▁wing ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁original . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁before ▁the ▁re h abil itation ▁was ▁complete , ▁McC orm ick ▁gave ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁help ▁sett le ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁estate ▁tax ▁issues . ▁ ▁By ▁some ▁reports , ▁the ▁gift ▁contained ▁the ▁st ip ulation ▁that ▁the ▁interior ▁be ▁converted ▁to ▁apart ments ▁for ▁university ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁staff . ▁ ▁By ▁other ▁reports , ▁the ▁conversion ▁was ▁the ▁University ' s ▁idea ▁and ▁no ▁one ▁had ▁informed ▁McC orm ick . ▁ ▁In ▁any ▁case , ▁despite ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁timing , ▁contract ors ▁were ▁swift ly ▁employed , ▁the ▁interior ▁was ▁completely ▁g utt ed , ▁and ▁the ▁conversion ▁was ▁completed . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁occup ants ▁was ▁Alexander ▁Grant ▁Ruth ven , ▁who ▁moved ▁into ▁Gordon ▁Hall ▁after ▁ste pping ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁continued ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁property ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁it ▁decided ▁to ▁sell ▁it . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁D ex ter ▁Area ▁Historical ▁Society ▁and ▁Museum ▁purchased ▁the ▁property , ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁of ▁making ▁it ▁a ▁community ▁resource . ▁A ▁small ▁par cel ▁of ▁the ▁grounds ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁to ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Ret irement ▁Community , ▁Inc ., ▁who ▁built ▁a ▁senior ▁citizens ' ▁ret irement