Bay City in Bay County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Charles B. & Georgiana (McGraw) Curtiss House
c. 1892
Photographed by Joel S., July 16, 2010
1. Charles B. & Georgiana (McGraw) Curtiss House Marker
Inscription.
Charles B. and Georgiana (McGraw) Curtiss House. c. 1892. Charles came to Bay City in 1864 from Ithaca, NY, to work for sawmill owners Henry Sage and John McGraw, eventually buying the Bay City Dredging Co. His home's architecture is Shavian Manorial, a Queen Anne/Tudor Revival style named after the 1860s/70s neo-medieval work of the English architect Richard Norman Shaw. It was designed by William H. Miller, Ithaca's most prominent late 19th/early 20th century architect, who designed many of Cornell's buildings. Detroit architects Scott and Scott supervised the construction. The home, which has 23 rooms, 9 replaces, and a grand central staircase in the two-story entrance hall, is marked by projecting cross gables, half-timbering, and liberal use of Tennessee sandstone.
Charles came to Bay City in 1864 from Ithaca, NY, to work for sawmill owners Henry Sage and John McGraw, eventually buying the Bay City Dredging Co. His home's architecture is Shavian Manorial, a Queen Anne/Tudor Revival style named after the 1860s/70s neo-medieval work of the English architect Richard Norman Shaw. It was designed by William H. Miller, Ithaca's most prominent late 19th/early 20th century architect, who designed many of Cornell's buildings. Detroit architects Scott & Scott supervised the construction. The home, which has 23 rooms, 9 replaces, and a grand central staircase in the two-story entrance hall, is marked by projecting cross gables, half-timbering, and liberal use of Tennessee sandstone.
Erected by Center Avenue Neighborhood Association.
Location. 43° 35.827′ N, 83° 52.819′ W. Marker is in Bay City, Michigan, in Bay County. It is at the intersection of Center Avenue (State Highway 25) and North Grant Street, on the right when traveling east on Center Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 924 Center Avenue, Bay City MI 48708, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mid-Michigan and in one of the Lake Huron Shore counties. 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 Northwest Territory.
2. Charles B. & Geogiana (McGraw) Curtiss House and Marker
Photographed by Joel S., July 16, 2010
3. Charles B. & Geogiana (McGraw) Curtiss House and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,610 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on August 2, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 2. submitted on November 28, 2010. 3. submitted on August 2, 2010, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
