Laing-Mason House

Laing-Mason House (HMMIU)

Location: Otisville, MI 48463 Genesee County
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N 43° 11.515', W 83° 31.2'

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This house was built in stages between the 1860s and the 1930s. In 1889 Dr. John B. Laing and his wife, Harriet, purchased the house. Raised in Vermont, Laing (1846-1908) came to Otisville in 1871 as one of the village's earliest physicians, and became one of Otisville's most important citizens. At his death Laing owned 120 acres of land. The property changed hands six time before being purchased in 1935 by George W. and Frances Mason. George Mason (1887-1978) owned the Mason Tackle Company of Otisville, familiar to fishermen worldwide, and operated it out of this house until 1944. The Mason's renovated extensively, reportedly using materials-including the west porch columns-salvaged from a Detroit bank that failed during the Depression.
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HM NumberHMMIU
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker NumberL2191
Year Placed2007
Placed ByMichigan Historical Commission - Michigan Historical Center
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 11:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 295235 N 4785210
Decimal Degrees43.19191667, -83.52000000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 11.515', W 83° 31.2'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 11' 30.90" N, 83° 31' 12.00" W
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Area Code(s)810, 989
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12400-12420 N State Rd, Otisville MI 48463, US
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