Just down the street from my current residence sits the former home of one of the patriarchs of Midland County, Mr. Button.  Misters Button and Halbert arrived in this area in 1849 and were among the first settlers of the county.  The site of his family residence, rebuilt in the 1920s, now serves as a family home and a bed and breakfast, the Buttonville Inn. … Continue reading The Allerton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois and the Buttonville Inn, North Bradley, Michigan: Studies in Architecture and History–Example Post by Laura Dull