Dr. Samuel Catlin House
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The Dr. Samuel Catlin House is a former residence located at 213 East Chicago Boulevard (M-50
) in downtown Tecumseh
in Lenawee County
, Michigan
. It was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site
and added to the National Register of Historic Places
on August 13, 1986. It is located across the street from Saint Elizabeth's Church
and down the street from (but not included in) the Tecumseh Downtown Historic District
.
It was built in 1866–1867 by renowned architect Salmon Crane, who built many of the original structures in the Tecumseh area. The house is a simple, red-brick cube structure built in Italianate
architecture. After it was finished, it served as the residence to Dr. Samuel Catlin and his wife Rebecca, who first moved to the area in 1856. They lived in the house until 1881, when they sold it to George and Adeline Tiffany, who lived there for the next 30 years. Today, the structure serves as a Farm Bureau
insurance office.
M-50 (Michigan highway)
M-50 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. Although designated as an east–west highway, it is nearly a diagonal northwest-southeast route...
) in downtown Tecumseh
Tecumseh, Michigan
Tecumseh is a small city in Lenawee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated where M-50 crosses the River Raisin, a few miles east of M-52. Tecumseh is about SW of Detroit, south of Ann Arbor and north of Toledo, OH....
in Lenawee County
Lenawee County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 98,890 people, 35,930 households, and 26,049 families residing in the county. The population density was 132 people per square mile . There were 39,769 housing units at an average density of 53 per square mile...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. It was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site
Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office is in charge of the listing of historic resources of local, state, and national interest in the U.S. state of Michigan, including buildings, lighthouses, bridges, historic districts, and many other properties deemed important to the history of Michigan...
and added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on August 13, 1986. It is located across the street from Saint Elizabeth's Church
Saint Elizabeth's Church (Tecumseh, Michigan)
Saint Elizabeth's Church, also known as the Old Stone Church, is a historic church located at 302 East Chicago Boulevard in downtown Tecumseh in Lenawee County, Michigan...
and down the street from (but not included in) the Tecumseh Downtown Historic District
Tecumseh Downtown Historic District
The Tecumseh Downtown Historic District is a historic district comprising the downtown commercial area of the city of Tecumseh in Lenawee County, Michigan...
.
It was built in 1866–1867 by renowned architect Salmon Crane, who built many of the original structures in the Tecumseh area. The house is a simple, red-brick cube structure built in Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
architecture. After it was finished, it served as the residence to Dr. Samuel Catlin and his wife Rebecca, who first moved to the area in 1856. They lived in the house until 1881, when they sold it to George and Adeline Tiffany, who lived there for the next 30 years. Today, the structure serves as a Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation
The American Farm Bureau Federation , commonly referred to as the Farm Bureau, is a nonprofit organization and the largest general farm organization in the United States...
insurance office.