John Schulte Sr., a German immi- grant whose life story is the Ameri- can Dream — he stepped off the boat a penniless laborer and be- came a wealthy soap manufacturer.John Schulte built Schulte Man- sion in 1875. In its slim, 1974 guide to Detroit’s historic neighbor- hoods, the city calls special atten- tion to the handsome, Italianate brick mansion located at 2446 St. Aubin.St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and gemlike Elmwood Cemetery are all the remain of the neighborhood that John and Caspar Schulte, brothers from Westphalia, Ger- many, helped establish after they came to the city in 1847.The cemetery is all that remains of the lushly rolling terrain that drew them to Detroit in the first place.When John Schulte died in 1883, his front-page obituary described him as a “universally respected citizen.” The great flag on Detroit’s old City Hall was flown at half-staff.Please also check out Rev. Frederick J. Schulte and Bro. John Schulte, the descendants of John Schulte Sr. (bio by: J. Wan)