Alexander Chapoton House | |
Location | 511 Beaubien Street Detroit, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 42°19′54″N 83°2′26″W / 42.33167°N 83.04056°W |
Built | 1885 |
Architect | Alexander Chapoton |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 80001919 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 10, 1980 |
Designated MSHS | April 21, 1980 [2] |
The Alexander Chapoton House is a Queen Anne style row house located at 511 Beaubien Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1980. [1] [2]
Alexander Chapoton was a descendant of one of the oldest Detroit families. [3] His ancestor Jean Chapoton was a surgeon in the French army, and was assigned to Fort Pontchartrain, arriving in 1719. [4] Jean remained in Detroit until his death in 1762.
Years later, Jean's descendant Alexander Chapoton inherited his father Eustache's [5] masonry business and a fortune to go along with it. [3] He later expanded his business and became an important contractor in Detroit, helping to build several commercial blocks and residences, including the Globe Tobacco Building. [4] He also served on the Water Board and was appointed to a commission that selected an architect for the Michigan state capitol. [4] Chapoton's son, Alexander Jr., joined the family business and eventually inherited a greater fortune than his father had. [3]
Chapoton built this house in the late 1870s as rental property. [3] However, Chapoton himself lived in the home until his death in 1893.
The house is a three-story brick building with its foundation placed at the edge of the sidewalk. The stone-faced basement raises the first floor several feet off the ground. [4] The facade is asymmetrical, with a three-bay first floor upper floors of differing height. [4] The brick and stone hoods over the windows vary from floor to floor. [4] It is believed that the first and second stories were once separated by cast iron panels which were removed during renovation. [4]
The interior floor plan is unusual, having space for Victorian Living hall. The interior still retains the original trim, staircase and parlor fireplace. [3]
When this house was built, it was one of a row of similar homes on Beaubien. [6] In the years following the house's construction, the area around it was cleared for commercial development. The development was especially prevalent in the 1960s and 1970s; as a result, only a few row houses remain. The Alexander Chapoton House is one of the last examples of Queen Anne style row houses in the city. [3]
The house was used as a rooming house for several decades. In the 1980s, it was purchased and renovated. [3] Currently, the first floor is art gallery, studios are located in the basement and offices are on the upper floors.
Alexander Chapoton House | |
Location | 511 Beaubien Street Detroit, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 42°19′54″N 83°2′26″W / 42.33167°N 83.04056°W |
Built | 1885 |
Architect | Alexander Chapoton |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 80001919 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 10, 1980 |
Designated MSHS | April 21, 1980 [2] |
The Alexander Chapoton House is a Queen Anne style row house located at 511 Beaubien Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1980. [1] [2]
Alexander Chapoton was a descendant of one of the oldest Detroit families. [3] His ancestor Jean Chapoton was a surgeon in the French army, and was assigned to Fort Pontchartrain, arriving in 1719. [4] Jean remained in Detroit until his death in 1762.
Years later, Jean's descendant Alexander Chapoton inherited his father Eustache's [5] masonry business and a fortune to go along with it. [3] He later expanded his business and became an important contractor in Detroit, helping to build several commercial blocks and residences, including the Globe Tobacco Building. [4] He also served on the Water Board and was appointed to a commission that selected an architect for the Michigan state capitol. [4] Chapoton's son, Alexander Jr., joined the family business and eventually inherited a greater fortune than his father had. [3]
Chapoton built this house in the late 1870s as rental property. [3] However, Chapoton himself lived in the home until his death in 1893.
The house is a three-story brick building with its foundation placed at the edge of the sidewalk. The stone-faced basement raises the first floor several feet off the ground. [4] The facade is asymmetrical, with a three-bay first floor upper floors of differing height. [4] The brick and stone hoods over the windows vary from floor to floor. [4] It is believed that the first and second stories were once separated by cast iron panels which were removed during renovation. [4]
The interior floor plan is unusual, having space for Victorian Living hall. The interior still retains the original trim, staircase and parlor fireplace. [3]
When this house was built, it was one of a row of similar homes on Beaubien. [6] In the years following the house's construction, the area around it was cleared for commercial development. The development was especially prevalent in the 1960s and 1970s; as a result, only a few row houses remain. The Alexander Chapoton House is one of the last examples of Queen Anne style row houses in the city. [3]
The house was used as a rooming house for several decades. In the 1980s, it was purchased and renovated. [3] Currently, the first floor is art gallery, studios are located in the basement and offices are on the upper floors.