Wardwell House
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N 42° 22.770 W 082° 55.415
17T E 341640 N 4693705
Located on the northwest side of Jefferson Avenue, between Three Mile Drive and Audubon Road/Grand Marais Street. Parking available on the side streets.
Waymark Code: WM15DP
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2007
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William Buck, an English immigrant farmer, built the main part of this house around 1849. It has fourteen-inch thick walls and is the oldest brick house in Grosse Pointe. The rear clapboard addition, built elsewhere, dates from the 1880s. Henry Russel, an attorney and businessman, bought the house in 1901. In 1912 it became the home of his daughter, Helen Wardwell, and her husband, Harold. She lived here for sixty-five years. In 1977 the property was acquired by the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church as a bequest of Helen Wardwell.
Historical Name: William Buck, Henry Russel, Helen and Harold Wardwell
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: State Site #487
Historical Date: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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