Doctor Henry C.
Potter Esquire Residence
East Saginaw, Michigan
S.
Jefferson and Holland
1890
Dr.
Henry C. Potter was a very prominent man, who was born in New York and later
moved to East Saginaw to become the Vice President of the Flint & Pere
Marquette Railroad Company. With his influence in the railroad
company, he became familiar to Bradford Lee Gilbert and had him create
designs for his residence.
Through
the years, the house passed through different hands, and the latest being
the late Samuel Schwinck.
On July
25, 1944, fire destroyed what was left of the partially demolished home.
The site is now occupied by the Greater Williams Temple.
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