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The Floyd Eli Woolley Building, located next to the Davison Historical Society Museum, is perhaps one of Davison's most prized possessions. This building is reputed to be the oldest, intact veterinary building in the country.
The building was built around 1893 as Davison's First Ladies Library. Half of the building housed books, while the other half was used as a candy store. Around 1902 the building was purchased by Dr. Woolley and moved to the corner of Mill and Lapeer street.
Dr. Woolley used the building as his office until his death in 1956. Dr. Woolley was a renowned veterinarian in the Davison and Lapeer areas. He is fondly remembered for wrapping himself in a blanket, warming himself with a soap stone, and being pulled by his horse to farms in the night.
His veterinary practice covered a wide area with calls going as far away as Millington. Upon his retirement, Dr. Woolley closed the door to his office leaving the building and it's contents untouched. In 1990, the Historical society took possession of the building and moved it to its current location. Visitors to the building can see many of Dr. Woolley's veterinary tools, his book collection and many other interesting artifacts.
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