The Story of the Alibi Cottage

Archive

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Alibi cottage on Van Dalson St.

Alibi cottage on Van Dalson St.

Name/Title

The Story of the Alibi Cottage

Entry/Object ID

2017.06.01

Scope and Content

16-page written story of the history of the Alibi cottage located on lot 14 of the Park Street addition in Saugatuck, MI. The Park Street addition to the Village of Saugatuck was recorded August 16, 1898. The first reference to the property was when it was transferred from Fannie Bliss to Ella Crouse in on September 17, 1908. It was later sold to Arthur W. and Lottie M. Guild of Wheaton, IL. The original building was probably a storage shed that was gradually added on to. It is still owned by the the Guild family in 2016. The address is 127 Van Dalson.

Collection

Buildings: Homes, cottages and private residences

Cataloged By

Voss, Mary

Acquisition

Accession

2017.06

Source or Donor

Mundinger, Fred

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Search Terms

Historic Sites, Alibi Cottage

Archive Details

Creator

Mundinger, Fred

Date(s) of Creation

2017

Location

Filing cabinet

Files Accession Number

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bliss, Fanny

Person or Organization

Crouse, Ella

Person or Organization

Annable, John Quincy 1859-1927

Person or Organization

Annable, Mary Ellen (Bowen) 1857-1940

Person or Organization

Trainer, Idessa

Person or Organization

Guild family: Donald, Marion, Lucille, Arthur, Burt, Eleanor, Robert and Dorothy

Person or Organization

Guiles, Lottie

Person or Organization

Powell, Laurie

Person or Organization

127 Van Dalson/Guild/Hampton/Alibi Cottage

General Notes

Note

Notes: 127 Van Dalson St. Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2017-03-20

Create Date

March 20, 2017

Update Date

January 27, 2026