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April 15, 2009. The House of David (formally The Israelite House of David) is a religious group founded in Benton Harbor, Michigan, in March 1903. [1] It was co-founded by spouses Benjamin Purnell (1861–1927) and Mary Purnell (1862–1953). The Purnells claimed to be the successors to Joanna Southcott (1750–1814), an English woman who had ...
Shiloh House in Benton Harbor, Michigan was built in Queen Anne style by the House of David Colony. It was built in 1910 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. History. The House of David was founded in 1903 by Benjamin Purnell. Believers came to this site in Benton Harbor to join the commune.
The House of David commune was formed in 1861 by Benjamin Franklin Purnell. After a career as itinerant preachers, Purnell and his wife settled in Benton Harbor in 1903. After arriving, the group grew quickly, from an original seven members to over 700 in 1907. In 1908, Purnell opened an amusement park and zoo known as Eden Springs Park.
Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan.It is 46 miles southwest of Kalamazoo and 71 miles southwest of Grand Rapids.According to the 2020 census, its population was 9,103. [4]
High Island was the home of a timber-cutting and truck farm operation run in 1912-1927 by the House of David, a millenarian sect based in Benton Harbor, Michigan.The High Island farm grew large quantities of potatoes and other root crops much valued by the House of David congregation, who were vegetarians.
269. FIPS code. 26-07400 [1] GNIS feature ID. 1625918 [2] Website. Official website. Benton Charter Township is a charter township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,374.
Benton Harbor: September 17, 1957: Gordon Beach Inn: 16220 Lakeshore Rd. Lakeside: April 13, 2006: Herring's First Flight Informational Designation Silver Beach, Lake Michigan lakeshore, south of Broad Street St. Joseph: May 10, 1968: Hinchman School: 1286 E. Hinchman Rd. Berrien Springs: August 3, 1979: Robert and Mary Rector Hogue House: 3361 ...
The Rosabelle was a two-masted schooner used to transport materials to the House of David in Benton Harbor. [15] Between 1875 and 1926, she was found capsized twice in Lake Michigan, with no signs of her crews. In 1875, a car ferry crossing the lake discovered the schooner floating upside down. The ten-man crew who departed with the boat were ...