Cadillac in Wexford County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Cobbs and Mitchell Building
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, September 28, 2021
1. Cobbs and Mitchell Building Marker
Inscription.
Cobbs and Mitchell Building. . In 1905 George D. Mason of Detroit designed this brick and limestone building as a showplace for the products of Cobbs and Mitchell, Inc., a nationally known lumber company. Completed in 1907, the building’s interior is finished in nine varieties of native Michigan wood, elm, white maple, bird’s-eye maple, sap birch, red birch, curly red birch, red beech, red oak, and hemlock. The company was named for Jonathan W. Cobbs (1823-1898) and William W. Mitchell (1854-1915). Their families were prime movers in the growth of the city of Cadillac and developed much of northern Michigan’s lumber industry. The building also housed the Mitchell Bros. Company and other lumbering interests before it was purchased by the State Highway Department in 1939.
In 1905 George D. Mason of Detroit designed this brick and limestone building as a showplace for the products of Cobbs and Mitchell, Inc., a nationally known lumber company. Completed in 1907, the building’s interior is finished in nine varieties of native Michigan wood—elm, white maple, bird’s-eye maple, sap birch, red birch, curly red birch, red beech, red oak, and hemlock. The company was named for Jonathan W. Cobbs (1823-1898) and William W. Mitchell (1854-1915). Their families were prime movers in the growth of the city of Cadillac and developed much of northern Michigan’s lumber industry. The building also housed the Mitchell Bros. Company and other lumbering interests before it was purchased by the State Highway Department in 1939.
Erected 1981 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L0782.)
Location. 44° 14.907′ N, 85° 23.853′ W. Marker is in Cadillac, Michigan, in Wexford County. Marker is at the intersection of South Mitchell Street (Business U.S. 131
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) and East Chapin Street, on the right when traveling north on South Mitchell Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 E Chapin St, Cadillac MI 49601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 29, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.