Breckenridge in Gratiot County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Drake House

Photographed By Joel Seewald, August 5, 2017

1. Drake House Marker

Inscription.
This house was built in 1907 for Wilkie and Rhoda Waggoner Drake. Upon graduating from medical school in 1902, Wilkie Drake (1875-1963) practiced near Detroit and then came to Breckenridge to begin a career that lasted nearly sixty years. After the doctor's death in 1963 the house passed to the Drake's daughter, naturalist and author (Mary) Margaret Drake Elliott (1904-1999) of Muskegon. Upon her death, Elliott bequeathed the house and its contents fo the Breckenridge/Wheeler Area Historical Society.

Erected 2009 by Michigan Historical Commission — Michigan Historical Center. (Marker Number L2214.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Science & Medicine • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 43° 24.472′ N, 84° 28.5′ W. Marker is in Breckenridge, Michigan, in Gratiot County. Marker is at the intersection of East Saginaw Street (State Highway 46) and Fourth Street, on the right when traveling east on East Saginaw Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 328 East Saginaw Street, Breckenridge MI 48615, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies. Breckenridge World War II Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saginaw and Gratiot County State Road / Saginaw Valley and St. Louis Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Breckenridge Civil War Monument (approx. half a mile away); Joseph Clapp Memorial Park (approx. 6½ miles away); Sidney S. Hastings (approx. 6½ miles away); Saint Louis (approx. 6½ miles away); Michigan Masonic Home (approx. 9.7 miles away); Site of Old Main (approx. 10 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Breckenridge.

Photographed By Joel Seewald, August 5, 2017

2. Drake House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.