Edwin Trump House

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Edwin Trump House
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Location801 S. East St., Fenton, Michigan
Coordinates 42°47′16″N83°42′04″W / 42.78778°N 83.70111°W / 42.78778; -83.70111 (Edwin Trump House) Coordinates: 42°47′16″N83°42′04″W / 42.78778°N 83.70111°W / 42.78778; -83.70111 (Edwin Trump House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1867 (1867)
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPS Genesee County MRA
NRHP reference # 82000532 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 26, 1982

The Edwin Trump House is a single-family home located at 801 South East Street in Fenton, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

Fenton, Michigan City in Michigan, United States

Fenton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan that lies mostly in Genesee County, with small portions in neighboring Oakland County and Livingston County.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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History

Edwin Trump was the President of the Trump & Wilmot Bank. He built this house in 1867, reportedly as part of a contest between Trump and his partner, George Wilmot, to see who could build the most lavish home. In 1872, Trump traded the house to local attorney A. U. Wood for a business block in downtown Fenton. [2]

Description

The Edwin Trump House is a two-story, wood-framed Gothic Revival structure built in a T-shape with multiple gables and dormers. It has a decorative open porch, containing Gothic ornamentation in its bargeboards, which match the bargeboards in the eaves of the gables. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Karen Bean (May 1982), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Edwin Trump House