Jared H. Gay House

Jared H. Gay House
Location Rt. 2, 128th Ave., Crystal Valley, Michigan
Coordinates 43°46′33″N 86°14′16″W / 43.77583°N 86.23778°W / 43.77583; -86.23778Coordinates: 43°46′33″N 86°14′16″W / 43.77583°N 86.23778°W / 43.77583; -86.23778
Area less than one acre
Built 1861 (1861)
Architectural style Log house
NRHP Reference # 88003235[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 26, 1989
Designated MSHS May 15, 1987[2]

The Jared H. Gay House is a log house located Route 2, 128th Avenue, in Crystal Valley, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1987[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

History

Jared H. Gay was born in New York in 1830.[2] He moved west to operate sawmills in Lyons, Michigan and Fulton, Ohio, then in 1857 moved to Muskegon to operate a blacksmith's shop. In 1861, Gay arrived in Crystal Valley as a government-appointed blacksmith, serving the local Ottawa and Chippewa population in accordance with the recently signed treaty. There he and his wife Catherine built this house.[3] The Gays were instrumental in the early development of the area around Crystal Valley (and indeed Catherine Gay christened the area "Crystal Valley").[4] They lived in this house until 1902.[3]

Description

The Jared H. Gay House is two-story structure built of squared and notched logs. It is built in an I-shape, with a gable roof covered with asphalt shingles. A single story wing is attached; the original open porch and rear wing have been removed.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Gay, Jared H., House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. 1 2 David K. Petersen (2012), Oceana County, 1850-1950, Arcadia Publishing, p. 13, ISBN 9780738593623
  4. ↑ L. M. Hartwick (1890), Oceana County pioneers and Business men of To-Day, p. 158


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