Grosvenor House

Grosvenor House (HMMGZ)

Location: Jonesville, MI 49250 Hillsdale County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 58.913', W 84° 39.584'

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Completed in 1874, this structure of High Victorian Italianate design is one of the most magnificent residences in Michigan. The interior, an excellent example of a living museum of the 1870s, contains thirty-two rooms with twelve-foot ceilings. Other striking features are eight Italian marble fireplaces each of a different color, walnut window valances with carved Egyptian heads, and a sweeping balustrade staircase. Despite the fact that electricity was installed in 1915, this house still retains several gas-operated globe lights.

Side 2
Elijah E. Myers designed this residence for Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor (1820-1910). An eminent Jonesville citizen and banker, Grosvenor was also a prominent Republican statesman. He served two terms as state senator and treasurer, one term as lieutenant governor, and seven years as a University of Michigan regent. He was also vice-president and presiding officer of the State Building Commissionresponsible for the erection of the Michigan State Capitol in 1874-1879, which Myers also designed.
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HM NumberHMMGZ
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker Number500
Year Placed1978
Placed ByMichigan History Division, Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 5:10am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 693876 N 4650414
Decimal Degrees41.98188333, -84.65973333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 58.913', W 84° 39.584'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 58' 54.78" N, 84° 39' 35.04" W
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Area Code(s)517
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 300-398 Liberty St, Jonesville MI 49250, US
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