The Stafford House is a historic home located at 4467 Main Street in Port Hope, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. William R. Stafford was born in 1828 on a farm in Bath, New Hampshire. He apprenticed as a cabinet maker, and moved to Lexington, Michigan in 1849, gaining employment with Woods and Sanburn, ge…
The Stafford House is a historic home located at 4467 Main Street in Port Hope, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. William R. Stafford was born in 1828 on a farm in Bath, New Hampshire. He apprenticed as a cabinet maker, and moved to Lexington, Michigan in 1849, gaining employment with Woods and Sanburn, general merchants. In 1853, he went into business for himself. He soon invested in the local lumber resources, and moved to what is now Port Hope in 1857, one of the first pioneers in the area. He bought or took out lumber claims on a great deal of the surrounding timberland. In 1858, a lumber mill was built and men moved into the area to work in the mill.
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