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Elisha Taylor House
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| Location: | Detroit, Michigan United States |
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| Built: | 1870 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style: | French Renaissance Revival, Second Empire, Victorian, Gothic Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 75000971[1] |
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| Added to NRHP: | March 05, 1975 |
| Designated MSHS: | November 15, 1973[2] |
The Elisha Taylor House is a private home located at 59 Alfred Street in Detroit, Michigan. The house was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] Since 1981, it has served as a center for art and architectural study, known as the Art House.[3]
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The Elisha Taylor House was built for William H. Craig, a Detroit land speculator.[4] In 1875,[5] Craig sold the house to attorney Elisha Taylor.[4] Taylor was a Detroit attorney who held many offices during his career, including City Attorney,[4] assistant Michigan Attorney General from 1837 to 1841, and Circuit Court Commissioner from 1846 to 1854.[5]
The Elisha Taylor House is two-and-a-half stories tall, made of red brick on a rough stone foundation.[5] The structure is an eclectic mix of Gothic and Tudor Revival with elements of other styles, including Queen Anne and Italianate.[5] The house has a high mansard roof[4] with large protruding dormers and unusual vergeboarding at the peak.[5] It is one of the best examples surviving in Detroit of post-Civil War residential design.[4]
Since 1981, the structure has been used as a center for art and architectural study. The interior has been well preserved, boasting original fireplaces, mirrors, woodwork, decorative plaster, stenciling, Mintons floor tiles, parquet floors, and etched glass.[3]
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