Governor Robert McClelland House

	Governor Robert McClelland House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Michigan State Historic Site
	Location within the state of Michigan Governor Robert McClelland House (the United States)
Location	47 East Elm Avenue; Monroe, Michigan
Coordinates	41°55′04″N 83°23′40″W / 41.91778°N 83.39444°W
Built	1841
Part of	East Elm-North Macomb Street Historic District
NRHP reference No.	71000415
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 3, 1971
Designated MSHS	March 3, 1971

The Governor Robert McClelland House is a private residence located at 47 East Elm Avenue in the city of Monroe in Monroe County, Michigan. It was listed as a Michigan Historic Site on March 3, 1971,^[2] and it was the first property in the county to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1971.^[1]

The house was named in honor of famed politician Robert McClelland, who owned the house from 1841 to 1853.^[2] Today, the house is also part of the larger East Elm-North Macomb Street Historic District and is located in its original location just east of North Monroe Street (M-125) and across East Elm Avenue from the River Raisin in one of the oldest sections of Monroe.

History

The property on which this house sites was first platted in 1836. It was sold to Robert McClelland in about 1841, then mayor of Monroe.^[3] The house was built in 1841 for McClelland. McClelland was a very well known local and state politician and eventually rose to national politics. He left Monroe to serve in the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 1st congressional district from 1843 to 1849. McClelland maintained ownership of the house even after he was elected Governor of Michigan in 1852. It was from this position that he was selected by President Franklin Pierce to be his Secretary of the Interior in 1853.

At that point, McClelland sold his house to local merchant Benjamin Dansard.^[2] The entire western portion of the house, which contains a library, bedroom, kitchen, and dining room, was not part of the original house and was later added by Dansard. Dansard died in 1888, but the house remained in the family until 1917, when it was sold to Kirke G. Bumpus.^[3]

Today, the house is privately owned.^[2]

Description

The house is a Greek Revival architecture structure. The front entrance was originally off-centered and surrounded by balusters, but these were removed with the addition of the west wing.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 11, 2009. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f State of Michigan (2001–2003). "McClelland, Governor Robert, House". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Constance Henslee (January 26, 1971), NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM: Governor Robert McClelland House (note: large pdf file)

[NPS-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 11, 2009. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2010.

[MCGI-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f State of Michigan (2001–2003). "McClelland, Governor Robert, House". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2009.

[nom-3] Constance Henslee (January 26, 1971), NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM: Governor Robert McClelland House (note: large pdf file)

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Michigan
Historic districts	Dundee Historic District East Elm–North Macomb Street Historic District Main Street Historic District‡ North Maumee Bay Archeological District Old Village Historic District St. Mary's Academy Historic District St. Mary's Church Complex Historic District
Historic properties	Detroit River Light Station Edward Loranger House George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument Governor Robert McClelland House Hall of the Divine Child Jefferson Avenue–Huron River Bridge‡ Navarre-Anderson Trading Post River Raisin National Battlefield Park Rudolph Nims House Sawyer House Weis Manufacturing Company Wing–Allore House
Contributing properties	Old Mill Museum St. Mary Catholic Central High School
Former listings	Fix House
Footnotes	‡This historic property also has portions in an adjacent county.
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Michigan and List of National Historic Landmarks in Michigan

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