E.O. Grosvenor House

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E. O. Grosvenor House
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Location211 Maumee St., Jonesville, Michigan
Coordinates 41°58′55″N84°39′35″W / 41.98194°N 84.65972°W / 41.98194; -84.65972 Coordinates: 41°58′55″N84°39′35″W / 41.98194°N 84.65972°W / 41.98194; -84.65972
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1874 (1874)
Architect Elijah E. Myers
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 77000713 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1977
Designated MSHSApril 15, 1977 [2]

The E. O. Grosvenor House, also known as the Gamble House, is located at 211 Maumee Street in Jonesville, Michigan. It was built as a private home for Ebenezer O. Grosvenor, and now operates as the Grosvenor House Museum. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1] It is considered one of the most magnificent residences in Michigan. [2]

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History

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Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor

Ebenezer O. Grosvenor was a politician who served in the Michigan Senate, one term as the Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, and two terms as the State Treasurer of Michigan. [2] He arrived in Jonesville in 1840, establishing a store and a bank in the town. [3] Grosvenor had this house constructed in 1874 from plans drawn by Elijah E. Myers. [2] Ebenezer Grosvenor lived in this house until his death in 1910. [4] After his death, four generations of Grosvenors lived in the house, after which it was turned into a rooming house. [3]

In 1960, the house was purchased by the Gamble family, [2] and in 1977 it was sold to the Jonesville Heritage Association. [5] It now operates as the Grosvenor House Museum [6]

Description

The E. O. Grosvenor House is a rectangular red brick two-story Victorian Italianate house placed on a stone foundation. [2] The perimeter contains multiple bays, columned porches, and other projecting elements. It is decorated with brackets, dentils, and a fielded panel frieze.

The interior contains thirty-two rooms, all with twelve-foot ceilings. [2] There are eight Italian marble fireplaces, all differently colored, a grand staircase, and Egyptian-themed walnut window valances.

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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 8 "Grosvenor, E. O., House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
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  4. University of Michigan Alumni Association (1910), The Michigan Alumnus, vol. 16, UM Libraries, p. 336
  5. Janet Kutzli (September 16, 1977). "Jonesville Residents Race Time To Preserve Historical House". Toledo Blade.
  6. "Grosvenor House Museum". Pure Michigan. Retrieved December 1, 2013.