Jonesville in Hillsdale County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Grosvenor House
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, April 11, 2023
1. Grosvenor House Marker
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.
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 Commission responsible for the erection of the Michigan State Capitol in 1874-1879, which Myers also designed.
Erected 1978 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L500.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce
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Location. 41° 58.913′ N, 84° 39.584′ W. Marker is in Jonesville, Michigan, in Hillsdale County. Marker is at the intersection of Maumee Street and Liberty Street, on the left when traveling south on Maumee Street. This marker is 0.2 mile south of East Chicago Road (U.S. Highway 12). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 Maumee St, Jonesville MI 49250, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. J.J. Deal and Son Carriage Factory / Kiddie Brush and Toy Company (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grace Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hillsdale County National Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grand Army Of The Republic Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Powers Clothing (approx. 0.2 miles away); First House in Jonesville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jonesville Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Father Gabriel Richard (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesville.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. A marker in Albion, Michigan tells of the First Presbyterian
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, April 11, 2023
2. Grosvenor House Marker
Also see . . . Grosvenor House offers tours, look into Victorian Era. February 2021 article in Hillsdale College's The Collegian about Grosvenor House — it was designed for entertaining and had unique heating and lighting systems — and Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor. (Submitted on June 2, 2022, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)
via The Grosvenor House Museum, unknown
3. The Grosvenor House Museum
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Photographed By Joel Seewald, July 10, 2010
4. Grosvenor House
View of Grosvenor House from the southwest.
Photographed By Joel Seewald, July 10, 2010
5. Grosvenor House
View of Grosvenor House from the nortwest.
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, April 11, 2023
6. Grosvenor House National Register of Historic Places Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 988 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 3. submitted on April 25, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5. submitted on July 27, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 6. submitted on April 23, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
