Jared H. Gay House

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Jared H. Gay House
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LocationRt. 2, 128th Ave.,
Crystal Valley, Michigan
Coordinates 43°46′33″N86°14′16″W / 43.77583°N 86.23778°W / 43.77583; -86.23778 Coordinates: 43°46′33″N86°14′16″W / 43.77583°N 86.23778°W / 43.77583; -86.23778
Arealess than one acre
Built1861 (1861)
Architectural style Log house
NRHP reference No. 88003235 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 26, 1989
Designated MSHSMay 15, 1987 [2]

The Jared H. Gay House is a log house located Route 2, 128th Avenue, in Crystal Valley, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1987 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

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History

Jared H. Gay was born in New York in 1830. [2] He moved west to operate sawmills in Lyons, Michigan and Fulton, Ohio, then in 1857 moved to Muskegon to operate a blacksmith's shop. In 1861, Gay arrived in Crystal Valley as a government-appointed blacksmith, serving the local Ottawa and Chippewa population in accordance with the recent treaty which had been signed in 1855. There he and his wife Catherine built this house. [3]

The Gays were the first European settlers in what is now Crystal Township, [4] and were instrumental in the early development of the area around Crystal Valley (Catherine Gay christened the area "Crystal Valley"). [5] Jared Gay worked as the government blacksmith until about 1865. After this, he ran a blacksmith shop located across the street from the house until the shop burned in 1877. By that time, the Gays had begun operating a small sawmill, and had platted out the village of Crystal Valley. In 1882, they constructed a frame house (destroyed in 1965) and moved out of this log structure. [4]

In 1902, the Gays sold the property on which this house sits. Mark and Calla Krieger purchased the house in 1954, and renovated it as a weekend home. They lived there until at least 1989. [4]

Description

The Jared H. Gay House is two-story structure, measuring 20 feet by 30 feet, and built of squared and notched logs on a fieldstone foundation. It is built in an I-shape, with a gable roof covered with asphalt shingles. The gables are timber-framed and covered with clapboard. A single story wing is attached; the original open porch and rear wing have been removed. Additionally, the original front facade with two entrances and two double hung windows was updated to a single entrance with sidelights and a pair of double hung windows. [4]

The interior was originally divided up into four approximately equal-sized rooms on the first floor, with a steep narrow staircase leading to the second floor. This has been remodeled into a single large room with a more modern staircase. [4]

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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 "Gay, Jared H., House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on November 19, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. David K. Petersen (2012), Oceana County, 1850-1950, Arcadia Publishing, p. 13, ISBN   9780738593623
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Robert O. Christensen (September 1988), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Gay. Jared H., House
  5. L. M. Hartwick (1890), Oceana County pioneers and Business men of To-Day, p. 158