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Potential Celtic House renovations highlight property’s history
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A joint effort to renovate the Celtic House in Hancock is highlighting the incredible history of one of the city’s oldest properties. Dating back to the 1860’s, it was first owned by Ransom Shelden before being sold to Dr. William Perry.
Michigan Tech archivist Emily Schwiebert says the home quickly developed a sordid history.
Perry would eventually succumb to his injuries within a handful of years.
Dr. Perry’s daughter, Mary Chase Perry, moved downstate and founded Pewabic Pottery. The facility is registered as a national historical landmark and the art created there can be found in several Upper Peninsula landmarks. Archivist Lindsay Hiltunen lists some of the sites.
Hot-burning kilns help pewabic tiling develop its characteristic gloss and vibrant colors.