To spot the Ebenezer Gould House, look for the red wooden house with white trim, a gable roof, two tall chimneys, and a cozy porch nestled between neatly trimmed hedges and towering evergreens.
Now, let’s take you back in time-it’s the 1840s, and you’d hear the steady as Ebenezer Gould arrives in Owosso, ready to make his mark. He starts out with a modest grocery store, but soon upgrades his living situation and builds this sturdy T-shaped Greek Revival house. Just picture Ebenezer on that porch, sleeves rolled up, chatting about groceries and riverboats with neighbors. Soon, though, the story takes a twist: Ebenezer hangs up his apron and picks up the law books, helping form the Owosso and Saginaw Navigation Company. Thanks to him, the Shiawassee River was cleared for boats-imagine the excitement as those first vessels made their way through town!
But wait, there’s more: when the Civil War broke out, guess who grabbed his uniform and headed south? That’s right-our very own Ebenezer, who’d return home as a colonel, medals gleaming. The echoes of those days linger here, along with tales of courthouse drama and victories in the river that made Owosso bustle.
Years rolled on and new stories moved in. Lyman E. Woodard, the furniture and casket king himself, once called this house home. Fast-forward to the 20th century, the Storrer family moved in-then in 1991, the house itself packed up and rolled through town, landing at Corunna Historical Village to escape the jaws of a McDonald’s bulldozer! Now, maintained by passionate volunteers, the Gould House stands as a time traveler’s dream, ready for the next story-you, standing right here, adding your own footsteps to its wooden porch.
