Good Times are on the House

Grand Rapids, Michigan
With stints as both Gibson's and Mangiamo, the big house on the hill has returned to the glory days of old under the name "Paddock Place." The Italianette style mansion was constructed in 1873 by Augustus Paddock during the lumbering boom of the mid-1800s when Grand Rapids was just a fledgling city and furniture manufacturing was beginning to thrive. Well over a century later the Gilmore family have transformed the mansion and grounds into one of the most unqiue event spaces in West Michigan. The main building houses many individual rooms including a wine cellar, tap room, sun porch and several open rooms with beautiful restored hard woods to compliment hand carved wood trim, marble fireplaces and vintage chandeliers. The large gated lawn and patio provide an environment for gatherings unlike any other in Grand Rapids. The possibilities for parties, tastings, live music and catered events are limited only by the imagination. At Paddock Place–good times are on the house.