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From “Keeping an Eye on History” at the OSH 2018
Dutcher Lodge and Douglas Village Hall
Vicky Stull
photograph, 1999
the story | This was the power-center of daily life of early Douglas, housing both the Masonic Lodge and the Village Council, as well being the place for the Saturday night dance, village meetings, and other community socials. The original 1875 structure was only the right half of what is seen here. The building was named for Thomas Benton Dutcher, a local mill owner and the Lodge’s Worshipful Master.
the photograph | This is one of the photographs taken for the Saugatuck-Douglas Museum “Raising the Roof” 1999 exhibition and featured in the accompanying publication, Raising the Roof: The Architecture and Buildings of the Saugatuck-Douglas Area, (original ed., 1999, second ed., 2006)
the photographer | Vicky Stull lived and worked in the Saugatuck area in the 1990s and served as the chief photographer for the Saugatuck-Douglas History Center’s “Raising the Roof” exhibition in 1999. She was represented by Water Street Gallery. Currently she lives and operates VBS Photography, LLC in the Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida area.
SDHC Collection, gift of Kenneth R. Carls and James A. Schmiechen
Accession number 2018.13.24