, ▁much ▁of ▁which ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁ha u led ▁in ▁from ▁Fl int ▁or ▁Detroit . ▁ ▁However , ▁once ▁construction ▁was ▁complete , ▁the ▁D ex ters ▁moved ▁from ▁their ▁previous ▁house ▁on ▁Hur on ▁Street ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁country ▁house ▁( the ▁Hur on ▁Street ▁house ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ). ▁ ▁The ▁D ex ters , ▁as ▁prominent ▁citizens , ▁ent ert ained ▁many ▁important ▁visitors , ▁including ▁US ▁Pres idents ▁James ▁K . ▁Pol k ▁and ▁James ▁Buch an an . ▁ ▁Although ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁certain , ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁a ▁third ▁president , ▁Mill ard ▁F ill more , ▁also ▁visited ▁Gordon ▁Hall ▁– ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁F ill more ▁visited ▁his ▁brother ▁Cal vin , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁the ▁pair ▁would ▁have ▁tou red ▁the ▁house ▁that ▁Cal vin ▁designed . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁D ex ter ▁was ▁a ▁sta unch ▁abol ition ist , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁nearly ▁certain ▁that ▁Gordon ▁Hall ▁was ▁a ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁evidence ▁that ▁Mill is ent ▁D ex ter ▁employed ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁Black ▁servants , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁recent ▁arrival s ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁none ▁of ▁whom ▁stayed ▁for ▁any ▁length ▁of ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁or al ▁histor ies , ▁Samuel ▁D ex ter ▁and ▁his ▁sons ▁were ▁identified ▁as ▁conduct ors ▁on ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road . ▁ ▁More ▁telling , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁documented ▁that