Orrin and Roxanne Fairman Kinyon House

Historic house in Michigan, United States

United States historic place


Orrin and Roxanne Fairman Kinyon House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


42°20′30″N 83°31′43″W / 42.34167°N 83.52861°W / 42.34167; -83.52861
Area	2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	1850
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Canton Township MPS
NRHP reference No.	00000649^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 09, 2000

The Orrin and Roxanne Fairman Kinyon House is a private house located at 7675 N. Ridge Road in Canton, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[1]

History

One of the earliest settlers in Canton Township was Elisha Kinyon; he and his wife Dilla first bought land in the area in 1831.^[2] Elisha's son Orrin bought 120 acres (49 ha) from his father in 1834,^[2] and in 1835 he married Roxanne Fairman.^[3] The couple had eight children between 1836 and 1856, all sons,^[3] and built this house in 1850. Only three of the couple's sons survived to adulthood; family tradition recounts that in 1849, Roxanne Kinyon accidentally poisoned two of her sons, and every day thereafter visited their graves for the rest of her life.^[3]

Orrin Kinyon was active in township government, serving as Highway Commissioner, School Inspector, Justice of the Peace, constable, and Poor Director between 1835 and 1865.^[2]

Description

The Orrin and Roxanne Fairman Kinyon House is a Greek Revival farmhouse, of post and beam construction, sided with wood and sitting on a stone foundation.^[2] The rear room was once a summer kitchen, but at some point was integrated into the house proper.^[2] Although the house sits on reduced acreage, outbuildings and the remains of an orchard still exist on the property.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kosky and Glynn Associates (April 2000), Historic and Architectural Resources of Canton Township Multiple Property Submission Nomination Form, National Park Service
^ ^a ^b ^c Diane Follmer Wilson (1988), Cornerstones: a history of Canton township families, Canton Historical Society, p. 113