Khardomah Lodge / Susan Hill Yerkes

Khardomah Lodge / Susan Hill Yerkes (HM1OBC)

Location: Grand Haven, MI 49417 Ottawa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 3.102', W 86° 14.53'

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Khardomah Lodge
In 1873 lumberman James Brayton built a cottage here, which he and his wife named "Khardomah Lodge." Susan Hill Yerkes bought the property in 1919, adding thirteen rooms and converting the cottage to a summer hotel, thus beginning Khardomah's history as part of Grand Haven's tourism industry. From 1938 to 1984, the lodge was owned by Jennie Smith and her daughter Helen Unger. Families from as far away as St. Louis and Little Rock returned to Khardomah each summer.

Susan Hill Yerkes
Susan Hill Yerkes owned Khardomah Lodge from 1919 to 1937. Yerkes [1861 - 1937] was highly educated and cultured for a woman of her time, and expert in Greek, Latin and German. From 1901 to 1926, Yerkes and her sister Mary Helen served as teachers and co-principals of the Ackley Institute, a girls school in Grand Haven. During that time, Susan took students to Paris to study and acquired art objects that she displayed in Khardomah Lodge.
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HM NumberHM1OBC
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker NumberL1751
Year Placed2000
Placed ByMichigan Historical Center, Michigan Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)31N E 166021 N 0
Decimal Degrees43.05170000, -86.24216667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 3.102', W 86° 14.53'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 3' 6.12" N, 86° 14' 31.8" W
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Area Code(s)616
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1365 Lake Ave, Grand Haven MI 49417, US
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