Thomas and Maria Blackman Bartlett House

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Thomas and Maria Blackman Bartlett House
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Location500 N. Ridge Rd.
Nearest city Cherry Hill, Michigan
Coordinates 42°18′30″N83°32′5″W / 42.30833°N 83.53472°W / 42.30833; -83.53472 Coordinates: 42°18′30″N83°32′5″W / 42.30833°N 83.53472°W / 42.30833; -83.53472
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1840
Architectural styleNew England large house
MPS Canton Township MPS
NRHP reference No. 00000614 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 02, 2000

The Thomas and Maria Blackman Bartlett House (also known as the Bartlett-Travis House) [2] was built as a private house at the corner of Canton Center and Warren Roads. [3] It was donated to Canton Township [3] and relocated to its current site at 500 N. Ridge Road in Cherry Hill, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

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Description

The Bartlett House was originally constructed in a Greek Revival style, but in subsequent years has been updated with Victorian elements. [4]

The house is a two-story wood structure with clapboard siding, shingle roof, and a cement block foundation faced with fieldstone. [2] The main portion of the house has extensions to the side and rear. The front entry is flanked with pilasters and sheltered by a small porch with millwork and scrolled brackets. A large wrap-around porch (reconstructed from photographs) with wooden columns and balustrade runs from the front to the south facade. Windows are primarily four-over-four, with the exception of three six-over-six windows in the rear extension. [2]

History

Thomas and Maria Blackman Bartlett settled in Canton Township in 1839. [2] Maria's father, Darius Blackman, built this Greek Revival upright and wing house c. 1840 [2] and may have given the house and surrounding land to Maria and Thomas as a wedding present. [3] In 1867, Thomas and Maria' son George Bartlett purchased the property. [3] During the 19th century, the Bartletts added various enlargements were to the structure. [2] In 1908, the farm and house were purchased by William and Martha Travis; their daughter Ella Rowe inherited the house in approximately 1924 and owned it until the mid-1950s. At that point, the house was purchased by Thomas Myers; it passed through the hands of John Darakijan and Kev Dividock, who donated the house to Canton Township. [3] In 1989, the house was moved to its current location and placed on a new foundation. Restoration work to return the house to its c. 1900 [2] appearance was begun in 1994 and finished in 2002. [3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

The house is available for community rental.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bartlett, Thomas and Maria Blackman, House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bartlett-Travis House". Canton Leisure Services. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  4. ↑ Kosky and Glynn Associates (April 2000), Historic and Architectural Resources of Canton Township Multiple Property Submission Nomination Form, National Park Service
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