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Joseph Campau House

Historic house in Michigan, United States

Field	Value
name	Joseph Campau House
image	Campeau House Detroit MI.jpg
location	2910 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, Michigan
coordinates
mapframe	yes
mapframe-marker	building
mapframe-zoom	13
mapframe-caption	Interactive map
built	1835
added	October 9, 1985
mpsub	East Jefferson Avenue Residential TR
refnum	85002935

Detroit, Michigan | mapframe-marker = building | mapframe-zoom = 13 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map

The Joseph Campau House is a private residence located at 2910 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Description

The Joseph Campau House is a two-story house with a symmetrical three-bay façade; the exterior is faced with flush board siding on the front and clapboards on the other three sides. A porch, constructed in the 20th century, spans the front. The exterior is plain, with a pedimental window head center gabled second-story window and a plain entablature board under the eaves as the only decorations.

Significance

The house is one of the oldest residences in Detroit. Although he never lived in this house, it was built on land that was originally part of the Joseph Campau farm, a large tract of land awarded to Joseph Campau's grandfather in 1734. Joseph Campau was among Detroit's leading citizens and wealthiest landowners at the dawn of the 19th century.

References

{{NRISref. 2008a
"Campau, Joseph, House". State of Michigan Register of Historic Places.

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