Port Sanilac in Sanilac County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Loop-Harrison House
Photographed By Joel Seewald, September 19, 2015
1. Loop-Harrison House Marker
Inscription.
Loop-Harrison House. . This Second Empire style mansion was built in the 1870s by Doctor Joseph Loop. A native of New York, Loop moved to Oakland County, Michigan, in 1843. He and his wife, Jane Gardner Loop pioneered this land in Sanilac County in 1854, and after graduating from the University of Michigan's medical department in 1855, he opened a practice in Port Sanilac. When this home was built, he kept an office on the lower floor, and serviced a forty-mile circuit, bringing medical care to much of the county. Doctor Loop died in 1903 at the age of ninety-three, leaving the house to his only child, Ada. She and her husband, the Reverend Julius Harrison passed it in turn to one of their sons, Captain Stanley Harrison. In 1964 he deeded it to the Sanilac County Historical Society for a museum.
This Second Empire style mansion was built in the 1870s by Doctor Joseph Loop. A native of New York, Loop moved to Oakland County, Michigan, in 1843. He and his wife, Jane Gardner Loop pioneered this land in Sanilac County in 1854, and after graduating from the University of Michigan's medical department in 1855, he opened a practice in Port Sanilac. When this home was built, he kept an office on the lower floor, and serviced a forty-mile circuit, bringing medical care to much of the county. Doctor Loop died in 1903 at the age of ninety-three, leaving the house to his only child, Ada. She and her husband, the Reverend Julius Harrison passed it in turn to one of their sons, Captain Stanley Harrison. In 1964 he deeded it to the Sanilac County Historical Society for a museum.
Erected 1975 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L172.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.
Location. 43° 25.463′ N, 82° 32.59′ W. Marker is in Port Sanilac, Michigan, in Sanilac County. Marker is on State Highway 25, half a mile south of State Highway 46, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 228 South Ridge Street, Port Sanilac MI 48469, United States of America. Touch for directions.
5. Loop-Harrison House - National Register of Historic Places Plaque
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 426 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on September 23, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 2. submitted on September 7, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 23, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
