Monthly Archives: January 2022
The Oliver Children
J.D. and Anna Oliver had 4 children when they moved into Copshaholm in 1897: James II was 11, Gertrude was 8, Joseph Jr. was 4, and Catherine was only 9 […]
Joseph D. Oliver & Anna Gertrude Wells
Married on December 10, 1884, J.D. and Anna Oliver were 46 and 34, respectively, when they moved into their 38-room mansion. They met when Anna came to South Bend to […]
The Carriage House
A Carriage House was on the grounds of Copshaholm, and it housed the family’s cars and stabled some of their horses.
The Mansion’s Layout
The 12,000 square-foot Oliver Mansion has 3 floors and 38 rooms. It is often said the children’s favorite room was the Den because they could often find their father there, […]
The Mansion
Copshaholm was built of granite fieldstones, most of which were hand-selected by J.D. Oliver’s father, James, from farms and fields in St. Joseph County, where they lived.
January 26, 1897
The temperature in South Bend was -11° Farenheit.
January 7, 1897
The first-ever death sentence was handed down in the St. Joseph County Circuit Court.
