Abram C. Fisk was born in Penfield, New York in 1815. He moved to Coldwater in 1835 and married Catherine Smith soon after. In 1840, the Fisks settled on an eighty-acre farm at this site, straddling the Chicago Road. They built a house on the south side of the road, near the current house. There Fisk raised horses, and gained a reputation as a leading thoroughbred breeder. In about 1861, the Fisks began construction of this house, finishing it within a few years.[2]
Abram Fisk died in 1897, and the farm and house were passed on to his son, William. In 1914, it was sold to Charles and Lena Moore, who passed it to their daughter, Eleanor Barthel. It was later sold to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bohnenstadt, who used the house as an antique shop, and then Elizabeth Jewell purchased the house in 1961.[2] On Elizabeth's death in 2000, the house passed to her son Philip Jewell. In 2012 Jewell began an extensive restoration of the house.[3]
As of 2016, Philip Jewell and his wife Catherine operate Blue Hat Coffee shop and roasters out of the house.[4]
Descriptionedit
The Abram C. Fisk House is a two-story red brick Italianate structure with a hip roof crowned with a cupola. The house measures 40 feet by 40 feet and stands on an ashlar stone foundation. The facade is symmetrical, and is decorated with raised brick pilasters and arched head windows. The eaves are supported with oversized paired brackets, shaped in a wheel-with-daisy pattern.[2]
A Colonial Revival porch spans the front of the house; this was likely added around 1900. The entryway is through a double door flanked by double-hung one-over-one windows.[2]
On the interior, the house has a square plan. The first floor originally contained a central hall, sitting room, parlor, dining room/ kitchen, and a small bedroom. The second floor originally contained four bedrooms and a bathroom. The ceiling height throughout the house is twelve feet.[2]
^ abcdeEsther Walton; Robert O. Christensen (August 1989), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Abram C. Fisk House (note: large pdf file)
^"Historic home preserved", The Daily Reporter, February 9, 2012
^Don Reid (July 24, 2016), "The historic Fisk house", The Daily Reporter
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May 08, 2024
abram, fisk, house, private, house, located, east, chicago, road, coldwater, michigan, listed, national, register, historic, places, 1990, national, register, historic, placesmichigan, state, historic, siteshow, michiganshow, united, stateslocation867, chicago. The Abram C Fisk House is a private house located at 867 East Chicago Road in Coldwater Michigan It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 1 Abram C Fisk HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesMichigan State Historic SiteShow map of MichiganShow map of the United StatesLocation867 E Chicago Rd Coldwater MichiganCoordinates41 56 6 N 84 57 52 W 41 93500 N 84 96444 W 41 93500 84 96444Area5 acres 2 0 ha Built1861 1861 Architectural styleItalianateNRHP reference No 89002306 1 Added to NRHPJanuary 12 1990 Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 1879 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory editAbram C Fisk was born in Penfield New York in 1815 He moved to Coldwater in 1835 and married Catherine Smith soon after In 1840 the Fisks settled on an eighty acre farm at this site straddling the Chicago Road They built a house on the south side of the road near the current house There Fisk raised horses and gained a reputation as a leading thoroughbred breeder In about 1861 the Fisks began construction of this house finishing it within a few years 2 Abram Fisk died in 1897 and the farm and house were passed on to his son William In 1914 it was sold to Charles and Lena Moore who passed it to their daughter Eleanor Barthel It was later sold to Mr and Mrs Carl Bohnenstadt who used the house as an antique shop and then Elizabeth Jewell purchased the house in 1961 2 On Elizabeth s death in 2000 the house passed to her son Philip Jewell In 2012 Jewell began an extensive restoration of the house 3 As of 2016 Philip Jewell and his wife Catherine operate Blue Hat Coffee shop and roasters out of the house 4 Description editThe Abram C Fisk House is a two story red brick Italianate structure with a hip roof crowned with a cupola The house measures 40 feet by 40 feet and stands on an ashlar stone foundation The facade is symmetrical and is decorated with raised brick pilasters and arched head windows The eaves are supported with oversized paired brackets shaped in a wheel with daisy pattern 2 A Colonial Revival porch spans the front of the house this was likely added around 1900 The entryway is through a double door flanked by double hung one over one windows 2 On the interior the house has a square plan The first floor originally contained a central hall sitting room parlor dining room kitchen and a small bedroom The second floor originally contained four bedrooms and a bathroom The ceiling height throughout the house is twelve feet 2 1879 Gallery edit nbsp Grounds around the house including race track nbsp Chicago Road in front of houseReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b c d e Esther Walton Robert O Christensen August 1989 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form Abram C Fisk House note large pdf file Historic home preserved The Daily Reporter February 9 2012 Don Reid July 24 2016 The historic Fisk house The Daily ReporterExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abram Fisk House Blue Hat Coffee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abram C Fisk House amp oldid 1146190927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
