W. R. Stafford Worker's House

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W. R. Stafford Worker's House
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Location 8022 Cedar St., Port Hope, Michigan
Coordinates 43°56′22″N82°42′40″W / 43.93944°N 82.71111°W / 43.93944; -82.71111 Coordinates: 43°56′22″N82°42′40″W / 43.93944°N 82.71111°W / 43.93944; -82.71111
Area less than one acre
Built 1875 (1875)
Architectural style Vernacular End-Gable
MPS Port Hope MPS
NRHP reference # 87001978 [1]
Added to NRHP November 20, 1987

The W. R. Stafford Worker's House, also known as the Blue Town House, is a private house located at 8022 Cedar Street in Port Hope, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

Port Hope, Michigan Village in Michigan, United States

Port Hope is a village in Huron County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 267 at the 2010 census. The village is within Rubicon Township.

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

This house was likely built in the 1870s, or possibly the 1860s, as one of a set of six houses. The houses were built for workers employed by W.R. Stafford in his salt block or agricultural operations. This house likely was for a married worker and his family. [2]

Description

The Blue Town House is a narrow-fronted, two-story, vernacular end-gable structure with a single story ell projecting to the rear. The structure is sheathed with clapboard, and has simple raking Greek Revival cornices without returns ad entrance trim. The windows are double-hung, two-over-two units. In the interior, the first floor contains a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, ans a staircase to the second floor. The second-floor space is divided into front and rear rooms. [2]

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