6 3 , ▁was ▁a ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Reg ent , ▁State ▁Senator ▁and ▁co - owner ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Free ▁Press . ▁The ▁Detroit ▁Historical ▁Commission ▁purchased ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁completely ▁restored ▁the ▁home ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁- ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁The ▁home ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Historic ▁Register ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Detroit ▁operated ▁the ▁home ▁as ▁the ▁Mor oss ▁House ▁Museum ▁and ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Garden ▁Center ▁used ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁gard ens ▁for ▁events , ▁meet ings , ▁parties ▁and ▁sens ational ▁plant ings . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁Michigan , ▁the ▁gard ens ▁contain ▁the ▁oldest , ▁or ▁second ▁oldest , ▁w ister ia ▁in ▁the ▁Mid west . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Detroit ▁sold ▁the ▁home ▁and ▁property ▁to ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Roland ▁Scott . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Mor oss ▁House ▁and ▁property ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁L TD ▁Limited , ▁L LC , ▁a ▁Michigan ▁Limited ▁Li ability ▁Company ▁owned ▁by ▁L inda ▁K . ▁Sch inkel ▁Rod ney ▁and ▁her ▁two ▁sons ▁The odore ▁M . ▁Sh ink le ▁and ▁N . ▁Douglas ▁Sh ink le ▁and ▁The odore ▁individually . ▁The ▁home ▁and ▁property ▁are ▁currently ▁the ▁studio , ▁show room ▁and ▁gallery ▁for ▁Sch inkel ▁Fine ▁Art , ▁L LC , ▁a ▁fine ▁art ▁business ▁representing ▁the ▁art works ▁of ▁Mother