John W. Blodgett Estate
John W. Blodgett Estate | |
Colonial Revival | |
NRHP reference No. | 83000877[1] |
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MSHS No. | P23712 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 28, 1983 |
Designated MSHS | December 8, 1977[2] |
The John W. Blodgett Estate, also known as Brookby, is an historic landmark at 250 Plymouth Rd, SE,
History
Delos A. Blodgett moved to Michigan in 1848 and became rich in the lumbering business. He came to Grand Rapids in 1881. By that time, his son, John W. Blodgett (born in 1860) had taken over part of the business. John W. Blodgett served as president of the Muskegon Boom Company from 1883 to 1893, and following his father's retirement in 1900, he took over as chairman of the Blodgett Company.[5]
In 1895, John W. Blodgett married
The Blodgett estate stayed in the Blodgett family after John and Minnie's death, until Edith Blodgett sold it in the early 1990s.[4] Sam and Janene Cummings purchased the estate in 1997, and in 2011 donated it to Aquinas College.[7] Aquinas began restoration of the estate in 2016.[4]
Description
The John W. Blodgett Estate is an eight-acre parcel containing the Blodgett house and other, subsidiary buildings. The grounds are beautifully landscaped, and include formal gardens, terraces, and large, old trees. The house is a broad-fronted two-story red brick structure with
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "John W. and Minnie Cummock Blodgett Estate". State of Michigan. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ^ Sytsma, Jeffrey (27 August 2007). "The Blodgetts and Brookby". Grand Rapids History. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Grand Rapids Public Library. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ a b c Jim Harger (April 25, 2017). "See 7,000 tulips blooming at Brookby Estate's restored historic gardens". MLive.
- ^ a b c John A. Cragwell J.; John Logie; Margaret Slater (August 1982), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: John W. Blodgett Estate
- ^ Jeffrey Sytsma (August 27, 2007). "The Blodgetts and Brookby". Grand Rapids Historical Commission. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ Jan Holst (December 28, 2011). "The Blodgett estate on Fisk Lake donated to Aquinas College". MLive.
Further reading
- Jeffrey Sytsma, "Health Care Pioneers: The Blodgett Family." Michigan History, Jan/Feb 2020, pp. 33–38. Lansing, Michigan: Historical Society of Michigan. Retrieved via Gale OneFile.