Horace Gilbert House

Horace Gilbert/Morgan and Enos Miller House
Location5023 Holland Dr.,
Swartz Creek, Michigan
Coordinates42°57′24″N 83°49′54″W / 42.95667°N 83.83167°W / 42.95667; -83.83167 (Horace Gilbert/Morgan and Enos Miller House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1870 (1870)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSGenesee County MRA
NRHP reference No.82000509[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 26, 1982

The Horace Gilbert House, also known as the Morgan and Enos Miller House, is a single family home located at 5023 Holland Drive in Swartz Creek, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

History

In 1870, Horace Gilbert built this house. It was purchased in 1902 by Morgan Miller, son of prominent citizen Enos Miller. Enos Miller and his wife Martha retired to this hose and lived there until their deaths in 1920 and 1905. The house was restored in 1976.[2]

Description

The house is an L-shaped structure with simple detailing, including corner boards and a wide frieze below a boxed cornice. The front porch shows Queen Anne style detailing such as shingling on the gable, scalloped bargeboards, and decorative turned brackets.[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: Horace Gilbert/Morgan and Enos Miller House


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