Lapeer in Lapeer County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Tuttle House

Photographed By Joel Seewald, February 23, 2017

1. The Tuttle House Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Lapeer lumberman Columbus Tuttle and his second wife, Linda, had this Queen Anne house built around 1890. Tuttle's planing mill provided lumber for the county's earliest homes and businesses. After lumbering declined during the 1880s, Tuttle's mills produced finished and ornamental wood products. Tuttle's grand-daughter, noted author Marguerite deAngeli, featured this house in her 1936 children's book Ted and Nina have a Happy Rainy Day.

Erected 2009 by Michigan Historical Commission-Michigan Historical Center. (Marker Number L2196.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 43° 3.294′ N, 83° 19.118′ W. Marker is in Lapeer, Michigan, in Lapeer County. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street (State Highway 24) and State Street on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 610 North Main Street, Lapeer MI 48446, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lapeer Public Library (approx. ¼ mile away); Marguerite deAngeli Branch Library (approx. ¼ mile away); Protecting the Impaired (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lapeer County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lapeer County (approx. 0.4 miles away); P.F.C. Dewayne T. Williams (approx. 6.1 miles away); James Richardson, D.O. a generous gentleman. (approx. 8.3 miles away); Columbiaville Depot (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lapeer.

Additional commentary.
1. Historic Lapeer house damaged in Wednesday evening fire.
A historic home in Lapeer sustained fire damage and substantial smoke damage throughout the house on September 16th. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to a couple of small rooms at the northeast corner of the building. There was some minor fire damage to the second floor.

— Submitted September 21, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

The Tuttle House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joel Seewald, February 23, 2017

2. The Tuttle House and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 822 times since then and 201 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.