The Site Today: The southeast corner of 2nd and Oak Streets
This house was built by Hiram Wilson, a wholesaler of
undertaker supplies. It is supposed that he also used the spacious
dwelling as a boarding house for area lumbermen. About 1905 the building
was purchased and used by Edwards Undertakers. they later abandoned the
structure, and it remained vacant for many years. In 1938, Elmer and Elsie
Weidman purchased and restored the home. In 1940, while M22 was being
constructed over the bluff north of Burnham, ten highway engineers and
supervisors were housed here and fed by Mrs. Weldman. It became the
residence of Richard and Yvonne weidman Gilbert in 1962 and was completely
renovaed. the home was purchased by the Lutheran Camp Association in 1998
and is used as its Camp Director's residence.
