A Card Game Named the Town; Growth Came Later
Clark Dibble settled this spot on the Shiawassee River in 1834, and the village — won in a card game by William M. Fenton in 1837, according to local legend — incorporated in 1863. But Fenton's heaviest homebuilding came much later: the median home here was built around 1981, notably newer than several of its Genesee County neighbors.
What a Newer Median Build Date Means for a Remodel
A Fenton bathroom from the town's main 1980s growth period usually has original fixtures and finishes that are dated in style but were installed to the building codes and plumbing standards of that decade — generally more straightforward to update than the patched-together plumbing of a much older home.