Mann House (Concord, Michigan)

Mann House

House in 2008
Location 205 Hanover Street, Concord, Michigan
Coordinates 42°10′40″N 84°38′36″W / 42.1778°N 84.6432°W / 42.1778; -84.6432Coordinates: 42°10′40″N 84°38′36″W / 42.1778°N 84.6432°W / 42.1778; -84.6432
Built 1883–1884
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 70000273[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1970
Designated MSHS June 18, 1970

The Mann House is a historic home in Concord, Michigan. It is a Michigan State Historic Site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has been operated as a museum since 1970.

History

One of the house's bedrooms

The house was built from 1883 through 1884 by Daniel Sears Mann and his wife Ellen so that their daughters, Jessie Ellen and Mary Ida, could attend school in Concord. Jessie Eleen lived in the house until she died in 1969, when it was bequeathed to the people of Michigan. The Michigan Historical Center has operated it as a museum since 1970.[2][3] The house was named a Michigan State Historic Site on June 18, 1970, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1970. The house is representative of 1880s middle-class household architecture.[2][4]

Design

Carriage house

The mostly rectangular frame house was designed in the Late Victorian style. The walls are covered in clapboard siding. Above the entrance, at one corner, stands a pyramidal tower. The roof is a cross-gable with a small amount of Eastlake Style trim on the vergeboards, front door, porch and gablets.[2] A carriage house is located behind the house.[2][3] The interior houses most of the original furnishings and household implements.[2] The ceilings are plaster and there is a marbleized slate fireplace inside.[3]

See also

References

  1. National Park Service (March 13, 2009). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Staff. "Mann House". State Historic Preservation Office. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Staff. "About Mann House, Concord". Michigan Historical Museum System. Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  4. "Michigan Historical Center". Michigan Historical Center - Mann House. Michigan Historical Center. Retrieved February 18, 2015.

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