Caswell House (Troy, Michigan)

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Caswell House (Troy, Michigan)
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Location60 W. Wattles Rd.,
Troy, Michigan
Coordinates 42°34′40″N83°9′3″W / 42.57778°N 83.15083°W / 42.57778; -83.15083 Coordinates: 42°34′40″N83°9′3″W / 42.57778°N 83.15083°W / 42.57778; -83.15083
Arealess than one acre
Built1832 (1832)
Built bySolomon Caswell
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 72000650 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 13, 1972
Designated MSHSNovember 14, 1969 [2]

The Caswell House is a single family house located at 60 W. Wattles Road in Troy, Michigan in the Troy Museum and Historic Village. It is an especially well-preserved example of Greek Revival architecture. [2] It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1969 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

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History

In May 1823, [3] pioneering farmer Solomon Caswell and his wife Hulda [2] moved to a farm near what is now the intersection of Big Beaver and Adams Roads, and in 1823 built a log cabin to live in. [4] In 1832, the couple built this house to replace the log cabin. [4] Huldah died in 1844, and Solomon quickly remarried to Melinda Marvin. [3] The Caswells constructed an addition to the house in 1850; [2] Solomon Caswell lived in the house until his death in 1880. [3]

After Solomon Caswell's death, his descendants continued to live in the house. [3] A porch was added in 1920. [2] Solomon Caswell's descendants occupied the house until 1965, when William Caswell, Solomon's grandson, died as a bachelor. [3] William Caswell willed the house and property to a friend, who sold it to North Hills Christian Reformed Church. [3] In 1968, the house was threatened with demolition, but the church donated the home to the Troy Historical Society, who moved to its present location and fully restored it. [2] The house is now part of the Troy Museum and Historic Village. [4]

Description

The Solomon and Hulda Caswell House is a two-story frame Greek Revival house with clapboard. The foundation is now built of concrete block faced with fieldstone. A 1+12-story addition is built on the rear. The front facade has a central entrance flanked with pilasters and surmounted with a heavy entablature. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Caswell House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Troy Historical Society (Troy, Mich.) (2004), Troy: A City from the Corners, Arcadia Publishing, pp. 14, 118–119, ISBN   9780738533155
  4. 1 2 3 "Caswell House". Troy Historic Village. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.

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