Sheffield settles into historic Manoogian Mansion

• The spokesperson said they weren't aware of any renovations planned to the century-old home given a new occupant, but they didn't answer a question asking when Sheffield moved into it.

Flashback: The seven-bedroom, nine-bath mansion was built in 1927 for $65,000, per Detroit Historical Society archives.

• Industrialist and philanthropist Alex Manoogian donated the home to the city in 1965 to be used as a mayor's residence.
• The first mayor to live there was Jerry Cavanagh, according to the Michigan Chronicle.

Historically, per the archives, the mansion's study was used as the mayor's second office, and dignitary receptions and conferences were often held there.

Between the lines: The nonprofit Mayors Residence Society is responsible for the mansion's upkeep and furnishing, per the Free Press, which reported last year on $347,000 in privately funded upgrades under former Mayor Mike Duggan.