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This estate was the birthplace of W.H.L McCourtie, a Somerset Center native who made his fortune in the Texas oil boom. McCourtie returned to Somerset Center in 1922 and built an estate as a social center of the town. Around 1930, McCourtie hired two itinerant Mexican artisans, George Cardoso and Ralph Corona, to build 17 concrete bridges here.
March 7, 1973 (Lone Pine Rd. Bloomfield Hills: The Cranbrook Educational Community was founded in the early 20th century by newspaper mogul George Gough Booth.The campus began as a farm, purchased in 1904, and now consists of Cranbrook Schools, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook Art Museum, Cranbrook Institute of Science and Cranbrook House and Gardens.
Rebecca and Jacob Fuerst lived on the farm until their deaths, Jacob in 1941 and Rebecca in 1954. Afterward, their daughters Ruby and Iva remained on the farm. [ 4 ] The Fuerst sisters sold their 160 acres of land to the city of Novi in the 1970s for a token amount, retaining a life lease on this five-acre farmstead parcel.
The Millers' 1929 rear addition, 1934. In the latter part of the 19th century, Clifford Miller and his family, bought the home and were responsible for the 1920s addition where they held dances, as well as creating the vast gardens, fish ponds, and landscaping the property with specimen trees. [2]
107 E. Michigan Avenue Marshall: August 23, 1985: Battle Creek City Hall† 13 N. Michigan Avenue Battle Creek: August 12, 1983: Battle Creek House: 2 West Michigan Avenue Battle Creek: June 26, 1959: Battle Creek No. 4 Fire Station: 175 Kendall Street Battle Creek: May 16, 1991: Battle Creek Post Office† 67 East Michigan Avenue Battle Creek ...
Farms along Bear Tavern Road and intersection with Jacob's Creek Road in Hopewell Township and Ewing Township New Jersey: Coordinates: Area: 395 acres (160 ha) Built: 1729-1930: Architect: Multiple: Architectural style: Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival: NRHP reference No.
In 1924, Albert D. Groves died; his son William T. Groves inherited the farm. The Wursters continued as tenants until 1938, after which William's brother-in-law, Irwin Harrington, leased the farm until 1940. [2] William T. Groves returned to the farm in 1941 with his wife and mother-in-law, but died unexpectedly in 1943.
The farm went through multiple owners over the next 15 years, including going through foreclosure in 1929-31. In 1939, Detroit businessman (and later US Congressman) Howard A. Coffin and his wife Abbie purchased the farm and converted it into a country estate. [2] The Coffins altered and added to the farmstead, creating their estate.