Title | D. A. Blodgett Home, 1930s |
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Creator | Evelyn Lucille Bethea Bedgood |
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Date | 1938 |
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Current Address | 920 Cherry St. SE |
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Pre 1912 Address | 662 Cherry St. SE |
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Architect | Asbury W. Buckley, Chicago, IL |
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Contractor | N. J. Westra, Grand Rapids |
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Date Constructed | 1908 |
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Original Owner | Children's Home Society |
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Original Use | For temporary care of children under the age of twelve, until adopted or returned to parents. |
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Neighborhood | Fairmount Square District |
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Information Source | ICCF; Michigan Tradesman, September 16, 1908, page 2; A History of the D.A. Blodgett Homes for Children |
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Notes | Title by cataloger. Photograph taken by Ms. Bedgood when her daughter, Bobbie Jean, was a patient here. The building was leased to the Mary Free Bed Guild for use as an orthopedic center and convalescent hospital for children in 1935.
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Collection | Marilyn Hamill |
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