1885 the district became part of Detroit proper.


==Places==
⚫ Much of the architecture in the area was designed and built in the period between the 1880s and the First World War giving it a very Victorian feel. The district is not limited to this as many of the people settling the area had enough money to build whatever they wanted. As a result, you can find homes that display ], ], ], or even ] designs.


Hubbard Farms has become a hub for artists and their spaces, with an unusual density of artist-in-residence or other places which carve out creative niches. This is seen in examples like SpreadArt, Southwest Housing Solution's Whitdel building, and El Club. ''What Pipeline'' is a contemporary art gallery in the area. Hubbard Farms has a community garden on Hubbard and Vinewood, both north of Porter.
==Points of interest==

There are many places and organizations of note in this district that give the district many unique flavors.


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''Clark Park'' - Currently managed by the Clark Park Coalition, the park serves as the district’s “town square,” hosting festivals, fairs, sporting events and extracurricular activities for the youth in the community. The coalition emerged in 1991 as the community’s response to the closing of the park by the Detroit Recreational Department. There is a large park, ''Clark Park'', currently managed by the Clark Park Coalition. It serves as the district’s "town square," hosting festivals, fairs, sporting events and extracurricular activities for the youth in the community. The coalition emerged in 1991 in response to the closing of the park by the Detroit Recreational Department.


⚫ ]All school grades are located within Hubbard Farms.
]''Armando’s Mexican Restaurant'' - Located on the northern edge of the neighborhood is Armando's Mexican Restaurant. This is a very popular restaurant in the area which caters to the American public interested in getting a little taste of Latin America and draws in many visitors from surrounding neighborhoods and nearby cities.


⚫ ''Maybury Elementary School'' - Located across the street from Clark Park, this school has a distinct style of architecture{{clarify|date=February 2018}}, and its white brick stands out from the surrounding homes. Just like its counterparts, Western International High School and Earhart Middle School, the Latino population is evidenced in its student body, which is 78.7% Latino, according to the school’s profile report of 2009. It uniquely offers Spanish literacy for native speakers and a Montessori option PreK-2.
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''Mexican Town Bakery'' - This bakery offers traditional Mexican pastries which are not easily found elsewhere in Michigan.

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''Cafe Con Leche'' - “Cafe con leche” literally translates as “Coffee with milk.” This is apparently the only cafe left in the southwest Detroit area.

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⚫ ''Maybury Elementary School'' - Located across the street from Clark Park this school has a very perceptible style of architecture, and its white brick stands out from the surrounding homes. Just like its counterparts, Western International High School and Earhart Middle School, the Latino population is evidenced in its student body, 78.7% Hispanic, according to the school’s profile report of 2009.


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''Amelia Earhart Middle School'' - On the southern edge of the Hubbard Farms is Amelia Earhart Middle School. This school is also a testimony to the current presence of the Latin American population in the area, with 59.7% of its students being of Hispanic descent. ''Amelia Earhart Elementary-Middle School'' - On the southern edge of the Hubbard Farms is Amelia Earhart Elementary-Middle School. 59.7% of its students are Latino.


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''Western International High School'' - Located across from Clark Park, this high school has evidenced the change in the demographics of the population in the neighborhood since it was built. The current impact of the Latin American immigrant community is evident in the composition of its student body, consists of 61.2% Hispanic or Latino students. ''Western International High School'' - Located across from Clark Park, this high school has evidenced the change in the demographics of the population in the neighborhood since it was built. 61.2% of its students are Latino.

''Whitdel Arts'' - A non-profit members’ based contemporary art gallery inside the Whitdel building on the corner of Hubbard and Porter streets. A division of the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID), it consists of an 1800 sq. ft. professional exhibition space that showcases the work of local and international established and emerging artists.


== References == == References ==
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<ref>{{cite web|title=Hubbard Farms Historic District|url=http://www.detroit1701.org/HubbardFarms.htm}}</ref> <ref name="hubbard_farms.pdf">{{cite web|title=Hubbard Farms Historic District|url=http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/hubbard_farms.pdf|publisher=City of Detroit Planning and Development Department|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308162052/https://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/hubbard_farms.pdf|archive-date=2012-03-08}}</ref>
<ref name="hubbard_farms.pdf">{{cite web|title=Hubbard Farms Historic District|url=http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/hubbard_farms.pdf|publisher=City of Detroit Planning and Development Department}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Hubbard Farms Historic District|url=http://www.detroit1701.org/HubbardFarms.htm}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Clark Park Coalition|url=http://www.clarkparkdetroit.com/about.html|publisher=Clark Park Coalition}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Clark Park Coalition|url=http://www.clarkparkdetroit.com/about.html|publisher=Clark Park Coalition}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Maybury Elementry School|url=http://detroitk12.org/schools/school/243|publisher=Detroit Public Schools}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Maybury Elementary School|url=http://detroitk12.org/schools/school/243|publisher=Detroit Public Schools}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Amelia Earheart Middle School|url=http://detroitk12.org/schools/school/432|publisher=Detroit Public Schools}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Amelia Earheart Middle School|url=http://detroitk12.org/schools/school/432|publisher=Detroit Public Schools}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Western International High School|url=http://detroitk12.org/schools/school/584/|publisher=Detroit Public Schools}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Western International High School|url=http://detroitk12.org/schools/school/584/|publisher=Detroit Public Schools}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Armando’s Mexican Restaurant|url=http://www.mexicantown.com/armandos/|publisher=Armando’s Mexican Restaurant}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Armando’s Mexican Restaurant|url=http://www.mexicantown.com/armandos/|publisher=Armando’s Mexican Restaurant|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511235024/http://www.mexicantown.com/armandos/|archive-date=2011-05-11}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Mexicantown Bakery|url=http://www.mexicantown.com/bakery/|publisher=Mexicantown Bakery}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Mexicantown Bakery|url=http://www.mexicantown.com/bakery/|publisher=Mexicantown Bakery|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511235042/http://www.mexicantown.com/bakery/|archive-date=2011-05-11}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Whitdel Arts|url=http://www.whitdelarts.com|publisher=Whitdel Arts}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Whitdel Arts|url=http://www.whitdelarts.com|publisher=Whitdel Arts}}</ref>
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== External links == == External links ==
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Human settlement in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

