National Register of Historic Places

Morse-Scoville House

Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Listed
July 24, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
96000801

About this property

The Morse–Scoville House, also known as the Bela and Jennie Hutchinson Scoville House, is a private house located at 685 South Washington Street in Constantine, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Dr. Francis J . Morse was one of a string of doctors who owned a drugstore in Constantine. He was active in village affairs, being a school trustee in 1859-62, and helping organize the First State Bank in 1864. In 1864, he purchased the lots on which this house stands, and had it constructed in about 1864/65. Morse deeded the property to Mary E. Eacker in 1878, who then deeded it to Jennie H. Scoville in 1881. Jennie Scoville was the wife of Dr. Bela P. Scoville, a Civil War veteran who had completed medical school at the University of Michigan in 1868. Scoville set up a medical practice in Mottville after graduation, and there married Jennie Hutchinson in 1880. After their marriage, Bela and Jennie Hutchinson Scoville moved to Constantine into this house. They lived here until their deaths: Bela in 1917 and Jennie in 1936. The Scovilles had one son, Charles T. Scoville. The house remained in the Scoville family until 1974. The Morse–Scoville House is an L-shaped two-story Italianate structure with a hipped roof and a single story, gable roofed rear addition. The exterior is clad in weatherboard, and a square cupola sits atop the roof. A single-story porch runs across the width of the front facade. The windows are tall and arched, with two-over-four panes. National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Joseph County, Michigan

Location

685 S. Washington
Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan
41.83699, -85.66484

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When was Morse-Scoville House listed on the National Register?

Morse-Scoville House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1996.

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Morse-Scoville House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Morse-Scoville House is recorded as the industrial era.

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