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Wickwire House

The Wickwire House, current home of Jackson College’s president and his wife, 有140多年的历史,可以追溯到11月7日, 1837, 当时罗斯威尔·韦斯顿以50美元的价格从美国政府手中购买了40英亩土地. It is unclear when exactly the house was built, 但麦凯恩家族在1911年把房子和土地卖给了福雷斯特·贝格利, who transferred the title that same year to his son, Maxwell Badgley. 贝格利夫妇在房子里增加了一个厨房区,他们称之为“阴影草坪”. 斯特林·威克维尔于1933年从贝格利夫妇手中买下了这栋房子和房产.

Wickwire History

James-Hazel-WickwireJames Sterling Wickwire was a founder of Teer-Wickwire & Co., and served as chairman of the board. He had several other manufacturing interests, 包括帮助建立许多杰克逊工业,如通用产品和Yardman.

He married Hazel Gilbert, daughter of John O. 他创立了世界闻名的吉尔伯特巧克力公司. 斯特林和哈泽尔·威克威尔在这所房子里养大了他们的三个儿子,约翰·吉尔伯特、詹姆斯和罗伯特. She passed away in 1956. 斯特林·威克维尔后来与杰克逊的前埃莉诺·扬斯·佩勒姆再婚.

1961年,威克维尔将他的家和270英亩的萨米特镇土地卖给了当时的杰克逊初级学院(Jackson Junior College)的董事会, 条件是他将拥有终身所有权. 他还规定他的第二任妻子在他死后一年内继续住在这所房子里. At the time, 杰克逊初级学院的董事会正在为学院寻找一个新校园的位置, 并从杰克逊公立学校购买了Summit镇的几英亩土地. 董事会认为Wickwire提供的房产对于大学校园来说是一个更美丽的位置,并且与从JPS获得的房产相比,并没有更多或更少的可达性. However, Mr. Wickwire的捐赠包括不允许在该房产上进行任何建设. 因此, the campus was built in it’s current location, 靠近但不直接与Wickwire地产对齐的房产. 斯特林·威克威尔于1971年去世,威克威尔的财产于1972年归学院所有. 当学院最终获得Wickwire财产的明确所有权时, 大部分土地被留作达勒姆环境教育中心的一部分. Mr. Wickwire的房子和房子周围的土地被用作学院院长的家.

President’s Residence

Following the death of Mr. Wickwire, President and Mrs. Harold Sheffer在1972年1月搬进了Wickwire House. The Sheffers made the home a community center, hosting college and community groups for meetings, occasions and more. 谢弗夫妇用家具和许多古董布置了房子,这些家具和古董是他们在森特维尔的家庭农场的一部分, 密歇根州. Wickwire House铺着深色的木地板,是放置古董的天然场所. The house was damaged by fire in 1976 and repaired.

New Tenants

In 1981, when Clyde LeTarte became president, he and his wife, 凯西, and their children moved into Wickwire House. 莱特夫妇用他们婚后生活中收集的几件古董和收藏品进行装饰. The LeTartes renovated the home’s kitchen, and Mrs. LeTarte started a travel business from the third floor.

1993年,当李·豪瑟成为总统后,李和诺玛·豪瑟搬进了Wickwire House. 豪瑟一家用几件自家的古董来装饰这座历史悠久的住宅.

2001年,现任总统丹尼尔·费伦(Daniel Phelan)搬进Wickwire House后,Wickwire House进行了一些翻新. The home was given a new roof, 空调系统和新地毯,为JC的新总裁做准备.

此后,费伦总统为这所房子提供了大面积的景观美化, 周围的场地和邻近的田地,希望能恢复庄园的宏伟,正如他所设想的那样. Wickwire. 正在进行的物业维护包括一个新的锅炉和供暖系统, new doors, gutters, 修复摇摇欲坠的地基和地下室排水系统. 费兰总统还捐赠了材料和自己的个人劳动,在密歇根的地下室建造了一个酒窖,以及庭院和景观区. Wickwire House也被用来举办学生、受托人、捐赠者和社区成员的聚会.

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