Harry E. Fife House

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Harry E. Fife House
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Harry E. Fife House
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Location606 McKinley Ave. SW, Canton, Ohio
Coordinates 40°47′44″N81°22′46″W / 40.79556°N 81.37944°W / 40.79556; -81.37944
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
Architect Tilden, Guy
Architectural style Shingle Style
MPS Architecture of Guy Tilden in Canton, 1885–1905, TR
NRHP reference No. 87001196 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1987

The Harry E. Fife House, also known as Beck Home, is an historic house in Canton, Ohio, that was designed by architect Guy Tilden and was built in 1896. The design "reflects Tilden's enduring love of towers....[and was] [b]uilt for Harry Fife, an early independent insurance man and stock broker". [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ruth Whitticar; Amy Shriver; Jeff Brown (July 1986). "Guy Tilden Thematic Resources/ Architecture of Guy Tilden in Canton 1885-19O5".