Meadow Brook Hall

Meadow Brook Farms
Estate of Matilda Dodge Wilson
Location within the state of Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Meadow Brook Hall (the United States)
Location350 Estate Drive
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Coordinates42°40′19″N 83°12′04″W / 42.67194°N 83.20111°W / 42.67194; -83.20111
Built1926–1929
ArchitectWilliam E. Kapp
Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.79001166[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 17, 1979
Designated NHLMarch 2, 2012[2]
Designated MSHSNovember 3, 1976

Meadow Brook Hall is a Tudor revival style mansion located at 350 Estate Drive in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It was built between 1926 and 1929 by the heiress to the Dodge automaker fortune, Matilda Dodge Wilson and her second husband, lumber baron, Alfred Wilson. Covering 88,000 square feet (8,200 m2) with 110 rooms,[3][4] the structure is the fourth largest historic mansion museum in the United States, and is classified as one of America's Castles.[5] In 1957, the mansion and the surrounding property and buildings were donated to the state of Michigan in order to fund Michigan State University–Oakland, now known as Oakland University. The structure was named a National Historic Landmark in 2012.[2][6]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". www.nps.gov.
  3. ^ "Welcome Mat: Meadow Brook Hall's Holiday Walk". The Detroit News. November 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "Meadow Brook Hall History - Rochester, MI". meadowbrookhall.org.
  5. ^ Moutzalias, Tanya (October 28, 2015). "Inside Meadow Brook Hall, the historic estate of one of the world's wealthiest women of her time". MLive. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "National Historic Landmarks: 13 New Sites Designated". Huffington Post. March 7, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.