Elmwood (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan) Elmwood to Charles T. Harvey, who supervised the construction of the first Soo Locks while living in the house. Sault Ste. Marie merchant and businessman Peter Barbeau purchased the building in 1874 when the government sold it. Around the 1880s, substantial Queen Anne-style alterations were done to the building, diminishing the "classical elegance" of the original design. Around 1900, the building, along with a swath of the surrounding shoreline, was sold to the Michigan Lake Superior Power Company. It was used as an office building, then lay vacant for decades wnile owned by Union Carbide. It was used in the
Elmwood (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan) two-story central section and single-story wings on each side connected to the central section via breezeways. The entire structure was nearly long, with a veranda running the full length. The interior had 15 rooms. The building was originally situated directly on the banks of the St. Marys River, within a grove of maples, mountain ash, and elms (from which it took its name). Elmwood (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan) Elmwood, also known as the Henry Rowe Schoolcraft House, the Schoolcraft House or the Indian Agency, is a frame house located at 435 East Water Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It