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| The Marx House is a two-story ] townhouse built of red brick and sitting on a stone foundation.<ref name = "det1701">{{cite web|title=John Marx Home/ Theophilus Langlois Home|author = Ren Farley| publisher = Detroit1701.org| url=http://detroit1701.org/Marx-Langlois%20Home.html| |
The Marx House is a two-story ] townhouse built of red brick and sitting on a stone foundation.<ref name = "det1701">{{cite web|title=John Marx Home/ Theophilus Langlois Home|author = Ren Farley| publisher = Detroit1701.org| url=http://detroit1701.org/Marx-Langlois%20Home.html|accessdate=August 19, 2010}}</ref> The facade features a double entrance door and tall windows topped with semicircular brick-and-stone hoods.<ref name = "state"/> A truncated hipped roof, with ornamental ironwork at the perimeter of the uppermost flat area, caps the structure.<ref name = "det1701"/> A two-story frame wing with a single-story addition id connected at the rear of the building.<ref name = "state"/> | ||
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United States historic place| Marx House | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Michigan State Historic Site | |
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| Location | 2630 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, Michigan |
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| Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
| Built | 1862 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001043 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 13, 1976 |
| Designated MSHS | January 16, 1976 |
The Marx House is a private house located at in 2630 Biddle Avenue in Wyandotte, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1976. It is now used by the Wyandotte Historical Museum.
History
This house was built in approximately 1862 for Warren Isham. In the next 60 years, the house went through six owners, including Charles W. Thomas, Wyandotte’s first druggist, and Dr. Theophilus Langlois, a prominent physician who served as Wyandotte's mayor for two terms and contributed to other civic projects in the city. In 1921, the house was purchased by John Marx, the city attorney and scion of a local brewery owner. In 1974, John Marx's children Leo Marx and Mary T. Polley gave the house to the city of Wyandotte. The house was opened to the bublic in 1996.
Description
The Marx House is a two-story Italianate townhouse built of red brick and sitting on a stone foundation. The facade features a double entrance door and tall windows topped with semicircular brick-and-stone hoods. A truncated hipped roof, with ornamental ironwork at the perimeter of the uppermost flat area, caps the structure. A two-story frame wing with a single-story addition id connected at the rear of the building.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ "Marx House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
- ^ "Marx Home History". Wyandotte Museums.
- ^ Ren Farley. "John Marx Home/ Theophilus Langlois Home". Detroit1701.org. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
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