Background
John Penman was born in New York City (c1845) to Daniel and Clementina Penman.
John Penman was born in New York City (c1845) to Daniel and Clementina Penman.
At the time it was a modest two storey building overlooking the Grand River and it stayed that way until 1887 when Penman purchased the home and began an ambitious plan to turn the building into what we now recognize as with all of its glorious and extensive arrays of turrets, towers and arches.