National Register of Historic Places

Yerkes, Robert, House

Northville, Oakland County, Michigan
Listed
November 30, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73000955

About this property

The Robert Yerkes House is a single-family home located at 535 East Base Line Road in Northville, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. William Yerkes, one of the first settlers in the Northville vicinity, arrived in the area in 1826. William's son Robert was born in 1829 and spent most of his life as a farmer. However, in the late 1860s, Yerkes decided to move to Northville so that his children could gain a better education. In 1869, he contracted with John C. Macomber to build this house. Yerkes moved into it in 1870, and lived there until his death in the 1910s. Yerkes's descendants continued to own the house until at least the 1970s. The Robert Yerkes House is the best and most unmodified example of the Gothic Revival cottage architecture which was popular in the Northville area during the latter part of the 19th century. It is a two-story frame building with a one and one-half story wing, sitting on a cut granite foundation. The building is clad with clapboard, and the original windows are four-over-four units. The Gothic style is characterized by the two highly ornamented gables on the facade and the scroll saw work on the eaves and on the front porch. National Register of Historic Places listings in Oakland County, Michigan

Location

535 E. Base Line Rd.
Northville, Oakland County, Michigan
42.43825, -83.47624

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When was Yerkes, Robert, House listed on the National Register?

Yerkes, Robert, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1973.

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Yerkes, Robert, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Yerkes, Robert, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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