Orrin and Roxanne Fairman Kinyon House

Orrin and Roxanne Fairman Kinyon House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	7675 N. Ridge Rd.
Nearest city:	Canton, Michigan
Coordinates:	42°20′30″N 83°31′43″W / 42.34167°N 83.52861°W / 42.34167; -83.52861Coordinates: 42°20′30″N 83°31′43″W / 42.34167°N 83.52861°W / 42.34167; -83.52861
Area:	2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built:	1850
Architectural style:	Greek Revival
Governing body:	Private
MPS:	Canton Township MPS
NRHP Reference#:	00000649[1]
Added to NRHP:	June 09, 2000

The Orrin and Roxanne Fairman Kinyon House is a private house located at 7675 N. Ridge Road in Canton, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[1]

History

One of the earliest settlers in Canton Township was Elisha Kinyon; he and his wife Dilla first bought land in the area in 1831.^[2] Elisha's son Orrin bough 120 acres (49 ha) from his father in 1834,^[2] and in 1835 he married Roxanne Fairman.^[3] The couple had eight children between 1836 and 1856, all sons,^[3] and built this house in 1850. Only three of the couple's sons survived to adulthood; family tradition recounts that in 1849, Roxanne Kinyon accidentally poisoned two of her sons, and every day thereafter visited their graves for the rest of her life.^[3]

Orrin Kinyon was active in township government, serving as Highway Commissioner, School Inspector, Justice of the Peace, constable, and Poor Director between 1835 and 1865.^[2]

Description

The Orrin and Roxanne Fairman Kinyon House is a Greek Revival farmhouse, of post and beam construction, sided with wood and sitting on a stone foundation.^[2] The rear room was once a summer kitchen, but at some point was integrated into the house proper.^[2] Although the house sits on reduced acreage, outbuildings and the remains of an orchard still exist on the property.^[2]

See also

• Canton Township MPS
• Canton Charter Township, Michigan

References

1. ^ ^{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. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} 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 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Diane Follmer Wilson (1988), Cornerstones: a history of Canton township families, Canton Historical Society, p. 113