Orson Starr Home
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N 42° 31.089 W 083° 08.740
17T E 323746 N 4709539
On the west side of Main Street, just south of 13 Mile Road. Limited driveway parking. You could park on the street to the north, Lawrence Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMH4D
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2006
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Orson Starr (1803-1873) and his wife, Rhoda Gibbs Starr (1806-1853), built this home in 1845. Five generations of the Starr family lived here until 1964. The house was purchased by the city of Royal Oak in 1976. Orson Starr came to this area in 1831 and began manufacturing cowbells in a factory located just north of this site. He continued this trade for forty years. The cowbells, products of Royal Oak's first industry were stamped with Starr's trademark and are now prized by collectors.
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