Austin H. and Frankie A. Dwight Summer House

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Austin H. and Frankie A. Dwight Summer House
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Bay Pointe Restaurant, 1984
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Location11456 Marsh Rd., Shelbyville, Michigan
Coordinates 42°34′56″N85°30′51″W / 42.58222°N 85.51417°W / 42.58222; -85.51417 Coordinates: 42°34′56″N85°30′51″W / 42.58222°N 85.51417°W / 42.58222; -85.51417
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1901 (1901)
Architectural style Colonial Revival
Demolished1984
NRHP reference No. 85000656 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1985
Designated MSHSJune 18, 1982 [2]

The Austin H. and Frankie A. Dwight Summer House, also known as the Bay Pointe Restaurant, was a building constructed as a private summer home, located on Gun Lake at 11456 Marsh Road in Shelbyville, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1982 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] The building was later used as a restaurant, and was demolished in 2004. [3]

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History

In 1885, Charles and Elizabeth Morrell bought property on Gun Lake previously used for farming. [4] They turned it into a resort, which they eventually sold to Edmund Noble. In 1899, Noble sold the property to Austin H. Dwight and his wife Frankie. [4] Austin Dwight was a Chicago businessman who became a leading paper manufacturer in Kalamazoo. [2] Between 1901 and 1902, the Dwights constructed this summer home on the property. [2] The Dwights normally lived in this house for six months out of the year until their deaths in 1924 (Frankie) and 1926 (Austin). [2]

After their deaths, the house remained vacant for years, until 1978, when Roy and Jackie Martin purchased house and surrounding property and renovated the structure. [4] In 1983, the Martins opened the Bay Pointe Restaurant in the Dwight Summer House. [2] [4] The property changed ownership, and in 2004 the structure was demolished and a new Bay Pointe Inn erected at the site. [3]

Description

The Dwight summer residence was a 2-1/2-story wood frame Colonial Revival structure with a mix of gambrel and hip roof sections. It was clad with cobblestones on the first floor with wooden shingling above. It had a massive fieldstone chimney, a large bay window, and an enclosed porch. The house was significant both for its architecture and or the use of advanced engineering techniques, where timber trusses with iron tie rods were used to house a large public space in the first floor. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Dwight, Austin H. and Frankie A., Summer House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Charlotte Weick (November 30, 2009). "From Dwight Villa to Bay Pointe Inn, Gun Lake's delights remain the same". Advance Newspapers.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "History Preserved with a Modern Destination". Bay Pointe Inn. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
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