Marigold Lodge on Marigold Point is a beautiful Lake Macatawa property. It was built by the Golds, who were inventors.
In the 1850s, Cornelius Gold filed a patent for heating homes with steam. His son, Stephen Gold, invented a cast iron radiator. Because the radiator looked like a quilted mattress standing on its side, homeowners called it the “mattress radiator.”
Cornelius’ grandson, Engbert Habberton Gold, was born in 1868 in Cornwall, Connecticut. As a young man, Engbert worked with his uncle, Edward Gold, in the family business — first in New York, then in Chicago.
In 1901, in order to focus on the railroad market, Engbert established the Gold Car Heating and Lighting Company, which he merged with the Vapor Car Heating Company in 1903. Eventually, the Vapor Car Heating Company had a 95% market share.
In his lifetime, Engbert was responsible for over 100 patents.
In 1904, Engbert married Margaret Dickey of South Bend, Indiana. Initially the couple lived at the posh Chicago Beach Hotel in Hyde Park, before buying a residence in Kenwood. They had three children: Samuel, born in 1905; Mary Jayne, born in 1909; and Engbert Jr. — born in 1914. In 1923, the Golds moved to Evanston.