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The Scripps Mansion (originally called Moulton Manor) is a Norman/Tudor Revival style mansion located in Orion Township, Michigan. The buildings and surrounding land are known collectively as the William E. Scripps Estate. Since 1956, the property has been part of the campus of Guest House, a residential treatment center for Catholic clergy. [1]
After his death in 1952, the farm livestock and equipment was auctioned off, and the land was sold or donated for parkland to Orion Township, Oakland County, and the state of Michigan (Bald Mountain Recreation Area). [4] The farm buildings and employee housing were later developed in the Canterbury Village shopping center. [6]
Lake Orion (less commonly known as "Orion Lake") is a medium-sized inland lake, with area of 506 acres. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] It has a maximum depth of 80 feet and an average depth of 16 feet. [ 23 ] The lake is located within the Village of Lake Orion and Orion Township .
Orion Charter Township (/ ˈ ɒr i ə n / ORR-ee-ən) is a charter township of Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The population was 38,206 as of the 2020 census. [3] The official motto of the township and village is, "Where living is a vacation". [4] "Lake Orion" is often used to describe both the village and the township.
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The Lake Orion Historic District includes about twenty-six blocks in the historic core of Lake Orion surrounding the intersection of Broadway and Flint Street, which was historically the commercial center of the village. The historic district includes a total of 280 properties, of which 218 contribute to the historic nature of the district.
Lake Orion is an all-sports, 470-acre (190 ha) lake in Orion Township in Oakland County, Michigan. [1] [2] It has a maximum depth of 58 feet (18 m). [1] The lake is located within the Village of Lake Orion and Orion Township. It is the eighth largest lake by area in Oakland County, Michigan.
Auburn Hills began as Pontiac Township, including the village of Auburn, in 1821, at what is today the corner of Auburn and Squirrel roads. Situated on the Clinton River, it was named by Aaron Webster, the first settler, for Auburn, New York. His sawmill and grist mill attracted settlers to Auburn. [9]