- David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House
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David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House
Former site of the David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House
Location: 3339 Canton Center Road, Canton Township, Michigan Nearest city: Sheldon, Michigan Coordinates: 42°16′54″N 83°29′9″W / 42.28167°N 83.48583°WCoordinates: 42°16′54″N 83°29′9″W / 42.28167°N 83.48583°W Area: 10.3 acres (4.2 ha) Built: 1835 Architectural style: Greek Revival Governing body: Private MPS: Canton Township MPS NRHP Reference#: 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.
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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 a open, two-story portico with a square Doric column at each end and a triangular pediment above. The bascilica 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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c d e f "Boldman, David and Elizabeth Bell, House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/22808.htm. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Kosky and Glynn Associates (April, 2000), Historic and Architectural Resources of Canton Township Multiple Property Submission Nomination Form, National Park Service, http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64500269.pdf
See also
- Canton Township MPS
- Canton Charter Township, Michigan
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