Voigt House
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N 42° 57.634 W 085° 39.413
16T E 609545 N 4757310
It is now a museum, located on the west side of College Avenue, between Washington and Cherry Street (there is a Washington/Cherry joke here eluding me...maybe something about "I would not tell a lie" street). Parking is available at the museum.
Waymark Code: WM1B9W
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2007
Views: 58
This elegant and perfectly preserved Victorian mansion was built for Carl G. A. Voigt in 1895. Voigt came to Grand Rapids in 1870 an ran a mill and dry goods store with W. G. Herpolsheimer. In 1902, when the partnership ended, Voigt took over the milling works. The house, designed by eminent local architect, William G. Robinson, was inspired by the chateaux at Chenonceaux, France. The interior is opulently furnished with original possessions of the Voigt family. In 1972, a year after the death of the last occupant, Ralph Voigt, the house became a public museum.
Historical Name: Carl G. A. Voigt, W. G. Herpolsheimer, William G. Robinson, Ralph Voigt
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: State Site #419
Historical Date: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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