Matthew Geary House
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Mathew Geary House | |
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| Location | Market St., Mackinac Island, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 45°51′2″N 84°37′5″W / 45.85056°N 84.61806°WCoordinates: 45°51′2″N 84°37′5″W / 45.85056°N 84.61806°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1845 |
| NRHP Reference # | 71000407[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1971 |
The Mathew Geary House is a wood-framed single family home located on Market Street in the city of Mackinac Island, Michigan built about 1846. Geary was a fish inspector on the island.[2] It is owned by the Mackinac Island State Park. The two-story, side-gabled frame house has an entrance porch topped with a balustrade and an enclosed side porch. Its raised basement, an architectural response to bedrock close to the surface, is characteristic of traditional Mackinac Island architecture.[3] A rear addition, and the glassed-in side sun porch, are not original to the house.[4]
The Geary House remained in the Geary family until 1968, when it was purchased by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. As of 2010, it is available for rent from the Mackinac Island State Park.
References
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ http://www.mackinacislandnews.com/news/2005-08-06/News/042.html "Mr. Geary was a fish inspector in the 1800s. He lived next to the American Fur Company store on Market Street "
- ↑ "National Historic Landmark Nomination" (PDF). Mackinac Island Historic Parks. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- 1 2 "Geary, Mathew, House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
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