Voigt House

Voigt House is a Michigan historical marker in Grand Rapids, Kent County, dedicated 1977.

Kent County · dedicated 1977 · 115 College Avenue SE, Grand Rapids

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This elegant and perfectly preserved Victorian mansion was built for Carl G. A. Voigt in 1895. Voigt came to Grand Rapids in 1870 and ran a mill and dry goods store with W. G. Herpolsheimer. In 1902, when the partnership ended, Voigt took over the milling works. The house, designed by eminent local architect, William G. Robinson, was inspired by the chateaux at Chenonceaux, France. The interior is opulently furnished with original possessions of the Voigt family. In 1972, a year after the death of the last occupant, Ralph Voigt, the house became a public museum.

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