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Valley View Motel (Country House) - Alanson MI

Address: 6869 M-68
City: Alanson
State: MI
Zip: 49706
County: Emmet
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This 7 unit motel has quite a history for being a modest little place in Alanson. It was not on the 1953 aerial but was there by 1981 so I would say it was built in the 1960's. The owners were (not necessarily in chronological order): Edward Mikulich, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Andrews, Ken Bakewell, Bette Waldron (Manager in the early 80's) and Robert Rochester who registered the Country House name in the 90's.

It was put up for sale in the late 70's, early 80's and 1990's before it was closed in the mid 1990's. The real estate ad is the only photo I have other than the 1981 aerial. There was a "going out of business" auction scheduled in 1984 that was later cancelled so maybe someone bought it then. It was offering apartments early on and later was known as "Country House" apartments toward the end. By 1993, Littlefield Twp cited the property for blight and the motel was eventually demolished. The lot sits mostly empty as of 2023.

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Valley View Motel (Country House) - Jan 1980 Ad For Sale
Jan 1980 Ad For Sale
Valley View Motel (Country House) - 2007 Street View - Old Driveway Visible
2007 Street View - Old Driveway Visible
Valley View Motel (Country House) - 1981 Aerial
1981 Aerial
Valley View Motel (Country House) - July 1971 Article
July 1971 Article
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Oct 1971 - Former Owner Passes Away
Oct 1971 - Former Owner Passes Away
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Aug 1973 Ad
Aug 1973 Ad
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Feb 1977 Ad
Feb 1977 Ad
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Oct 12 1977 Former Owner Passes Away
Oct 12 1977 Former Owner Passes Away
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Feb 1977 Ad
Feb 1977 Ad
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Oct 1977 Article On Owner
Oct 1977 Article On Owner
Valley View Motel (Country House) - July 1981 Ad
July 1981 Ad
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Sept 1978 Ad
Sept 1978 Ad
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Jan 1984 Going Out Of Business Sale
Jan 1984 Going Out Of Business Sale
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Jan 1984 - Not Going Out Of Business
Jan 1984 - Not Going Out Of Business
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Nov 9 1987 Former Owner Passes Away
Nov 9 1987 Former Owner Passes Away
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Sept 1990 Name Registration With Address
Sept 1990 Name Registration With Address
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Apr 1992 Ad
Apr 1992 Ad
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Sept 1993 Entre Place For Sale Again
Sept 1993 Entre Place For Sale Again
Valley View Motel (Country House) - Aug 1993 Cited For Blight
Aug 1993 Cited For Blight
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