Joseph A. Cavanagh House

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Joseph A. Cavanagh House
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Location415 W. Main, Midland, Michigan
Coordinates 43°36′55″N84°14′56″W / 43.61528°N 84.24889°W / 43.61528; -84.24889 (Joseph A. Cavanagh House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1934 (1934)
Built bySpence Brothers
Architect Alden B. Dow
Architectural style Prairie School
MPS Residential Architecture of Alden B. Dow in Midland 1933--1938 MPS
NRHP reference No. 89001434 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1989

The Joseph A. Cavanagh House is a single-family home located at 415 West Main Street in Midland, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1] The house is architecturally significant because it demonstrates the beginnings of architect Alden B. Dow's interpretation of the Prairie Style. [2]

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History

Joseph A. Cavanagh was a former mayor of Midland (serving in 1917-1920) who worked as an accountant for the Dow Chemical Company. In 1933, he asked Alden B. Dow, then working with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin, to design this house. It was Dow's first independent commission. [3] Construction began in 1934, with the work done by Spence Brothers of Saginaw, and was substantially completed in the summer of that year. Minor alterations were completed in the 1940s, and in about 1960 an additional carport was added to the house. [4]

Description

The Joseph A. Cavanagh House is a modest single-story wood-frame brick structure laid out in an L-shaped plan. A narrow element with a prominent brick chimney faces the street, while an integral carport is attached to the front corner of the house. The blankness of the front brick wall and chimney is balanced by a belt of four windows. The front section contains the living room and kitchen, while the rear wing contains the bedrooms and an enclosed porch. [4] The rear elevation extends two stories. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Joseph A. & Aimee Cavanagh House". Michigan Modern. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "The Joseph Cavanagh Residence by Alden B. Dow". Alden B. Dow Home and Studio. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Robert G. Waite (March 1989), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Joseph A. Cavanagh House
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