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| Location | 976 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°19′58″N83°02′05″W / 42.332806°N 83.034793°W /42.332806; -83.034793 |
| Built | 1848 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000432[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | April 16, 1971 |
| Designated MSHS | February 19, 1958[2] |
TheSibley House is a private residence located at 976 East Jefferson Avenue inDetroit, Michigan. It currently is used as the Rectory ofChrist Church Detroit. The house was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958[2] and listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
Solomon Sibley moved to Detroit in the late 1790s; he was one of the first lawyers to live in what was then a small village.[3] He served in a number of political positions while living in Detroit. In 1799, he began service in the territorial legislature; in 1806 he became mayor of Detroit; from 1815 to 1824 he was US District Attorney for Michigan.[3] Sibley served as Michigan's representative in Congress from 1820 to 1823, and from 1824 to 1827, he served on the territorial Supreme Court.[3]
Sibley died in 1846. Shortly thereafter, his widow, Sarah Sproat Sibley, built this home for herself and their two daughters.[3]
The Sibley house is a clapboard, side-gabledGreek Revival-style home.[3] The symmetrical front façade faces Jefferson Avenue, and is divided into five-bays separated by trabeated windows.[2] A central, columned portico entrance fronts the building.
The home was occupied by descendants of Solomon Sibley from its construction until 1925, when it was sold to the next-door churchChrist Church Detroit.[3] Christ Church used the home for a variety of purposes until 1946, when it became the parish rectory.[3]
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