- Governor Robert McClelland House
-
Governor Robert McClelland House
Location within the state of MichiganLocation: 47 East Elm Avenue
Monroe, MichiganCoordinates: 41°55′04″N 83°23′40″W / 41.91778°N 83.39444°WCoordinates: 41°55′04″N 83°23′40″W / 41.91778°N 83.39444°W Built: 1841 Governing body: Private Part of: East Elm-North Macomb Street Historic District NRHP Reference#: 71000415[1] Significant dates Added to NRHP: September 3, 1971 Designated MSHS: March 3, 1971[2] The Governor Robert McClelland House is a private residence located at 47 East Elm Avenue in the city of Monroe in Monroe County, Michigan. It was listed as a Michigan Historic Site on March 3, 1971,[2] and it was the first property in the county to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1971.[1]
The house was named in honor of famed politician Robert McClelland, who owned the house from 1841–1853.[2] Today, the house is also part of the larger East Elm-North Macomb Street Historic District and is located in its original location just east of North Monroe Street (M-125) and across East Elm Avenue from the River Raisin in one of the oldest sections of Monroe.
The house was built in 1841 in the style of Greek Revival architecture for McClelland, who served as mayor of Monroe that same year. McClelland was a very well known local and state politician and eventually rose to national politics. He left Monroe to serve in the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 1st congressional district from 1843–1849. McClelland maintained ownership of the house even after he was elected Governor of Michigan in 1852. It was from this position that he was selected by President Franklin Pierce to be his Secretary of the Interior in 1853. At that point, McClelland sold his house to local merchant Benjamin Dansdard. The entire western portion of the house, which contains a library, bedroom, kitchen, and dining room, was not part of the original house and was later added. The front entrance was originally off-centered and surrounded by balusters, but these were removed with the addition of the west wing. Today, the house is privately owned.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 11, 2009. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/.
- ^ a b c d State of Michigan (2009). "Custer, George Armstrong, Equestrian Monument". http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/17698.htm. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
Historic homes in metropolitan Detroit City John N. Bagley House • Beaubien House • George L. Beecher House • James Burgess Book Jr. House • William C. Boydell House • Joseph Campau House • Alexander Chapoton House • Alexander Chene House • Croul-Palms House • Charles Lang Freer House • Charles T. Fisher House • Bishop Gallagher House • Bernard Ginsburg House • Berry Gordy House • John Harvey House • Col. Frank J. Hecker House • Hudson-Evans House • Northwood-Hunter House • Mulford T. Hunter House • Albert Kahn House • S.S. Kresge House • George W. Loomer House • David Mackenzie House • Manoogian Mansion • Perry McAdow House • Moross House • Philetus W. Norris House • Arthur M. Parker House • Thomas A. Parker House • Sibley House • Samuel L. Smith House • Marvin M. Stanton House • Frederick K. Stearns House • Herman Strasburg House • Elisha Taylor House • Thompson Home • Charles Trowbridge House • Franklin H. Walker House • Warren Home (Dunbar Hospital) • William H. Wells House • David Whitney House
Suburban Henry W. Baker House • Cranbrook House and Gardens • Paul Harvey Deming House • Edsel and Eleanor Ford House • Edward Loranger House • Governor Robert McClelland House • Henry Ford's Fair Lane Estate • Greenfield Village • Greenmead Farms • Grosse Pointe landmarks • Koebel House • John and Rosetta Lee House • Meadow Brook Hall (Dodge-Wilson estate) • Orson Everitt House • Rudolph Nims House • Russell A. Alger Jr., House • Sawyer House • Carl E. and Alice Candler Schmidt House • William B. and Mary Chase Stratton House • John T. Woodhouse HouseCanton Township MPS Thomas and Maria Blackman Bartlett House • David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House • Benjamin and Mary Ann Bradford House • Thomas and Isabella Moore Clyde House • Phillip and Maria Hasselbach Dingledey House • John and Edna Truesdell Fischer Farmstead • Orrin and Roxanne Fairman Kinyon House • John and Eliza Barr Patterson House • Sheldon Inn • George and Mary Pine Smith House • Ephraim and Emma Woodworth Truesdell HouseNeighborhood
Historic DistrictsSee also: Architecture of metropolitan DetroitNational Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Michigan Historic districts Dundee Historic District | East Elm-North Macomb Street Historic District | North Maumee Bay Archeological District | Old Village Historic District | St. Mary's Church Complex Historic District
Historic properties Detroit River Light Station | Edward Loranger House | George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument | Governor Robert McClelland House | Jefferson Avenue-Huron River Bridge | Navarre-Anderson Trading Post | River Raisin National Battlefield Park | Rudolph Nims House | Sawyer House | Weis Manufacturing Company
Contributing properties Old Mill Museum | St. Mary Catholic Central High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places Topics Lists by states Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • WyomingLists by territories Lists by associated states Other Categories:- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register
- Michigan Registered Historic Place stubs
- Monroe, Michigan
- National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
- Greek Revival architecture in Michigan
- Michigan State Historic Sites
- Houses completed in 1841
- Buildings and structures in Monroe County, Michigan
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
