▁So on ▁there after , ▁Grand ▁Det our ▁lost ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁residents ▁as ▁the ▁rail road ▁developed ▁towns ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁south . ▁The ▁little ▁stone ▁church ▁closed ▁and ▁remained ▁vac ant ▁for ▁almost ▁ 5 0 ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁as ▁Grand ▁Det our ' s ▁beauty ▁attract ed ▁a ▁growing ▁community ▁of ▁artists , ▁Leonard ▁And rus ' s ▁son ▁William ▁rep a ired ▁the ▁church . ▁Services ▁were ▁held ▁week ly ▁by ▁the ▁priest ▁of ▁nearby ▁D ixon , ▁Illinois . ▁The ▁historic ▁church ▁was ▁restored ▁by ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁community ▁group ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁available ▁for ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁events . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 2 0 s ▁Or son ▁W elles ▁spent ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁resort ▁town ▁of ▁Grand ▁Det our , ▁at ▁a ▁small ▁country ▁hotel ▁that ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁his ▁father , ▁Richard ▁Head ▁W elles . ▁The ▁She ff ield ▁Hotel ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁inn ▁to ▁house ▁workers ▁at ▁the ▁p low ▁factory . ▁It ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁fire ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁W elles ▁turned ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁" It ▁was ▁called ▁Grand ▁Det our ▁because ▁the ▁Rock ▁River ▁circles ▁there ▁— ▁it ' s ▁almost ▁an ▁island ," ▁as ▁W elles ▁remembered ▁it ▁some ▁