Adrian in Lenawee County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Governor Charles M. Croswell / Croswell House
Photographed By Joel Seewald, April 8, 2017
1. Governor Charles M. Croswell / Croswell House Marker
Governor Charles M. Croswell
Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886) was born in New York. A lawyer and civic leader, he was secretary of the Republican Party's founding convention in Jackson. He also drafted Michigan's act ratifying the XIII Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Croswell served as Adrian's mayor and led both the state senate and house before becoming Michigan's seventeenth governor (1877-1880). As governor, he oversaw the completion of Michigan's 1879 capitol building.
Croswell House
Charles Croswell helped his guardian and uncle, Daniel Hicks, build this Greek Revival house. He and his first wife, Lucy Eddy, bought the 1840s building from his uncle's estate in 1853. The house remained in the family until Elizabeth Musgrave Croswell Merrill, his second wife, donated it to the Lucy Wolcott Barnum Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1927. The Mary B. Hopkins Memorial funded the 1949 addition. In 1972 the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 2015 by Michigan Historical Commission - Michigan Historical Center. (Marker Number HB12.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR •
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Location. 41° 54.005′ N, 84° 1.952′ W. Marker is in Adrian, Michigan, in Lenawee County. Marker is on North Broad Street (State Highway 52) north of Toledo Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 228 North Broad Street, Adrian MI 49221, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Charles Miller Croswell (a few steps from this marker); County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Adrian's Governors (approx. 0.2 miles away); Adrian Union Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Professional Baseball in Adrian (approx. 0.2 miles away); Adrian & The Republican Party (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robertson Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Second Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Adrian.
Also see . . .
1. Charles Croswell. Wikipedia article about Charles Croswell. (Submitted on April 17, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)
Photographed By Joel Seewald, April 8, 2017
2. Governor Charles M. Croswell / Croswell House Marker
2. Croswell House History. Lucy Wolcott Barnum Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution website. (Submitted on April 17, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)
3. Michigan SP Croswell, Gov. Charles, House. More information about Charles Crowsell and the house can be found in the National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form. (Submitted on April 1, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)
Photographed By Joel Seewald, April 8, 2017
3. Croswell House and Marker
View from the north.
Photographed By Joel Seewald, April 8, 2017
4. Croswell House
View from the west.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 17, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
