These photographs are of the exterior of 915 North Michigan Avenue, Howell, Michigan, the McPherson Mansion. It was occupied by the Parker family in 1977. Photographs of the tennis courts are visible.
The names of the people in the photographs are unknown.
The home was located at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Clinton Street. It was built for Alexander McPherson in the early 1870s. Alexander lived there for 10 years before selling it to his brother Edward G. McPherson. Edward and his wife Rosalee, lived in the house for more than 40 years.
After their deaths, their heirs donated the house, appraised at $30,000 in 1927, to the city of Howell for use as a hospital.
After a $50,000 bond to renovate the house and a fire that caused another $8,000 in damage, McPherson Memorial Hospital opened on August 9, 1928.
Several publicity shots done in 1957 for McPherson Oil Company, 224 West Sibley Street, Howell, Michigan. McPherson Oil Company was a wholesale distributor of gasoline and oil.
