▁had ▁an ▁orn amental ▁f ence , ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁feet ▁in ▁height . ▁ ▁Cost ▁of ▁construction ▁was ▁also ▁specified ▁to ▁be ▁between ▁$ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁homes ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁single - family ▁resid ences . ▁ ▁Un like ▁other ▁neighborhood s ▁within ▁the ▁city , ▁At kin son ▁Avenue ▁residents ▁did ▁not ▁file ▁de ed ▁restrictions ▁prohib iting ▁non - C au cas ians ▁from ▁purch asing ▁homes . ▁ ▁History ▁When ▁At kin son ▁Avenue ▁was ▁first ▁established , ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁prohib it ▁African - Amer icans ▁and ▁Jewish ▁people ▁from ▁living ▁there , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁middle - class ▁areas ▁to ▁allow ▁those ▁groups ▁to ▁live ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁about ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁in ▁At kin son ▁Avenue ▁Historic ▁District ▁were ▁un occup ied ▁and ▁board ed ▁up . ▁ ▁Education ▁Detroit ▁Public ▁School s ▁oper ates ▁the ▁schools ▁serving ▁At kin son ▁Avenue ▁district . ▁ ▁Dur fe e ▁K - 8 ▁and ▁Th irk ell ▁elementary ▁schools ▁serve ▁separate ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁for ▁elementary ▁school . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁district ▁is ▁z oned ▁to ▁Dur fe e ▁K - 8 ▁for ▁middle ▁school . ▁All ▁residents ▁are ▁z oned ▁to ▁Central ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Pre viously ▁H utch ins ▁Middle ▁School ▁served ▁port ions ▁of ▁At kin son