David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House

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David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House
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Location3339 Canton Center Road, Canton Township, Michigan
Nearest city Sheldon, Michigan
Coordinates 42°16′54″N83°29′9″W / 42.28167°N 83.48583°W / 42.28167; -83.48583 Coordinates: 42°16′54″N83°29′9″W / 42.28167°N 83.48583°W / 42.28167; -83.48583
Area10.3 acres (4.2 ha)
Built1835
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Canton Township MPS
NRHP reference No. 00000615 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 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 an open, two-story portico with a square Doric column at each end and a triangular pediment above. The basilica 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Boldman, David and Elizabeth Bell, House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Kosky and Glynn Associates (April 2000), Historic and Architectural Resources of Canton Township Multiple Property Submission Nomination Form, National Park Service

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