Felt Farm

Photograph

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Felt Farm

Entry/Object ID

2023.54.15

Description

Photo and high resolution scan of a real photo postcard that depicts the west side of Dorr Felt's mansion at Shore Acres Farm. Unmailed. Back of card has message "Where Bonnie-Jean lived. Her folks lived at Wolf Lake." The card shows a large, brick residence with three dormers and three chimneys surrounded by rolling, grassy hills and young trees. One of Mr. Felt's vertical access windmill is visible to the far right, just above the trees. The patent documents for this mill are included in this entry. Numbers at the bottom of the card may be "1?24" but construction on the mansion is believed to have begun in 1925 and concluded in 1928.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital

Subject Person or Organization

Oleson, Todd, Felt Estate Historic Home and Garden

Collection

Buildings: Homes, cottages and private residences

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.54

Source or Donor

Found in the SDHS/SDHC collection

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Notes

The card was loaned to the SDHC and returned to the owner, Todd Oleson, by mail in December 2023.

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Location

Box

065 Landmarks: Root Beer Barrel, Felt Mansion, Baldhead Star, Palette Sign

Condition

Overall Condition

Grade 2 Excellent

Create Date

November 30, 2023

Update Date

April 2, 2024