1 7 4 0 . ▁New ark : ▁A . A . ▁Graham , ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁ 6 1 0 .</ ref > ▁while ▁a ▁financial ▁dispute ▁caused ▁most ▁of ▁Jefferson ▁Township ▁to ▁be ▁split ▁off ▁as ▁Cass ▁Township ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁northern ▁town ship ▁derived ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁home ▁state ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁pione er ▁sett lers , ▁among ▁whom ▁was ▁the ▁builder ▁of ▁the ▁Adams – G ray ▁House , ▁Edward ▁G . ▁Adams . ▁ ▁Although ▁construction ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁a ▁date ▁reflected ▁in ▁an ▁ins cription ▁above ▁the ▁house ' s ▁entrance , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁not ▁completed ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁ ▁Dest ruction ▁by ▁fire ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁fire ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁kitchen ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁un occup ied . ▁ ▁Local ▁fire ▁cre ws ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁fire ▁and ▁limit ▁the ▁damage , ▁but ▁the ▁following ▁morning , ▁while ▁Adams ▁M ills ▁was ▁hit ▁with ▁heavy ▁snow ▁and ▁ice , ▁the ▁fire ▁started ▁again ▁and ▁completely ▁eng ulf ed ▁and ▁destroyed ▁the ▁house . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁Bu ilt ▁of ▁wood ▁on ▁a ▁foundation ▁of ▁sand stone , ▁the ▁house ▁is ▁covered ▁by ▁al umin ium ▁s iding ▁and ▁to pped ▁with ▁a ▁sl ate ▁roof . ▁ ▁Two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁stories ▁tall , ▁the