▁America ' s ▁Cast les . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁m ansion ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁property ▁and ▁buildings ▁were ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁fund ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University – O ak land , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Oak land ▁University . ▁The ▁structure ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁M ead ow ▁Brook ▁Far ms ▁originally ▁belonged ▁to ▁Mat ilda ' s ▁first ▁husband , ▁autom ot ive ▁ty co on ▁John ▁F . ▁D odge . ▁He ▁purchased ▁the ▁property ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁large ▁white ▁farm house ▁off ▁of ▁Adams ▁Road ▁as ▁a ▁hol iday ▁retre at ▁for ▁his ▁family . ▁The ▁m ansion ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁ ▁estate ▁off ▁South ▁Adams ▁Road ; ▁D odge ▁added ▁a ▁nine - hole ▁golf ▁course , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁holes ▁of ▁which ▁still ▁follow ▁the ▁current ▁Kat ke - C ous ins ▁ 1 8 - hole ▁course ▁on ▁the ▁property . ▁M ead ow ▁Brook ▁Hall ▁was ▁constructed ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁by ▁Mat ilda ▁D odge ▁Wilson ▁and ▁her ▁second ▁husband , ▁Alfred ▁Wilson ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 4 ▁million . ▁ ▁Through out ▁her ▁lifetime , ▁Mat ilda ▁res ided ▁in ▁the ▁hall ▁for ▁nearly ▁forty ▁years . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁family ' s ▁time ▁was ▁spent ▁vac ation ing ▁at ▁their ▁summer ▁home ▁in ▁Bar ▁Har bor , ▁Maine ▁and ▁winter ▁home