▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Thomas ▁B irk ett , ▁a ▁prominent ▁local ▁bank er ▁and ▁mill er . ▁ ▁B irk ett ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁for ▁some ▁time , ▁but ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁moved ▁out , ▁leaving ▁it ▁vac ant . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁the ▁structure ▁was ▁in ▁very ▁poor ▁condition . ▁After ▁B irk ett ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Charles ▁G . ▁C rum r ine , ▁a ▁phys ician ▁from ▁Detroit ▁whose ▁health ▁was ▁failing ▁and ▁who ▁wished ▁to ▁ret ire ▁to ▁the ▁country . ▁C rum r ine ▁moved ▁into ▁Gordon ▁Hall ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁repair ing ▁the ▁structure ▁and ▁adding ▁a ▁new ▁roof . ▁He ▁ran ▁the ▁property ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁farm , ▁but ▁was ▁soon ▁overcome ▁by ▁ill ness ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁C rum r ine ▁w illed ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁Charles ▁Jr . ▁The ▁younger ▁C rum r ine ▁r ented ▁out ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁but ▁then ▁allowed ▁it ▁to ▁go ▁vac ant ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁and ▁again ▁fall ▁into ▁dis rep air . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁Historic ▁American ▁Build ings ▁Survey ▁project ▁documented ▁the ▁building , ▁taking ▁photograph s ▁and ▁making ▁draw ings ▁of ▁the ▁exterior . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁K