Joshua G. and Nancy (Bly) Leland House
Joshua G. and Nancy (Bly) Leland House | |
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| Location | 3850 East North Territorial Rd., Northfield Township, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°22′00″N 83°41′10″W / 42.36667°N 83.68611°W |
| Built | 1846 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 100012316[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 2025 |
The Joshua G. and Nancy (Bly) Leland House is a historic house located at 3850 East North Territorial Road in Northfield Township, Michigan, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025.[1]
History
Joshua Leland was born in 1801.[2] He purchased the land this house sits on in 1831.[3] Leland was president of the Washtenaw County Agricultural Society and served two terms in the Michigan Legislature. He constructed this house in 1846.[2] After his death in 1876, Leland passed it down to his son Emory Ezra Leland, who was a probate judge. He then passed the house to his son Claude Leland. However, the house is no longer owned by members of the Leland family.[4]
Description
The Leland house is a two story, wooden, Greek Revival structure with Colonial Revival detailing sitting on a stone foundation.[4] The house consists of a one-and-a-half story main block and a slightly shorter one-and-a-half ell. The main section is front-gabled and five bays wide. An entrance door with sidelights, covered by a small single-story porch, is located in the center bay. Above the porch, a similar door with sidelights is set into a Classical surround. Two double-hung windows are on each side of the entrance door, with a single window on each side of the second story door.[5] The house has wide wood cornerboards and a wide trim at the cornice.[4] The rear wing dates from 1940.
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List 2025 11 21". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ^ a b "Legislator Details: Joshua G. Leland". Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ^ "Century-Old Leland Home on E. North Territorial Rd". Ann Arbor News. February 16, 1949.
- ^ a b c Cheri LaFlamme Szcodronski (September 2021), Architectural Survey of Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Washtenaw County, Michigan
- ^ Cheri LaFlamme Szcodronski (September 2024), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Leland, Joshua G. and Nancy (Bly), House