Elmwood
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Jagman714
N 46° 29.942 W 084° 20.297
16T E 704238 N 5152938
The Elmwood marker is located at 417 Water Street, Sault Ste. Marie.
Waymark Code: WM6R8K
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2009
Views: 13
Appointed Indian agent in 1822, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864) requested that the government provide a suitable structure to house the agency. Obed Walt, designer of Michigan's territorial capitol in Detroit, directed the construction of this building. Nearly 100 feet in length when completed in 1827, the Federal Style building originally had a two story central unit flanked by two single story wings. While at Elmwood, Schoolcraft, explorer and ethnologist, collected materials for his pioneering works on Indian culture which scholars still use. These inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha. Charles T. Harvey lived here during the mid-1850's when he supervised the building of the canal and locks at Sault Ste. Marie. Elmwood's substantial alterations during the past 150 years reflect its varied uses and inhabitants.
Historical Name: Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Description:
Henry Schoolcraft was appointed Indian agent for the government in 1822, and requested the government provide suitable housing and this home was the house built for them.
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: 6
Historical Date: Not listed
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