Michigan; Cities; Grosse Pointe; Residences. -John Dodge Sr. -Unfinished Home to be Used for Girls Camp

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Description:

View of mansion built for John Dodge and his family but abandoned after he died in 1920. "The Dodges were building a mansion in affluent Grosse Pointe, Michigan, when John Dodge died of influenza on Jan. 14, 1920, at the age of 56. His brother, Horace, also died of influenza just 11 months later on Dec. 10, 1920. After John died, the Grosse Pointe mansion project was immediately abandoned," from Oakland University's Meadow Brook Hall website.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1925-04-16T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and Grosse Pointe

Subject Topic:

Mansions, Family, and Abandoned houses

Subject Name:

Dodge, John F. and (John Francis)

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc43251