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History of the Lake Huron Shore
H. R. Page & Co., - 1883

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                             SPRINGPORT
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        Springport, or South Harrisville, is situate about one mile south
     of Harrisville village, on Lake Huron. The business houses of this
     little hamlet consist of a store and mill, owned by JOSEPH VAN
     BUSKIRK, Esq., and the residences of his employes, with the excellent
     dock, etc.
        It is also the location of his beautiful residence and grounds
     (see sketch herewith) and his considerable farming operations in con-
     nection with lumbering.
        It is also the location of the schoolhouse of District No. 3 and
     the center of considerable trade from the farming district west of it.
        The location is considerably elevated and commands a fine view of
     the lake in a southerly direction.

     [Transcriber's Note: The lengthy description of the residence of
        JOSEPH VAN BUSKIRK has not been transcribed as the dimensions of
        the rooms and color of the paint would not be of benefit to
        researchers.  Instead we offer this extraction:
        The walls were of pressed brick and the dwelling constructed in
        Swiss-Gothic style architecture.  Water to the kitchen was supplied
        by lead pipes running from the bottom of two thirty-barrel cisterns
        which collected water running off the roof.  The building was
        designed by N. J. GIBBS, Esq., of Mount Clemens. ELIAS STOCKWELL,
        also of Mount Clemons, was the master builder. The plastering was
        done under the supervision of THOMAS COLLINS, of Harrisville, and
        W. G. RECHON of Au Sable did the painting, while A. J. FULLER, also
        of Au Sable accomplished the tin roofing and the cave troughing.]

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