John Pulcipher House
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Location | 7710 US 31 N, Acme Township, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 44°47′49″N 85°29′36″W / 44.79694°N 85.49333°WCoordinates: 44°47′49″N 85°29′36″W / 44.79694°N 85.49333°W |
Area | 7.6 acres (3.1 ha) |
Built | 1883 |
Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake |
NRHP Reference # | 00001484[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 7, 2000 |
The John Pulcipher House, also known as the Country Hermitage Bed & Breakfast, is a private house located at 7710 US 31 North, in Acme Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
History
John Pulcipher was born in Jefferson County, New York in 1838, the son of Edwin and Matilda Pulcipher.[2] In 1855, he moved with his family to homestead on a farm located across the road from where this house now stands.[3] He married Mary Ann Hoover in 1869;[4] the couple had four children.[2] In 1874, Pucipher purchased the original farm, and in 1883 he built this house for $2000.[3] A summer kitchen addition was constructed in 1895. It was continuously inhabited until 1964, when John's niece Jessie died.[4] It stayed empty until 1999, when Nels Veliquette, a local cherry farmer, purchased the house and surrounding property and began restoration. A modern kitchen addition was constructed, and the house was opened as the Country Hermitage Bed & Breakfast.
Description
The John Pulcipher House is an unusually large and fine two-story Stick/Eastlake house.[3] It has a hipped and cross-gable roof. It boasts elaborate millwork detail.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Elvin L. Sprague; Mrs. George N. Smith, eds. (1903), Sprague's History of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw Counties, Michigan:, B.F. Bowen, pp. 402–408
- 1 2 3 "Pulcipher, John, House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved February 2014. Check date values in:
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(help) - 1 2 "About the Inn". Country Hermitage Bed & Breakfast. Retrieved March 7, 2014.