Originally known as the John Harvey House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

[2] John Harvey was a successful pharmacist in Detroit,[2] but he is best known for his philanthropy in educating and feeding the city's poor children and orphans, beginning in the period just after the American Civil War and continuing into the early twentieth century.

[4] Developers purchased the John Harvey House in 1986, renovated the structure, and, in 2005, opened it as the historic Inn at 97 Winder with 10-room guest rooms.

Originally completed in 1887, the John Harvey House is constructed of red brick atop an ashlar foundation[3] with a mansard roof.

[4] The façade features a center entrance and wooden brackets supporting the sills of the multi-storied towers and window bays.