Mills Community House

891 Michigan Ave., Benzonia, Michigan. County/parish: Benzie.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 21, 1972. NRIS 72000593.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Mills Cottage

From Wikipedia:

Mills Community House

The Mills Community House, also known as the Mills Cottage and the Benzonia Public Library, is a former dormitory located at 891 Michigan Avenue in Benzonia, Michigan. It is significant for its association with Bruce Catton (an alumnus of the academy and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian), who lived there when his father was president of Benzonia Academy. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25338919

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