The Greenfield House in Athens, Michigan is a historic home on the north side of the Athens village which was built by Sylvester Ware sometime between 1963-1965.  He was established a window and blind milling factory adjacent to the home, and was very involved in the milling industry in Athens.  After his death, the home was sold to El Dorado Greenfield in approximately 1883, who was another prominent business man in the village, who would eventually come to own the Athens Flour Mill years later.  

The house stayed in the Greenfield family until 1972, when is sold to another investor who turned it into a duplex.  Over the years the property declined into a poor condition, until new owners (the Ramirez family) acquired it in 2017 and restored it.  Keith Dara is a craftsman and an active member of the Athens Area Historical Society, and directed a lot of the renovation of this historic landmark.  He joins me for an interview to talk about the history of the home, and the renovation that took four years.

The Greenfield House is now a museum in Athens.  For more information, visit: 

https://athens-mi-historicalsociety.org/the-greenfield-house

To see the video on the Greenfield House, click here: 

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