Beaudette Mansion (Pontiac, Michigan)

USA / Michigan / Pontiac / Pontiac, Michigan / West Huron Street (M-59), 269
Oliver Leo Beaudette built his Italianate mansion just blocks away from downtown Pontiac in 1905. His father founded the O.J. Beaudette Carriage Co. before the advent of the automobile. It was the first carriage company to constructcarriages using metal bodies. The company, under the younger Mr. Beaudette, was a major supplier of automobile bodies in the rapidly growing industry in Pontiac and Flint in the early 1900's
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Coordinates:   42°38'11"N   83°18'7"W

Comments

  • Correction-The mansion is Georgian revival and it was built in 1917.
  • My family and I have restored the mansion and we have lived here for many years.We love it.
  • I drive by this house daily. I find it absolutely stunning! I'm glad to read that it is being taken care of. I would love to see the floorplan!
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