Theron Murray House
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N 42° 31.344 W 083° 25.118
17T E 301336 N 4710615
On the west side of Halstead Road between 13 and 14 mile roads. This is on private land with the closest parking in a nearby residential subdivision.
Waymark Code: WMCWH
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2006
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In 1831, Oakland County pioneers Theron and Rebecca Murray purchased eighty acres of land from the U.S. government including this site. This Greek Revival house and the barn, constructed around 1835, were built of hand-hewn poplar beams with wooden pegs. From 1942 to 1958, Charles W. Malpass owned the house, as well as a parcel directly across Halsted Road. That forty-acre pasture served as a landing strip for private planes. Malpass allegedly named the house "Upson Downs."
Parking nearby?: no
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Registered Site #: 962
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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