Frank Murphy Birthplace
Appearance
Frank Murphy Birthplace | |
Location | 142 S. Huron St. Harbor Beach, Michigan |
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Area | less than one acre |
NRHP reference No. | 71000394[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 22, 1971 |
Designated MSHS | February 17, 1967 |
The Frank Murphy Birthplace, located at 142 S. Huron St. in Harbor Beach, Michigan, is the birthplace of U.S. Supreme Court justice and Michigan governor Frank Murphy. The house is a 1 ½-story frame building with clapboard siding and a gable roof. A side wing to the house was used as a law office by John F. Murphy, Frank's father. Frank Murphy was born in the home on April 13, 1890.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1971.[1] The City of Harbor Beach operates the Frank Murphy Memorial Museum in the home.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Murphy, Frank, Birthplace". Historic Sites Online. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ "Frank Murphy Museum". City of Harbor Beach. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
External links
- Museums - City of Harbor Beach Parks and Recreation
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
- Houses in Huron County, Michigan
- Historic house museums in Michigan
- Museums in Huron County, Michigan
- Birthplaces of individual people
- Michigan Registered Historic Place stubs
- Midwestern United States museum stubs
- Michigan building and structure stubs