James' older brother, Richard, helped construct a home for them on Turner Street, two blocks north of Franklin Street, now Grand River Avenue. James and Marion Turner are best known for their second home, completed in 1858 at 100 East North Street. At the turn of the century, the Turners' daughter and son-in-law, Abigail and Frank Dodge, greatly enlarged the house and changed its style, but careful inspection reveals the outline of the older Greek Revival home.