Built to Last
Dr. Juli Wemmer has practiced dentistry for 32 years in Grand Rapids, Mich., over time building a solid business on patient loyalty, quality equipment and cutting-edge technology. In 2009, she undertook a major renovation to her five-operatory practice located in “The Castle,” a 130-year-old building on the National Register of Historic Places. With the help of her Patterson Dental team and a skilled architect, Dr. Wemmer doubled the size of her office, realized greater energy and staff efficiencies and established her legacy within the community.
The Foundation
The Castle is an impressive site for a dental practice, built with large granite blocks and featuring a turret-like column in the front. For Juli Wemmer, DDS, it’s a fitting home for Stonecastle Dentistry, the third and, she hopes, final site of the practice that she founded after she graduated in 1978 from the Ohio State University College of Dentistry.
In 1996, Dr. Wemmer realized that she needed more space in which to practice, as well as better parking options for her patients. She admired The Castle, a building she drove by every day that had recently come up for sale. “Having something out of the ordinary always appealed to me,” she says. The building originally was a residence, but for more than 50 years housed businesses of some kind, including a tea house, a clothing store and an upscale restaurant.
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When she bought the building and remodeled the first floor, Dr. Wemmer updated her equipment and technology. She was featured in an issue of Patterson Today at the time, which celebrated her unique location and how she and her Patterson Dental team met the design challenges it posed.
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