Elisha Taylor House

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location= Detroit, Michigan
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 20
lat_seconds = 36
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 3
long_seconds = 16
long_direction = W
locmapin = Michigan
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built =1870
architect= Unknown
architecture= Second Empire, Italianate, Gothic Revival
added = March 05, 1975
governing_body = Private
refnum=75000971cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Elisha Taylor House is a private home located at 59 Alfred Street in Detroit, Michigan. Since 1981, it has served as a center for art and architectural study, known as the Art House. [http://www.arthousetours.com/ Art House] ]

History

The Elisha Taylor House was built for William H. Craig, a Detroit land speculator. [http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/taylor_hse.pdf Elisha Taylor House] from the city of Detroit] In 1875, Craig sold the house to attorney Elisha Taylor. Taylor was a Detroit attorney who held many offices during his career, including City Attorney, assistant Michigan Attorney General from 1837 to 1841, and Circuit Court Commissioner from 1846 to 1854.

Description

The Elisha Taylor House is two-and-a-half stories tall, made of red brick on a rough stone foundation. [http://www.detroit1701.org/ElishaTaylorHome.html The Elisha Taylor Home] from Detroit1701.org] The structure is an eclectic mix of Gothic and Tudor Revival with elements of other styles, including Queen Anne and Italianate. The house has a high mansard roof with large protruding dormers and unusual vergeboarding at the peak. It is one of the best examples surviving in Detroit of post-Civil War residential design.

Current use

Since 1981, the structure has been used as a center for art and architectural study. The interior has been well preserved, boasting original fireplaces, mirrors, woodwork, decorative plaster, stenciling, Minton floor tiles, parquet floors, and etched glass.

External links

* [http://www.arthousetours.com/ Art House Tours]

References