![]() ![]() ![]() Leo Bartemeier, a world-renowned psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who was the hospital’s director of professional staff from 1942 to 1954. One of the most notable doctors to work at The Haven Sanitarium was Dr. Both Fred and Lillian personally managed the new facility, which quickly gained a world-wide reputation for its amenities and treatments for mental illness. Speculative reasons for converting the home into a mental health facility range from the stock market crash in 1929 and the financial stress it later took to support a large estate, to the family’s personal experience with a family friend’s mental breakdown in 1931 and the growing need across the country for mental health care in the wake of the Great Depression. In 1932, the Shinnicks converted their country residence into The Haven Sanitarium, a private hospital treating patients with alcohol and drug dependency, depression, and other illnesses. Lillian was a member of several area garden clubs. She designed The Haven estate’s landscaping in an English style, importing a variety of flowers and plants from overseas, including ewes, lilies, and irises. Lillian Graham Shinnick was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1883. Fifth Street (now University Drive) to the Women’s Club of Rochester for use as a community house. In 1925, he donated a house he owned at 134 W. Fred also served the local community as vice president of the Avon Township Library. Later he worked for Parsons Manufacturing, which made automobile hinges and locks, and Central Iron Foundry from which he retired in 1945. He eventually became secretary and treasurer at Briggs, which then was the world’s largest supplier of automobile bodies and other car parts. The 33,000 square-foot residence included 40 rooms, twelve baths, four fireplaces, and a glass-enclosed atrium.īorn in Detroit, Michigan, in 1877, Fred Shinnick began working for Briggs Manufacturing Co. In 1927, the Shinnick family moved into the opulent English Tudor Revival-style home with their four children, Donna, John Graham, Retta, and Fred Jr. Shinnick and his wife, Lillian, The Haven stood along Walton Boulevard (known then as Perry Road) on the former Manwaring farm. ![]() You really have to see this property to fully appreciate and understand all it has to offer.Originally built as a country estate for Detroit industrialist Fred M. Solar Panels are owned by the seller and are also negotiable. All furnishings, farm equipment & collectibles are negotiable. Located on the Cohansey River in rural Hopewell Twp this beautiful home includes approximately 70 acres. ![]() Also outside are the approximately 20x40 inground pool, tennis court (needs resurfacing) gazebo, and dock for boating. Other buildings include a greenhouse, a huge barn for all your outdoor toys and a shed. Don't forget the whirlpool located in its own separate building. Next, we have the 2-car detached garage with storage. This includes office space, a gym, several hobby rooms, tons of storage and the best part a true movie theater with movie theater style seats! Attached to this building but completely separate is a 2-bedroom 1 bath apartment and a huge unfinished garage which can be converted to living space for additional rental income if desired. Upstairs are 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, 14 x 25 library and sauna. The first floor includes: upgraded eat-in kitchen with double ovens, tons of cabinets and all appliances, huge formal dining room, gigantic living room with fireplace, den with fireplace, exposed beams and cathedral ceilings, sun room, study and laundry room plus 1 and a half bathrooms. This home has it all! First, the main house, which is filled with the Christmas spirit all year long. If you are looking for lots of land and riverfront living look no further. ![]()
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