Old Mission Inn

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Location18599 Old Mission Road, Traverse City, Michigan
Coordinates 44°57′33″N85°29′30″W / 44.95917°N 85.49167°W / 44.95917; -85.49167 Coordinates: 44°57′33″N85°29′30″W / 44.95917°N 85.49167°W / 44.95917; -85.49167
Area18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built1874 (1874)
NRHP reference # 82002834 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1982
Designated MSHSFebruary 27, 1980 [2]

The Old Mission Inn, previously known as Hedden Hall or the Porter Hotel, is an inn located at 18599 Old Mission Road near Traverse City, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1980 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

Traverse City, Michigan City in Michigan, United States

Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse City micropolitan area.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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History

In 1867, George and Amanda Hedden purchased 37 acres (15 ha) of land that had previously been part of the nearby Old Mission, [2] which had been abandoned in 1852. [3] [4] The Heddens constructed this 25-room inn on the property in 1874, [2] and operated it as "Heddon Hall." [4] In the 1880s, the railroad and steamship lines service in the area began promoting the Grand Traverse region as a summer tourist destination, and the Old Mission Inn was recognized as one of the best hotels in the area. In 1890, the Heddens added a section onto the inn.

Dougherty Mission House

The Dougherty Mission House is a house located at 18459 Mission Road in Peninsula Township, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1956 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. The house was certainly one of the first frame buildings constructed in Grand Traverse County, and is thought to be the first post and beam house constructed in Michigan's lower peninsula north of Grand Rapids.

The Heddens continued to run the inn until Amanda Hedden's death in 1900. [4] In 1902, George Hedden sold the inn to Alfred and Ella Porter, who changed the name to the "Porter Hotel" and managed the property for 40 years. It was sold again in 1945 to Norman and Doris Nevinger, who named it the "Old Mission Inn." The Nevingers ran the property until 1998, when they sold it to the Jensen family. [5] It continues to be used as a historic inn.

Description

The Old Mission Inn is a ​2 1⁄2-story L-shaped frame structure sided with clapboards, sitting on a cobblestone foundation, and covered with a shingled gable roof. [2] The front features a wide open veranda and overhanging eaves supported by triangular brackets. Gabled dormers project from the roof.

Clapboard (architecture) wooden siding on a building in the form of horizontal boards, often overlapping

Clapboard or clabbard, also called bevel siding, lap siding, and weatherboard, with regional variation in the definition of these terms, is wooden siding of a building in the form of horizontal boards, often overlapping.

Cobblestone natural building material based on cobble-sized stones, and is used for pavement roads, streets, and buildings

Cobblestone is a natural building material based on cobble-sized stones, and is used for pavement roads, streets, and buildings.

Gable Generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches

A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesthetic concerns. A gable wall or gable end more commonly refers to the entire wall, including the gable and the wall below it.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hedden Hall". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ "History". The Dougherty Historic Home Site. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Old Mission Inn's History". Old Mission Inn. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ "About Us". Old Mission Inn. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
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