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terminated when Maynard killed his wife Jane and grandson Tommy before killing himself. Around 1984, it was purchased by Gerard and Marcella Brohman, who purchased as a private residence. Marcella lovingly decorated the mansion with many antique furnishings. In 1989, current owners Dave and Julie Sprenger purchased the Hoatson House and turned it into a bed-and-breakfast under the name "Laurium Manor Inn." The house is open to the public for accommodation and for tours, and is a Heritage Site associated with the
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The interior has 45 rooms covering 13,000 square feet, and boasts exceptionally fine detailing. The first floor contains a library measuring 23 feet (7.0 m) by 23 feet (7.0 m), a dining room measuring 17 feet (5.2 m) by 23 feet (7.0 m), and a reception hall measuring 12 feet
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After Hoatson's death, the house passed through the hands of a series of owners, some of whom stripped the original stained glass and lighting fixtures before 1984. It served as Thomas Funeral Home from 1949 to 1979, owned by the undertaker Maynard R. Hurlburt, but this business was tragically
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Thomas Hoatson Jr. built his house as a surprise for his wife and children. He hired architect Charles Maass to design the house; the final construction cost was $ 50,000. The house, completed in 1907, is notable for the technological advancements included in the design.
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Thomas Hoatson Jr. attended school in Calumet until he was seventeen, after which he followed in his father's footsteps and went to work for the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company. In March, 1901, Hoatson was involved in organizing the Bisbee Mine in
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The house was designed by Charles W. Maass and brother, Frederick A. Maass and built in 1908 for Thomas Hoatson Jr. Hoatson's father, Thomas Sr., emigrated from his native Scotland to Canada in 1852. Thomas Sr. arrived in
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design. The house is rectangular with a red sandstone foundation and clapboard exterior. The front facade is symmetric, with a central portico with
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sheltering the main entrance and a one-story porch to each side. A hipped roof with gabled dormers sits atop the house.
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in 1994. At 13,000 square feet (1,200 m), it is the largest mansion in the western
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Despite the Arizona location of the Bisbee mine, Hoatson chose to make his home in the
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Houghton County, Michigan
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Houghton County, Michigan
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from Hunts' Guide to Michigan's UPPER PENINSULA, retrieved 9/1/09
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A history of the northern peninsula of Michigan and its people,
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
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and the Ridge Mine. In 1870, the family moved a final time to
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from the Keweenaw National Historical Park, retrieved 9/1/09
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On November 24, 1886, Hoatson married Cornelia Chenowyth of
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The Lewis publishing company, Chicago, 1911, pp. 816-817.
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Saint Henry's Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery
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Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills Historic District
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Thomas H. Hoatson House is located in Michigan
Thomas H. Hoatson House is located in the United States
Laurium, Michigan
47°14′07″N 88°26′28″W / 47.2354°N 88.4412°W / 47.2354; -88.4412
Laurium Historic District
ID04001578
94001426
Laurium, Michigan
National Register of Historic Places
Upper Peninsula

Bruce Mines, Ontario
Houghton, Michigan
Quincy Mine
Greenland, Michigan
Calumet, Michigan
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
Bisbee, Arizona
Calumet and Arizona Mining Company
Keweenaw Peninsula
Rockland
Keweenaw National Historical Park

Daily Mining Gazette
Neoclassical
Corinthian columns

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