Era: 1860-Present
Location: 302 West Oliver Street
This lovely home at 302 West Oliver Street was referred to as the Christian House for many years. However, it was built in 1860 by merchant Charles L. Goodhue, one of the early settlers in Owosso.
Eben F. Dudley later purchased the house, converting it into apartments.
Daniel M. Christian, who founded the D.M. Christian Department Store in 1895, bought the house in 1917 and made it back into a single-family home. Daniel son Leigh Christian, who became president of the department store after his father death in 1933, then moved into the home with his third wife, Maud Christian.