Michigan Registered Historic Site
This impressive Second Empire style home with mansard roof was constructed in 1875 for Jay Chandler (1850-1884) and his young bride Frances. On this site from 1847-1871 had stood the Parrish flouring mill. Jay, the fourth son of locally prominent Albert Chandler, followed his brothers into the family hardware business. Albert founded the Coldwater Sentinel and served as the city's first mayor. Jay Chandler sold his home to Lucius Wing in 1882.
Lucius M.Wing (1839-1921), Civil War captain, county sheriff, and prominent businessman, purchased this residence in 1882. That same year he served a term as mayor. Making notable contributions to the industrial, financial and social life if the city, he was the long time president of the local bank, a manufacturer of cigars and the founder of the Bon Ami Social club. The house remained in the family for three generations until acquired by the Branch County Historical Society in 1974 for use as a historical museum.
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peterpj 45 months ago | reply
A house with a soul and history. Your way of taken the photo gives it a distant expression something spooky from long ago. Is it still occupied?
bill.d 45 months ago | reply
No, Peter, it is a museum, and, sadly, an used museum at that. There are old newspapers collecting on the front steps, the grass needs cutting, the paint is peeling...she is a sad old lady, right now. It is a beautiful old building, though. Of course, my wife, who does most of the maintenance in our house, looked at it and decided that it would be quite the chore to paint :-)
peterpj 45 months ago | reply
I really hope it will last forever.
bill.d 45 months ago | reply
That would be a trick. Around here we build with wood, not the marble and limestone that you guys across the Pond use. Still, with care, it could last a couple hundred more years. They built things to last, back then. The house that we live in is almost a hundred years old, and is built of very hard hard woods. It is most unkind to power tools.
Natália Al. 44 months ago | reply
I work at historic houses turned into museums, but conservated.
The one I'm in by now has more than 300 years, the date is estimated between the decades of 1670-90, made of clay
bill.d 44 months ago | reply
rella88 43 months ago | reply
Another beautiful shot.
bill.d 43 months ago | reply
T. VOLK 39 months ago | reply
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Claudia's Shots 31 months ago | reply
Beautiful house she is. Such character. Wonderful shot.
bill.d 31 months ago | reply