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Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing ➔ Coat
Identifier:
121919Description:
This brown coat is made of wool and has a cape attachment over the shoulders. It has a brown velvet collar and an interior maker label from Houseman's & Jones that has the name Freeman Godfrey and the date November 29th, 1895 written on it.Date:
1895Materials:
Wool, VelvetCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Eudora EstabrookRelated Entities:
Freeman Godfrey (used by)Freeman Godfrey was born in Vershire, Vermont in 1825, and worked as a contractor laying track for the railroads beginning in 1851. In 1856 he arrived in Grand Rapids to construct a line for the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad (later the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway), and in 1858 began work on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. In 1860, Godfrey opened a gypsum quarry in Grand Rapisd with his brother, and in 1865 bought a one-third share of a plaster quarry and mills owned by George H. White and Company. Eventually, he would own a third of the Aldrich Godfrey and White Block. Houseman & Jones Clothing Company (sold by)
Alternate names: Houseman and Jones Clothing Company
Houseman & Jones was a clothing and tailoring company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Eudora Estabrook (donor)
