David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House
Historic house in Michigan, United States
David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House
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Former site of the David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House
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Location | 3339 Canton Center Road, Canton Township, Michigan |
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Nearest city | Sheldon, Michigan |
Coordinates | 42°16′54″N 83°29′9″W / 42.28167°N 83.48583°W / 42.28167; -83.48583 |
Area | 10.3 acres (4.2 ha) |
Built | 1835 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
MPS | Canton Township MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 00000615 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 02, 2000 |
The David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House was a private house located at 3339 Canton Center Road near Sheldon in Canton Township, Michigan . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1] The former site of the house is now vacant.
Description
The David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House was a basilica-style Greek Revival with a two-story center section flanked by single-story wings. [2] The center section had an open, two-story portico with a square Doric column at each end and a triangular pediment above. The basilica style of Greek Revval house is unique to southeast Michigan, western New York and northeast Ohio, and the two-story portico is relatively rare in the north. [2] The front facade had a center door with two flanking windows surrounded by fluted molding, and two matching windows on the second story. The house was built of wood [3] with a foundation of fieldstone, [2] and portions of hand-hewn log construction were visible in the basement. [3]
The Boldmans
Henry Boldman came to Canton Township from Scotland via New York, [3] one of the first settlers in the township. He built this house around 1835. [2] It was enlarged by his son David Boldman, the establisher of a cheese factory, [3] around 1858. [2] David Boldman was very involved in township government, holding the posts of highway commissioner, constable, and township treasurer multiple times between 1847 and 1875. [3]
The David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House is significant in its reflection of the growing affluence of the area's settlers and their sense of pride in their improving situation. [2]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . March 13, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Boldman, David and Elizabeth Bell, House" . Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011 . Retrieved March 13, 2010 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 Kosky and Glynn Associates (April 2000), Historic and Architectural Resources of Canton Township Multiple Property Submission Nomination Form , National Park Service
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