Burtis, R. C., House

2163 S. Ringle Rd., Vassar, Michigan. County/parish: Tuscola.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 26, 1975. NRIS 75000962.

2 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.

From Wikipedia:

Richard C. Burtis House

The Richard C. Burtis House or Wedding Cake House is a Historic Site in Tuscola County, Michigan. The two-story Second Empire building was built from 1879 to 1880 for Richard C. Burtis, a shoemaker and local landowner. Ornamentation includes brackets and a decorative frieze supporting a mansard roof with decorative slate shingle. A bay window topped by a steep octagonal tower dominates the front facade. The Burtis home appeared on Travel Channel in 2019.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25340561

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