The Philetus W. Norris House is located at 17815 Mt. Elliott Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, near the corner of Mound Road and Davison Avenue. It was built in 1873 by Philetus W. Norris, who went on to become the second superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. Norris was born in Palmyra, New York in 1821. Norris fought in the Civil War and eventually rose to the rank of Colonel. After the Civil War, Norris moved to Michigan, where he founded the town of Norris in 1873 and ran a successful real estate and newspaper business. In 1877, Norris became the second superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, a position he held until 1882.Norris died in 1885, and is buried in Woodmere Cemetery. Go to Domustoria.com/signup/ and get posts like this every week!
