Built 1870–1920 Designated MSHS June 6, 1977 Phone +1 810-245-4794 | NRHP Reference # 86001220 Area 32 ha Added to NRHP 5 June 1986 | |
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Location 4725 South Mill Road
Dryden Township, Michigan Address 4725 S Mill Rd, Dryden, MI 48428, USA Hours Open today · 7AM–6PMSaturday7AM–6PMSunday7AM–6PMMonday7AM–6PMTuesday7AM–6PMWednesday7AM–6PMThursday7AM–6PMFriday7AM–6PM Similar Torzewski County Park, Currier House, Waterford Oaks, Pioneer State Bank No 36, Hadley Flour and Feed Mill | ||
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The General Squier Memorial Park is a park located at 4725 South Mill Road in Dryden Township in southeastern Lapeer County, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan Historic Site on June 6, 1977 and later added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1986 as the Dryden Community Country Club–General Squier Historic Park Complex. The site is also known locally as the General George Squier Club or General Squier County Park.
The oldest structure on the 80 acre (33 hectare) site is a three-story timber mill dating to 1871. Other structures include a large single-story structure known as Forest Hall and a cottage, both built in 1917, and a two-story wooden lookout tower and tea house built in 1920. Other structures also contribute to the site's architecture. The complex served as the summer residence of Dryden native Major General George Owen Squier (1865–1934). After retiring from active military service, Squier converted his property into Lapeer County's first (and only) privately owned park—what he referred to as a free "Country Club for Country People." When he died, the property was renamed in his honor and continues to this day as a free recreational facility, which now includes a waterpark situated next to the old mill.