Liberty Hyde Bailey Birthplace | |
Location | 903 Bailey Ave., South Haven, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 42°23′31″N86°15′50″W / 42.39194°N 86.26389°W Coordinates: 42°23′31″N86°15′50″W / 42.39194°N 86.26389°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1853 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 83000892 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 18, 1983 |
Designated MSHS | January 18, 1963 [2] |
The Liberty Hyde Bailey Birthplace, now the Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum, is a farmhouse located at 903 Bailey Avenue in South Haven, Michigan, and is significant as the birthplace and childhood home of horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1963 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
This farmhouse was built in 1853-1858 by Liberty Hyde Bailey Sr., and stood on his 80-acre farm. [2] In 1858, Liberty Hyde Bailey was born in this house; the younger Bailey spent 19 years living here, learning about the local wild animals and plants. [2] He entered Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) in 1878, and went on to become a well-known horticulturist, botanist and cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science.
In 1918, Frank E. Warner purchased the Bailey farm, and lived there until his death in 1926. [3] In 1937, the property which the house stands on was presented to the city of South Haven for use as a memorial to Dr. Bailey.
The Liberty Hyde Bailey Birthplace is a 1+1⁄2-story Greek Revival house clad in clapboard and sitting on a fieldstone foundation. A single-story rear section was added some time after the original construction. The interior has plaster walls and ceilings with plain board trim. The first floor contains sitting and dining rooms, a kitchen, a bedroom, and a storage room. The second floor contains three bedrooms and a small library. [2]
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