National Register of Historic Places

Granot Loma

Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan
Listed
April 3, 1991
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
91000330

About this property

Granot Loma is an estate located on County Road 550 north of Marquette, Michigan. It was built in the 1920s in the tradition of the Great Camps of the Adirondacks, as the summer home of American banker and business executive Louis G. Kaufman. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The estate of Granot Loma occupies 5,180 acres (2,100 ha) of woodland located along the Lake Superior shore. The lodge is said to be the "biggest log cabin in the world" and the most expensive residence in Michigan. An enormous, L-shaped structure built of logs over a steel frame and with a slate roof, the lodge includes a 60-foot (18 m) greatroom, 23 or 26 bedrooms, 13 baths, and 26 stone fireplaces. The building contains unique and irreplaceable accoutrements, such as Indian/Western scenes painted by Academy Award-winning designer Orry Kelly. A planned farming complex named Loma Farms is situated about one-half mile (800 m) from the lodge. In 2022, Granot Loma was touted as a potential space port in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in tandem with Oscoda, Michigan's Wurtsmith Air Force Base.

Location

Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan
46.70232, -87.55098

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When was Granot Loma listed on the National Register?

Granot Loma was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Granot Loma?

Granot Loma is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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