Daniel B. Eldred House

Daniel B. Eldred House is a Michigan historical marker in Climax, Kalamazoo County, dedicated 1990.

216 East Maple St, Climax

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In 1835 New York native Daniel B. Eldred built this house, which is believed to be the earliest frame dwelling in Climax. Eldred’s house, with its delicate Federal entrance, was the site of the first Climax Township meeting in 1838. Eldred first came to the area in 1831 with his father, Judge Caleb Eldred, to found a new settlement. He is credited with naming the area Climax Prairie because he said it “climaxed” the end of their search.

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Historical maps covering this location

1819 · Ohio & Indiana (H. S. Tanner, 1819) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1826 · Ohio (A. Finley, 1826) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1832 · Western States. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1832 · Ohio Pocket Map (Mitchell, 1832) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1853 · Map of the surveyed part of Michigan (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

Western States, 1832, covering the location of Daniel B. Eldred House, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Western States, 1832, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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