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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.
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.
Ingham Street and Michigan Avenue Albion: January 25, 1985: American Museum of Magic: 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 ...
One of the important families in Stony Creek were the Van Hoosens, who arrived in the 1830s, with then-six-year old Joshua Van Hoosen. In 1851, Joshua purchased part of the farm, then went to California to make his fortune during the gold rush. He returned in 1853, purchased the remaining interest in the farm, and married Sarah Taylor, Lemuel ...
The Drake Farmstead consists of a 2-1/2 story, brick farmhouse, a 1-1/2 story frame carriage barn, and the remains of a larger barn located in a large yard with a long, tree-lined entry drive. The house itself reflects three periods of construction: the original c. 1852 design, the 1882 reconstruction, and later, twentieth century renovations.
The farmhouse was enlarged again in 1888. When he died in 1899, William P. Groves left the farm to his son, Albert, and his brother, Edwin W. Groves. Edwin died in 1915 and Albert's son William T. Groves purchased his share of the farm. In 1907 the Groves family moved to Ann Arbor and leased the farm to Martin Wurster, a German immigrant. A ...