Ring Lardner House

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Ring Lardner House
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Ring Lardner House is located in Michigan
Ring Lardner House
Location519 Bond St., Niles, Michigan
Coordinates41°49′22″N 86°15′17″W / 41.82278°N 86.25472°W / 41.82278; -86.25472Coordinates: 41°49′22″N 86°15′17″W / 41.82278°N 86.25472°W / 41.82278; -86.25472
Arealess than one acre
Built1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.72000595[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972

The Ring Lardner House is a private house located at 519 Bond Street in Niles, Michigan where American author Ring Lardner was born in 1885.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

History[]

This house was constructed in about 1850 by R.C. Paine, a local banker and for some time the mayor of Niles. Paine died in 1875 and the house was purchased by Henry Lardner, Ring Lardner's father. Ring Lardner was born here in 1885 and lived here until his graduation from high school in 1901, when he moved to Chicago. He returned to Niles soon after, and began his career writing articles on sporting events for the Niles Sun, and then moved on again.[3]

The house was lived in for many years by Ring's sister Lena, who taught music. She eventually sold it, and in 1940 it was converted into apartments.[3]

Description[]

The Ring Lardner House is a 1+12-story Gothic Revival house with a gabled roof and dormers. It is clad with stucco. The dormers and roof have ornamental vergeboards [3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Ring Lardner, Michigan Historical Markers
  3. ^ a b c Linda Contreras (October 18, 1971), NATIONAL REGISTER Of HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM : Ring Lardner House (note: large pdf file)
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