turner-dodge house & heritage center

I've been visiting this home since childhood. Its fun to walk the beautifully furnished rooms. The gardens are nice for pictures. Its pretty event oriented. The attic serves as a multi purpose space.

I love touring historic homes especially at Christmas time when they are decorated for the season. In the past, I have been here for tea but this time we visited the Turner Dodge House during its Third Annual Festival of Trees. There were over 30 decorated Christmas trees throughout the three floors. Each tree is uniquely decorated. The Christmas lights fill the rooms with color and sparkle. The mansion was originally built in 1858 and has been restored to showcase its carved woodwork, crown-moulding, wood floors, and lead-glass windows. There is a nominal fee to tour the house. The first floor is handicap accessible but the upper floors do not appear to be. On-site parking with handicap spaces is available.

I have been here a few times, once in the summer for the annual Lansing Be a Tourist in Your Own Town event and once in the winter for a tea party.My summer visit was nice, lots of people walking around and the house was in great shape. My friends and I explored the house on our own self-tour and found lots of interesting facts. The huge downfall to this visit was that it was an extremely hot day in June and the building does not have air conditioning so it was pretty uncomfortable. The staff had some fans going but the heat combined with the large amounts of people visiting was nasty.My winter visit was much more enjoyable. It was a private tea party event with a group I volunteer with. We were given a very informative tour of the house and then were served tea and snacks. It was a wonderful experience and I highly recommend this venue for other private parties.Overall, I would love to go back and visit the Turner-Dodge House again because it is a great historical gem in Old Town. Lots to learn and impressive renovations and upkeep have been done. Just don't go on an extremely hot and busy summer day!*ALERT - The Turner-Dodge House is closed until further notice due to restorations related to water damage*http://www.lansingmi.gov/tdodge

I went there for a relaxing day of tea and crumpets by invitation. Once I arrived as I entered I heard the screeching of parrots, being a lover of birds I sought out the origin of this sound. My journey took me into a dark room where an octogenarian fight club was taking place, The room was permeated with the scent of cigar smoke, whiskey, gold bond powder and the smell of desperation. The two elderly women were artfully delivering violent blows to each others person.Then the crack of a broken jaw resonated through the air, the smaller women, dressed like Donna Reed, had dropped the larger Minnie Pearl looking grandmother to her knees, The Donna Reed attired female looked to the crowd was greeted with a unanimous thumbs down,upon that notion, she smiled and brought down booth fists on her face, A savage great time that is good for the whole family.

My husband and I went for one of the tea events they had awhile back and we had a wonderful time. They had live music, delicious tea, great snacks to go with it and afterwards we got to freely roam/tour the house and the yard. Beautiful place. :)

this home is well furnished with period furniture ad accessories. we very much enjoyed visiting it. not especially for little kids, but older ones can learn so much about the hisotry and the way rich folks live in by gone days. takes you back.

We attended a baby shower here and it was a beautiful perfect setting! There was a gorgeous sitting room where we watched the mother to be open gifts, a dining room and a kitchen.

We came to the Turner-Dodge House for the Xmas tree competition. The rooms are beautiful & well maintained. There isn't much to do in the East Lansing-Lansing area (we moved from Los Angeles), so this small hour-long trip to the house was a nice family activity.

Lovely old house superbly preserved provides a look into the old days of Lansing. Excellent tours with interesting stories of the auto-industry family.

It is a beautiful place. We did a expo there for a bridal show.

While visiting Old Town Lansing, I noticed a poster advertising an artist's fundraiser being held at the Turner-Dodge Mansion on June 3, 2012, so I checked it out... I'm glad I did! The admission to the first floor and grounds was free during this event (with refreshments provided, as well). What a beautiful place!

Everything! All programs are excellent. Tea parties, weddings, birthday parties, and rental for other uses. It has lovely flower gardens and a pergola.

This was the highlight of our year that included visits to Frankenmuth and beyond. Right HERE, in Lansing, we could visit an attraction that rivaled the others. For awhile.For years, you'd go into the mansion... pay a fee, then be treated to a nice tea and cookies. Beautiful. There were groups who sang, and people who led groups through the mansion. For some reason, at some point, groups of ladies would have the mansion rented out. You could visit, but the tea was FOR THESE WOMEN ONLY. You'd come in in December, and an entire floor would be rented out by sweet, white-haired women who had no idea that their groups were ruining the mansion.WE HAVE NOT BEEN BACK SINCE. We'll give it a shot this year. But if the Turner Dodge Mansion is now catering to outside groups who take over the whole thing.... NEVER AGAIN.DON'T let this become some hall to be rented out to groups. The mansion has been working great for 80 years. Change it at your peril. Dimwits.

They have themes. I went to see the vintage clothing. I walked away learning a lot about the subject matter. They decorate for Christmas. I plan on going back.

My husband and I planned to stop here on a 2day trip to Lansing to celebrate our anniversary. The day of our trip was a showery April day. Nonetheless, we walked through the gardens, even though they were in their very early stages of growth. In front was a HUGE tree with a wrap around bench. I would love to return in mid summer or even autumn to see the place in full bloom as shown on the website. However, the interior of the home more than made up for the drizzly stroll outside. The woodwork was exquisite! Beautiful oak trim everywhere. The staircase was truly a work of art. A number of the windows were leaded glass. The attendant on duty took us through the house room by room, giving us the history of the people, the construction of the home, and human interest stories. She was very knowledgeable and was able to answer every question I had. There was a baby grand piano in the music room which she allowed my husband to play, a real treat for him. The house offers a variety of "tea" events as well as other events. It was a nice step back in time to another era that was very refreshing.