David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House

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David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House
MPS
Canton Township MPS
NRHP reference No.00000615[1]
Added to NRHPJune 02, 2000

The David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House was a private house located at 3339 Canton Center Road near Sheldon in

Canton Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
The former site of the house is now vacant.

Description

The David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House was a basilica-style

Doric column at each end and a triangular pediment above. The basilica style of Greek Revval house is unique to southeast Michigan, western New York and northeast Ohio, and the two-story portico is relatively rare in the north.[2] The front facade had a center door with two flanking windows surrounded by fluted molding, and two matching windows on the second story. The house was built of wood[3] with a foundation of fieldstone,[2] and portions of hand-hewn log construction were visible in the basement.[3]

The Boldmans

Henry Boldman came to Canton Township from Scotland via New York,[3] one of the first settlers in the township. He built this house around 1835.[2] It was enlarged by his son David Boldman, the establisher of a cheese factory,[3] around 1858.[2] David Boldman was very involved in township government, holding the posts of highway commissioner, constable, and township treasurer multiple times between 1847 and 1875.[3]

The David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House is significant in its reflection of the growing affluence of the area's settlers and their sense of pride in their improving situation.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Boldman, David and Elizabeth Bell, House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e Kosky and Glynn Associates (April 2000), Historic and Architectural Resources of Canton Township Multiple Property Submission Nomination Form, National Park Service

See also

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