{"id":1083,"date":"1909-12-06T22:57:20","date_gmt":"1909-12-07T04:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2024-06-04T14:22:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T18:22:10","slug":"harris-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/harris-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris House"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Jeremy Rickli<\/p>\n

Architect: Henry Leopold Ottenheimer<\/a>
\nLocation: 108 Center Street, Hancock
\nBuilt: 1909<\/p>\n

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Harris House. Photograph by A. K. Hoagland, 2009.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Harris House was constructed for Samuel B. Harris and his son, John Harris.1<\/sup>\u00a0Cornish-born Samuel Harris was superintendent of the Quincy mine from 1884-1902 and was succeeded, briefly, by his college-educated son, John. The two men shared the house.<\/p>\n

The building is located on the top of a bluff that overlooks the Portage Canal, and sits on a large plot, whereas the surrounding buildings were constructed very close to one another. The house shows some Prairie-style influences in its broad roof, low profile, and overhanging eaves. The first floor is brick, while the second story is finished in a contrasting stucco. The plan is very asymmetrical, especially the offset hall, with rooms flowing from one to the other.2<\/sup><\/p>\n

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