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Title
Henry Griffin Residence
Creator
NULL

Institution
Loutit District Library

Subject
Griffin, Henry, 1807-1891

Subject
Dwellings -- Michigan -- Grand Haven

Subject
Historic buildings -- Michigan -- Grand Haven

Item Number
LH01j007

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
Mayor and sheriff Henry Griffin built his family home on Franklin Street in 1844. As late as 1908, it was still occupied by a Griffin. The house was slightly damaged in the 1889 fire. It was torn down by the 1970s to make room for a bank parking lot.

Henry Griffin Residence

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