Grosse Ile in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Rucker-Stanton House

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 9, 2020

1. The Rucker-Stanton House Marker

Inscription. This vernacular house was built by John A. Rucker, Jr., in 1848. Rucker was the great-grandson of William Macomb, who with his brother, Alexander, purchased Grosse Ile from four Indian tribes on July 6, 1776. In 1873 Robert Lee Stanton, Rucker's cousin, bought the house. Between 1897 and 1898 a large rear wing was added. The house was still owned and occupied by descendants of Alexander and William Macomb in 1987, the year of Michigan's Sesquicentennial.

Erected 1987 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1280.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 6, 1776.

Location. 42° 9′ N, 83° 9.978′ W. Marker is in Grosse Ile, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of West River Road and Westcroft Gardens Drive, on the right when traveling north on West River Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21719 West River Road,

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Grosse Ile MI 48138, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wagstaff-Duddleston Home (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Trenton High School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Historical Shipyard Site (approx. one mile away); Angus Keith House (approx. one mile away); The Old Burial Ground (approx. 1.1 miles away); St. Anne Church/St. Anne Chapel (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mansion House and Survey Tree (approx. 1½ miles away); Eighteenth-Century Grist Mill Site (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grosse Ile.

The Rucker-Stanton House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 9, 2020

2. The Rucker-Stanton House and Marker

The Rucker-Stanton House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 9, 2020

3. The Rucker-Stanton House

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2020, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,484 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2020, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.