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Revision as of 02:17, 23 March 2013

Charles Trowbridge House
The oldest surviving house in the city[2]
LocationDetroit, Michigan
 United States
Built1826
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference No.76001042[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1976
Designated MSHSJuly 26, 1974[3]

The Charles C. Trowbridge House is located at 1380 E. Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It is the oldest building in the city of Detroit,[2] and was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974[3] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

History

Charles Christopher Trowbridge built this house in 1826 at a cost of $2500[4] on what was then farmland, far from the heart of Detroit.[5] At the time, the River Road (now East Jefferson) ran behind the house; the original access to the house may have been from what is now the rear.[4] Houses of this type often had similar front and rear layouts, with entrances at both ends of a central hallway.[4]

Trowbridge lived in the house for 56 years until his death in 1883.[5] The house, originally built in a Greek Revival style, was updated with Victorian elements such as the bay window in the front.[2][6]

After Trowbridge's death, the house remained in the family, and was converted to a rooming house in 1936. In 1942, the Trowbridge family sold the house to Marie Cavanaugh and it was converted back to a single-family residence.[4] Today, the house is privately owned and houses multiple businesses including Trowbridge Law Firm, Trowbridge Realty, Dickson & Associates and RBD Creative.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Eric J. Hill, John Gallagher, American Institute of Architects Detroit Chapter, AIA Detroit , Wayne State University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-8143-3120-3, p.232
  3. ^ a b "Trowbridge, Charles, House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d Charles Trowbridge House from the city of Detroit
  5. ^ a b James V. Cambell, "Biographical Sketch of Charles C. Trowbridge," read June 3, 1883, published in Pioneer Collections: Report of the Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan, 1907, pp. 478 - 491
  6. ^ Charles Trowbridge House from Detroit1701.org
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