Bird/Boyd Farm House

Bird/Boyd Farm House
Location14215 Bird Rd., Byron, Michigan
Coordinates42°49′10″N 83°52′30″W / 42.81944°N 83.87500°W / 42.81944; -83.87500 (Bird/Boyd Farm House)
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1846 (c. 1846)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSGenesee County MRA
NRHP reference No.82000500[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 26, 1982

The Bird/Boyd Farm House is a single-family home located at 14215 Bird Road in Byron, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

History

Brothers Elijah and Edward Bird were early settlers in this area, and owned the land this house sits on. It is reasonably certain that one of them constructed this house in about 1846. It was owned by the Bird family until at least the early 1980s.[2]

Description

The Bird/Boyd Farm House is a L-shaped frame Greek Revival structure. The facade has a classically ornamented entrance, pilasters on the corners of the building, and a wide frieze with a boxed cornice running across the top. The ell portion of the house is fronted by a recessed porch.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Karen Bean (May 1982), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Bird/Boyd Farm House


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