Thomas and Isabella Moore Clyde House

Thomas and Isabella Moore Clyde House
Location 50325 Cherry Hill Rd., Canton Township, Michigan
Coordinates 42°18′21″N 83°32′7″W / 42.30583°N 83.53528°W / 42.30583; -83.53528Coordinates: 42°18′21″N 83°32′7″W / 42.30583°N 83.53528°W / 42.30583; -83.53528
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1845
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Canton Township MPS
NRHP Reference # 03000175[1]
Added to NRHP April 02, 2003

The Thomas and Isabella Moore Clyde House is a private house located at 50325 Cherry Hill Road in Canton Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

History

Hugh R. Clyde settled in Canton Township in 1825,[2] and in 1826 married Eliza Huston.[3] In approximately 1845, Hugh and Eliza built this house on the lot across the street from where it now stands.[4][5] The Clyde family occupied the house until 1858, when it was purchased by John Huston II, Eliza's nephew.[5] In 1924, the house was purchased by William and Jennie Houk, who lived in it while constructing a new brick house on the property. When their new house was finished, they moved the Clyde House across the street.[5]

Description

The Thomas Clyde House is a  1 1⁄2-story clapboard upright and wing Greek Revival house on a concrete foundation faced with rock.[4] The two wings form an unusual asymmetric facade.[4] The east wing is positioned flush with the main upright section; the west is recessed to allow for a front porch; a second porch fronts the upright section. The two porches have thick square posts with pierced-work brackets between them.[4] Two front entrances are in the main upright section and the east wing; the windows are six-over-six. The house has ramped door and window surrounds. The roof is covered with asphalt shingles, and the classic cornice below features returns at the gabled ends.[4]

This house is significant because the asymmetric upright and wing is an unusual subtype more frequently seen in the northeastern states, and rarely in Michigan.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Kosky and Glynn Associates (April 2000), Historic and Architectural Resources of Canton Township Multiple Property Submission Nomination Form (PDF), National Park Service
  3. ↑ Diane Follmer Wilson (1988), Cornerstones: a history of Canton township families, Canton Historical Society, p. 362
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Clyde, Thomas and Isabelle Moore, House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 Gerald C. Van Dusen (2006), Canton Township, Arcadia Publishing, p. 104, ISBN 0-7385-4098-6

See also

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