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Hackley & Hume Historic Site Brings Back All Access Tours to Allow Visitors an Exclusive Look Inside

Explore the Victorian charm of the Hackley and Hume Houses with an exclusive peek inside. Join us for the All Access Tour, where the Hackley and Hume Historic Sites of the Lakeshore Museum Center open their doors—and even their attics—to the public.

The tour will be available June 14 and September 13, 2024, from 7-8:30 p.m.

Embark on the ultimate exploration of the Hackley and Hume Houses with our exclusive All Access Tour. Delve into hidden corners like the basements, porches, and attics, revealing stories and discoveries not shared on the general tour.

Starting at the City Barn (carriage house), conveniently nestled between the Hackley and Hume Houses, guests will enjoy complimentary parking on Webster Ave and 6th Street.

Dating back to the late 1880s, the Hackley and Hume Houses offer a glimpse into the opulent lives of the families who resided there. Designed by architect David S. Hopkins for Charles H. Hackley and Thomas Hume, the houses have been meticulously restored and provide a fascinating window into Muskegon's affluent Lumbering era.

Don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity! Space is limited, so secure your tickets now. Admission is $20 for non-members and $15 for Lakeshore Museum Center members. Tickets are available for purchase online at  https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ti cketing/f8d3cd61-5670-42b1-93b d-506df7c6f3b0 .

For more information about the All Access Tours or other events by the Lakeshore Museum Center, call (231) 722-7578 or visit our  website .

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Hackley & Hume All Access Tour

May 15, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.

Go where no visitor has gone before on this ALL ACCESS tour of the Hackley and Hume Historic Site!  Explore behind closed doors including attics, porches, and basements of both houses.  Join them on the third Friday of the month from 7:00pm – 8:30pm to enjoy learning about various topics such as restoration, preservation, family stories, new discoveries in research, Hackley House during the Red Cross and Humeasa Daycare Center, and future projects.  Space is limited, so be sure to order your tickets quickly!

When you arrive, check into the City Barn (Carriage House) between the Hackley and Hume Houses.  There is free parking on Webster Ave. & 6th St.  Please arrive on time.  Tickets are $25 for non-members or $20 for members.  Members receive $5 off their ticket and are able to purchase tickets 3 days before the general public.  For more information call  231-722-7578.

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Hackley and hume historic site (charles h. and julia e. moore hackley house, and thomas and margaret ann banks hume house), charles h. and julia e. moore hackley house, and thomas and margaret ann banks hume house.

• Location: Muskegon Michigan Regional Essays: Michigan The Lower Peninsula West Michigan Shore Region Muskegon County Muskegon Architect: David S. Hopkins David S. Hopkins Types: porches houses Styles: Queen Anne Style Materials: butternut (wood) ceramic tile metal shingle wood (plant material)

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Kathryn Bishop Eckert, " Hackley and Hume Historic Site (Charles H. and Julia E. Moore Hackley House, and Thomas and Margaret Ann Banks Hume House) ", [ Muskegon , Michigan ], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MI-01-MU7 . Last accessed: September 15, 2024.

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Buildings of Michigan , Kathryn Bishop Eckert. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, 384-385.

The sumptuous Queen Anne house of lumberman Charles H. Hackley is unexcelled in Michigan. Its irregular silhouette is composed of assorted gables, clustered chimneys, bays and porches, and an octagonal corner tower. The rich textures and colors of latticework and shingles and the skillfully carved, turned, and molded spindles, posts, and horseshoe openings enliven the surface of the pine-clapboarded wood-frame house, raising it to the very heights of picturesque. The interior is even more lavishly ornamented with cherry, oak, and butternut woodwork, fireplaces, stained glass, fabric wall covers, ceramic tile, and metals. The Kelly Brothers Manufacturing Company, highly skilled Muskegon woodworkers, did the exquisite interior carving. The reception hall gives the first and most opulent impression of the grandeur of the house.

Hackley came to Muskegon in 1857, reportedly without money. When he died in 1905 his estate was worth more than $12 million. During his life and through his will he gave over $6 million to the city. This home is eloquent testimony to both his personal flamboyance and his success. It was located just up the hill and three blocks away from the Hackley and Hume offices on Western Avenue and 8th Street. The Lakeshore Museum Center, formerly the Muskegon County Museum, owner of the Hackley and Hume houses since 1986, meticulously restored the Hackley house with funds from a millage.

The Hackley house was designed by architect Hopkins (1834–1918), of Argyle, New York, who came to Grand Rapids in 1864 and who originated a mail-order system of selling house plans. He also designed the Thomas and Margaret Ann Banks Hume House, which was built at the same time and by the same carpenters and workmen. It is a larger Queen Anne residence with a profusion of porches, bays, tower, and gables to accommodate the Hume family of seven children. But it is also less ostentatious than the Hackley house and is a gentle, but clear reminder that Hackley, who owned three-fourths of Hackley and Hume, was the senior partner of the firm. The carriage house behind and between the two houses was held in common, each half reflecting the style of its respective home. Hume (1848–1937) arrived in Muskegon in 1872 and worked his way up to the position of bookkeeper for Hackley and McGordon. Later Hackley made Hume a partner, and Hume carried on many of the day-to-day details of running Hackley and Hume.

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• Location: Muskegon, Michigan Regional Overviews: The Lower Peninsula , West Michigan Shore Region , Muskegon County , Muskegon Architect: David S. Hopkins Types: porches houses Styles: Queen Anne Style Materials: butternut (wood) ceramic tile metal shingle wood (plant material)

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Museums make you curious., voted the “#1 thing to do” in muskegon on tripadvisor , the lakeshore museum center’s historic sites is made up of five historic structures: the hackley and hume historic site, fire barn museum, and scolnik house of the depression era., the historic sites are open for tours may through october, with special events throughout the season and around the holidays. stay up to date on everything going on at all of the museum sites on our event calendar..

Come on over! Welcome to the Queen Anne style Victorian homes of Muskegon Lumber Barons Charles Hackley and Thomas Hume. The Hackley House, interpreted to 1890, shows what life was like for one of Muskegon’s most well-known citizens. The Hume House, interpreted to 1920, shows the life of a wealthy family after the lumbering era. Inside The City Barn, you’ll find more exhibit space as well as a gift shop.

Sure, it sounds like a downer, but the Scolnik House couldn’t be more interesting and fun to explore! You can lightly touch as you tour this house museum which depicts a single family home that was divided into two apartments during the Great Depression. From bed rolls to a party line telephone, visitors are immersed in the 1930s. Just a half block from the Hackley & Hume Site.

Located next door to the Scolnik House of the Depression Era, the Fire Barn showcases firefighting equipment from the 1880s through the present day. The structure, a replica built in 1976, is modeled after the Hackley Hose Company #2, an early fire station funded by Charles Hackley. On the second floor, you’ll discover a vignette showing the sleeping quarters of the original fire fighters.

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