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Paulson House (Au Train, Michigan)

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Coordinates: 46°24′25″N 86°51′1″W / 46.40694°N 86.85028°W / 46.40694; -86.85028
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Paulson House
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Nearest cityAuTrain, Michigan
Coordinates46°24′25″N 86°51′1″W / 46.40694°N 86.85028°W / 46.40694; -86.85028
Arealess than one acre
Built1883
ArchitectPaulson, Charles
Architectural styleLog Cabin
NRHP reference No.72000590[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1972
Designated MSHSFebruary 11, 1972[2]

The Paulson House in Au Train, Michigan was built in 1883. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a state of Michigan Historic site in 1972.[2]

History

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The Paulson House was built in 1883 by Charles Paulson, a Swede who had worked as a miner in Ishpeming and Negaunee.[2] Paulson homesteaded the surrounding area, growing cabbages.[3] He also owned a local gravel pit.[3] The upper floor of the cabin was used as a school room in the early part of the 20th century. Paulson and his wife lived in the cabin until their deaths in 1925.[2]

One of Paulson's daughters continued to live in the house until her death in the 1930s.[3] The Russell family lived in the house from the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s.[3] The house was vacant for thirteen years until the early 1970s when it was extensively rehabilitated both inside and out.[4]

The house is now a museum.[3]

Description

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The Paulson House is a 1+1⁄2-story, side-gable, L-shaped house, constructed of cedar logs from 7 to 9 inches thick.[2] The logs are dovetailed together at the corners, and held with iron spikes. The main section measures 25 feet by 29 feet; a single-story addition containing the kitchen measures 12 feet by 18 feet.[4] The logs are V-notched, and the gables are covered with vertical siding.[2] The interior of the house contains a kitchen, dining room, living room, and two bedrooms on the first floor. Three more and an overhead loft are located on the upper floor.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Paulson House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e "At the Paulson House". Paulson House. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Constance Henslee (February 21, 1972), National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Paulson House
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