Designed by Christian Haefner in the 1860s, this house belonged to state legislator George Newton. Its architecture is distinguished by a cupola, projecting eaves, and symmetrically grouped windows. The building stands in the 580 acre, densely timbered Fred Russ Experimental Forest, which Michigan State University used as a forestry school after receiving it as a gift in 1942. The Cass County Historical Commission restored the elegant structure.