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3720 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan
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These photographs were labeled, "Smith House W. Grand River, Howell by airport. Also known as Gable House". Fred Smith owned the home at 3720 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan in 1930. It was also known as the House of Seven Gables.
A fire started by lightening in 1948 may have destroyed the barns. The persons in the picture are unknown. The date of this picture is unknown.
This “House of Seven Gables” was built in 1886-87 by the farm family of Frank J. and Ada Hecox. A plastered brick wall in the basement is inscribed with Frank Hecox’s initials and the date 1887. The Hecox family left the area by 1900, and Ada sold the farm in 1909. In 1963 the county acquired most of the acreage to form part of the site of the Livingston County Airport. This house, with its pressed-tin-shingle mansard roof, is a unique example of the Second Empire style in the Howell area. Historical Marker Database Information for this house.
In 1910, the August Krause family lived in this home.