Austin H. and Frankie A. Dwight Summer House
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Austin H. and Frankie A. Dwight Summer House | |
 Bay Pointe Restaurant, 1984 | |
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| Location | 11456 Marsh Rd., Shelbyville, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°34′56″N 85°30′51″W / 42.58222°N 85.51417°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Demolished | 1984 |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000656[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1985 |
| Designated MSHS | June 18, 1982[2] |
The Austin H. and Frankie A. Dwight Summer House, also known as the Bay Pointe Restaurant, was a building constructed as a private summer home, located on Gun Lake at 11456 Marsh Road in Shelbyville, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1982[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] The building was later used as a restaurant, and was demolished in 2004.[3]
In 1885, Charles and Elizabeth Morrell bought property on Gun Lake previously used for farming.[4] They turned it into a resort, which they eventually sold to Edmund Noble. In 1899, Noble sold the property to Austin H. Dwight and his wife Frankie.[4] Austin Dwight was a Chicago businessman who became a leading paper manufacturer in Kalamazoo.[2] Between 1901 and 1902, the Dwights constructed this summer home on the property.[2] The Dwights normally lived in this house for six months out of the year until their deaths in 1924 (Frankie) and 1926 (Austin).[2]
After their deaths, the house remained vacant for years, until 1978, when Roy and Jackie Martin purchased house and surrounding property and renovated the structure.[4] In 1983, the Martins opened the Bay Pointe Restaurant in the Dwight Summer House.[2][4] The property changed ownership, and in 2004 the structure was demolished and a new Bay Pointe Inn erected at the site.[3]
