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United States historic place

LocationSterling State Park, Frenchtown Township, Michigan

Coordinates41°55′39″N 83°20′37″W / 41.92750°N 83.34361°W / 41.92750; -83.34361

Area1 acre (0.40 ha)

Built1853 (1853)

Significant dates

Fix House
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Fix House, 1971
Location	Sterling State Park, Frenchtown Township, Michigan
Coordinates	41°55′39″N 83°20′37″W / 41.92750°N 83.34361°W / 41.92750; -83.34361
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1853 (1853)
Demolished	1980
NRHP reference No.	72000643^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 16, 1972
Removed from NRHP	June 1, 1981

The Fix House was a single-family home located in the northwestern corner of Sterling State Park in Frenchtown Township just north of the city of Monroe, Michigan, United States.^[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but was demolished in 1980, and removed from the list in 1981.^[1]

The Fix House was a 1+1⁄2-story brick structure, built in the style of French-Canadian vernacular cottages. The original main section measured 24 by 30 feet, and is of brick on a limestone foundation.^[3] This main section had a center entrance flanked by two windows.^[4] A wing was later added to one side, and a porch was added to the rear.^[3]

Only fifteen buildings were constructed in this style in Monroe County, which was first settled by French pioneers in the 1780s.^[3]

History

The land where the Fix house stood was inhabited before the War of 1812. In 1828, Joseph Fix emigrated with his family from Alsace-Lorraine to Monroe. Joseph died the next year. In 1832 his widow, Ann, purchased this property and farmed it with her son George. Ann and George constructed new buildings, likely of log construction. The house was built in 1853, with side wings added in about 1870.^[3]

George Fix lived in the house until his death in 1898, after which his son Leanus took over the farmstead. Leanus Fix owned the property until his death in 1960. In 1966, the state acquired the property as an addition to Sterling State Park.^[3] However, the house was uninhabited and continued to deteriorate. The house was demolished in 1980.^[3]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
↑ United States. Army. Corps of Engineers (1975), Sterling State Park Harbor: Environmental Impact Statement, p. 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 William Lowrey (November 10, 1971), NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY NOMINATION FORM: FIX HOUSE
↑ United States. National Park Service, United States (1974), The National Register of Historic Places, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, p. 258

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Michigan
Historic districts	Dundee Historic District East Elm–North Macomb Street Historic District Main Street Historic District‡ North Maumee Bay Archeological District Old Village Historic District St. Mary's Academy Historic District St. Mary's Church Complex Historic District
Historic properties	Detroit River Light Station Edward Loranger House George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument Governor Robert McClelland House Hall of the Divine Child Jefferson Avenue–Huron River Bridge‡ Navarre-Anderson Trading Post River Raisin National Battlefield Park Rudolph Nims House Sawyer House Weis Manufacturing Company Wing–Allore House
Contributing properties	Old Mill Museum St. Mary Catholic Central High School
Former listings	Fix House
Footnotes	‡This historic property also has portions in an adjacent county.
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Michigan and List of National Historic Landmarks in Michigan

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