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Claude Shannon Walking Tour - downtown Gaylord, Michigan
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Claude Shannon, Sr. owned and operated a furniture store which included funeral or undertaking services. That may seem like an odd combination to us today, but it was common practice in the early 1900s when this business was functioning. The building burned in 1914. Shannon chose to construct a new building located on the north side of Main Street. He used field stone from local farmers for the building material of the three story structure.


C. E. Shannon Furniture and Undertaking located on the south side of Main Street just north of Center Avenue

Window, Line, Building, Facade

Close up of furniture store showing Shannon's name

Window, Building, Font, Facade

Claude, Sr. and Mabel Shannon in front of their furniture store

Chair, Adaptation, Tints and shades, Vintage clothing