Hubbard Farms is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. It is located on one of the old plots which used to be a ribbon farm along the Detroit River. It is bound by Clark St to the west, W Vernor Hwy to the north, W Grand Blvd to the east, and W Lafayette Blvd to the south. In 1993, it received its official historic district designation.

Dating back before French fur traders colonized the Detroit area, the district was used by the Pottawatomie tribes as a local burial ground. After the area was colonized by the French in the 1700s, the land was granted to Robert Navarre, the royal notary at Fort Ponchartrain, who then split the land grant into five ribbon farms along the Detroit River.

After the end of the War of 1812, many English immigrants in the area began to buy subplots and establish smaller farms. One of the first U.S. citizens to own land in the area was Whitmore Knagg, a military interpreter and frontier Indian fighter. He then sold some of this property to the Hubbard family in 1835.

The district was named after Bela Hubbard, a prominent local geologist, lumber baron, land agent, lawyer, farmer, historian and civic leader. In the 1830s, Bela made an early contribution to archaeology: as he surveyed the property, he realized that the area had once been a Pottawatomie village and burial ground. He conducted an excavation and discovered many tribal artifacts. When the State of Michigan was founded in 1837, Bela was named Michigan's first assistant geologist.

Once the Civil War came to an end, Detroit experienced an influx of manufacturing jobs, which created a housing need. Hubbard Farms soon became home to executives and workers such as David Scotten, the owner of the Hiawatha Tobacco Works factory. In 1885, the district was incorporated into Detroit.

Much of the architecture in the community was designed and built between the 1880s and the World War I. Although the area has an overall Victorian feel, the time range for construction and the affluence of the area is reflected in diverse architectural styles and choices. The district features homes that display Romanesque, Colonial Revival, Beaux Arts, Federalist and even Italianate designs.

Places

Hubbard Farms has become a hub for artists and their spaces, with an unusual density of artist-in-residence or other places which carve out creative niches. This is seen in examples like SpreadArt, Southwest Housing Solution's Whitdel building, and El Club. What Pipeline is a contemporary art gallery in the area. Hubbard Farms has a community garden on Hubbard and Vinewood, both north of Porter.

There is a large park, Clark Park, currently managed by the Clark Park Coalition. It serves as the district’s "town square," hosting festivals, fairs, sporting events and extracurricular activities for the youth in the community. The coalition emerged in 1991 in response to the closing of the park by the Detroit Recreational Department.

All school grades are located within Hubbard Farms.

Maybury Elementary School - Located across the street from Clark Park, this school has a distinct style of architecture, and its white brick stands out from the surrounding homes. Just like its counterparts, Western International High School and Earhart Middle School, the Latino population is evidenced in its student body, which is 78.7% Latino, according to the school’s profile report of 2009. It uniquely offers Spanish literacy for native speakers and a Montessori option PreK-2.

Amelia Earhart Elementary-Middle School - On the southern edge of the Hubbard Farms is Amelia Earhart Elementary-Middle School. 59.7% of its students are Latino.

Western International High School - Located across from Clark Park, this high school has evidenced the change in the demographics of the population in the neighborhood since it was built. 61.2% of its students are Latino.

References

  1. ^ "Hubbard Farms Historic District" (PDF). City of Detroit Planning and Development Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-08.
  2. "The Renaissance man who envisioned Grand Boulevard". The Detroit News. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  3. "Hubbard Farms Historic District".
  4. "Clark Park Coalition". Clark Park Coalition.
  5. "Maybury Elementary School". Detroit Public Schools.
  6. "Amelia Earheart Middle School". Detroit Public Schools.
  7. "Western International High School". Detroit Public Schools.
  8. "Armando's Mexican Restaurant". Armando’s Mexican Restaurant. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11.
  9. "Mexicantown Bakery". Mexicantown Bakery. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11.
  10. "Whitdel Arts". Whitdel Arts.

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