Charles T. Mitchell House
N 44° 15.081 W 085° 23.904
16T E 627863 N 4901037
Located on Mason & Shelby. Park on road or nearby.
Waymark Code: WMNYTY
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2015
Views: 5
This Prairie style building began as a Second Empire house built by George Mitchell in 1874. A lumberman and Cadillac's first mayor, Mitchell built the house with ornately carved woodwork and a mansard roof. His business partner, Wellington W. Cummer occupied it from 1878-1922, when it was purchased by Mitchell's grandnephew, Charles T. Mitchell. In 1926, Charles, a local industrialist, renovated the house to conform with current architectural trends. Totally redone in the Prairie style and clad with red brick, it lost its ornamentation and gained a low-pitched hipped roof. The extensive renovation was testimony to Charles Mitchell's wealth; his firms employed from one-forth to one-third of Cadillac's workforce.
Parking nearby?: yes
Registered Site #: L1434
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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website: Not listed
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