The Voigt House is an elegant and perfectly preserved Victorian mansion was built for Carl G. A. Voigt in 1895. Voigt came to Grand Rapids in 1870 and ran a mill and dry goods store with W. G. Herpolsheimer. In 1902, when the partnership ended, Voigt took over the milling works.
The house was designed by eminent local architect William G. Robinson, was inspired by the chateaux at Chenonceaux, France. The design is pure Victorian, with a warren of rooms, each with its own function and purpose. The interior is furnished opulently with original possessions of the Voigt Family. Features include the cove ceiling with stenciling, some of which had been designed by the youngest Voight daughters.
In 1972, a year after the death of the last occupant, Ralph Voigt, the house became a public museum.
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These grand old ladies are and always will be the show pieces of communities. The workmanship and design that went into them is amazing. I wish they built homes like this today with such beautiful style. I grew up in a community with these grand old victorian and federal style homes marked the streets. Many have turned into B&B and novalty stores and business and the street scape has returned to ornate carrage style street lamps and with the mature tree lined street is a wonderful community.
So here is to saving our great ladies and preserving them in the community.
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