Marshall in Calhoun County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Butler-Boyce House / W. D. Boyce
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 12, 2021
1. Butler-Boyce House / W. D. Boyce Marker
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Butler-Boyce House, also, W. D. Boyce. .
Butler-Boyce House. This handsome Italian Villa, with paired arched windows, is adorned with combined cupola and railing. Edward Butler (1814-1881) merchant, banker and first treasurer of Calhoun County, built the residence in 1858-61 on land once owned by author James Fenimore Cooper. William D. Boyce (1860-1929), founder of the Boy Scouts of America, purchased the house and sixty acres as a summer home in 1894. For many years it was the home of Myron B. and Anne Ells. Mrs. Ells founded the Marshall Historical Society in 1961.,
W. D. Boyce. William D. Boyce, a Chicago publisher, founded the Boy Scouts of America. Boyce first became acquainted with the scouting movement while in London in 1909. He lost his way in the midst of heavy fog and was rescued by a Boy Scout who took him to the address he had been seeking. Offering the young boy a tip, he was told that Boy Scouts did not accept money for doing a good deed. Impressed by this organization, Boyce returned home with pamphlets, badges, and a uniform. He incorporated Boy Scouts of America, now Scouting/USA, on February 8, 1910. . This historical marker was erected in 1979 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. It is in Marshall in Calhoun County Michigan
Butler-Boyce House
This handsome Italian Villa, with paired arched windows, is adorned with combined cupola and railing. Edward Butler (1814-1881) merchant, banker and first treasurer of Calhoun County, built the residence in 1858-61 on land once owned by author James Fenimore Cooper. William D. Boyce (1860-1929), founder of the Boy Scouts of America, purchased the house and sixty acres as a summer home in 1894. For many years it was the home of Myron B. and Anne Ells. Mrs. Ells founded the Marshall Historical Society in 1961.
W. D. Boyce
William D. Boyce, a Chicago publisher, founded the Boy Scouts of America. Boyce first became acquainted with the scouting movement while in London in 1909. He lost his way in the midst of heavy fog and was rescued by a Boy Scout who took him to the address he had been seeking. Offering the young boy a tip, he was told that Boy Scouts did not accept money for doing a good deed. Impressed by this organization, Boyce returned home with pamphlets, badges, and a uniform. He incorporated Boy Scouts of America, now Scouting/USA, on February 8, 1910.
Erected
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1979 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L0690.)
Location. 42° 16.541′ N, 84° 58.667′ W. Marker is in Marshall, Michigan, in Calhoun County. Marker is on Verona Road, 0.1 miles west of Fountain Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1110 Verona Rd, Marshall MI 49068, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 14, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
