Andrews-Leggett House
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| Location | 722 Farr St., Commerce Township, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°35′39″N 83°29′25″W / 42.59417°N 83.49028°W |
| Area | 2.7 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1837 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000949[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 12, 1987 |
The Andrews-Leggett House is a single-family home located at 722 Farr Street in Commerce Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] The house contains the only documented examples of 1830s-40s stenciled wall decorations in Michigan.[2]
In 1836/37, Amasa Andrews purchased land near the location, along with the rights to divert the Huron River to create a millrace and mill. In 1837, he purchased the farm where this house is now located, and likely constructed this house at the same time. In 1853, Andrews sold the farm to Augustus C. Baldwin, a lawyer from nearby Milford, who had just been elected county prosecutor. Baldwin had served in the state legislature before becoming prosecutor. Baldwin lived there only a short time, and in 1855 sold the house to Samuel M. Leggett, a gentleman farmer and poet.[2]
In 1872, Leggett sold the farm to Martin S. Smith, a businessman from Detroit. Smith owned a jewelry store, and in 1874 became treasurer of Alger, Smith, and Company (whose president was Russell A. Alger), which soon became the largest pine lumbering company in the world. In 1876, Smith transferred ownership of the farm to Alden Hunnewell, one of the employees of Alger, Smith, and Company. The farm later passed to Alden Hunnewell's daughter, and her husband Thomas Field. The house remained in the Field family until 1986.[2]
