Matthew Geary House

Mathew Geary House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mathew Geary House
Location	Market St., Mackinac Island, Michigan
Coordinates	45°51′2″N 84°37′5″W / 45.85056°N 84.61806°WCoordinates: 45°51′2″N 84°37′5″W / 45.85056°N 84.61806°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1845
NRHP Reference #	71000407[1]
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1971

The Mathew Geary House is a wood-framed single family home located on Market Street in the city of Mackinac Island, Michigan built about 1846. Geary was a fish inspector on the island.^[2] The two-story, side-gabled frame house has an entrance porch topped with a balustrade and an enclosed side porch. Its raised basement, an architectural response to bedrock close to the surface, is characteristic of traditional Mackinac Island architecture.^[3] A rear addition, and the glassed-in side sun porch, are not original to the house.^[4] The Geary House remained in the Geary family until 1968, when it was purchased by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission, the current owner as of 2016.^[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. http://www.mackinacislandnews.com/news/2005-08-06/News/042.html "Mr. Geary was a fish inspector in the 1800s. He lived next to the American Fur Company store on Market Street "
3. "National Historic Landmark Nomination" (PDF). Mackinac Island Historic Parks. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
4. "Geary, Mathew, House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved May 9, 2012.