Horatio N. Howard House

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Horatio N. Howard House
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Location403 N. Saginaw, Pontiac, Michigan
Coordinates 42°38′50″N83°17′41″W / 42.64722°N 83.29472°W / 42.64722; -83.29472 (Horatio N. Howard House) Coordinates: 42°38′50″N83°17′41″W / 42.64722°N 83.29472°W / 42.64722; -83.29472 (Horatio N. Howard House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1850 (1850)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 84000545 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1984

The Horatio N. Howard House is a single-family house located at 403 North Saginaw in Pontiac, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

Pontiac, Michigan City in Michigan, United States

Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in Metro Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 59,515. It is the county seat of Oakland County and about 12 miles (19 km) north and slightly west of the Detroit city limits.

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

Horatio N. Howard, moved to Pontiac from Genesee, New York, in 1829 to open a general store. However, in 1832-33 he purchased a large industrial property, which included a flour mill, a woolen factory, and a trip-hammer shop. He ran the business until 1845, when he sold two-thirds interest to A.A. Lull and Albert F. Draper. Howard sold the remaining interest two years later. Horatio Howard also had additional business interests in Pontiac, including a distillery and the construction of a mill dam, race, and machine shop. [2]

Genesee, New York Town in New York, United States

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In 1849, Howard purchased the property on which this house sits; the house itself was likely built soon afterward. The Howard family owned the house until the 1870s. IN 1887, it was purchased by Melvin D. Sly, who was born in Oakland County and was a member of the dry goods firm of J.S. Stockwell and Company. Sly owned the house until 1906. [2]

Description

The Horatio N. Howard House is a two-story, end-gable, red brick Greek Revival house, with a one-and-one-half-story flank-gable wing. The house sits on a stone foundation. The main portion of the house has a low pitch roof with classical cornices with returns. The main facade contains a main entrance at one end, set into a recessed porch with fluted columns. The entrance is flanked by pilasters, and has sidelights and a transom. The side wing also has a low pitch roof with classical cornices with returns, and has a porch stretched across most of the front. [2]

The interior of the house contains a main staircase against one, with a hall leading to a pair of parlors connected by a large, segmental arch-head doorway. Each parlor contains a fireplace. The wing contains a modern kitchen, bathroom, and a separate apartment. The second floor is an L-plan, with three rooms. [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 3 4 J. M. Davis (April 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Horatio N. Howard House