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Morton House
The Morton Hotel was the place to stay when business travelers came by the trainload to buy furniture for their stores back home.
The Morton Hotel is the fourth hotel structure on the northwest corner of Monroe Center and Ionia Avenue NW since Myron Hinsdell built the Hinsdell House on the site in 1835. It was sold several years later and renamed the National House.
• The National burned in 1855 and 1872, after which it was rebuilt as the Morton Hotel. Built with the latest in fire protection, the five-story hotel was a popular destination for celebrities, including President William McKinley.
• The popularity of the Morton Hotel fell with the 1913 completion of the Pantlind Hotel...
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
Morton House
The Morton Hotel was the place to stay when business travelers came by the trainload to buy furniture for their stores back home.
The Morton Hotel is the fourth hotel structure on the northwest corner of Monroe Center and Ionia Avenue NW since Myron Hinsdell built the Hinsdell House on the site in 1835. It was sold several years later and renamed the National House.
• The National burned in 1855 and 1872, after which it was rebuilt as the Morton Hotel. Built with the latest in fire protection, the five-story hotel was a popular destination for celebrities, including President William McKinley.
• The popularity of the Morton Hotel fell with the 1913 completion of the Pantlind Hotel...
mlive.com
Postcard
Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
