Wattles House

Wattles House is a Michigan historical marker in Troy, Oakland County, dedicated 1978.

3864 Livernois, Troy

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Harry Bennett Wattles purchased this house in 1876, about thirty years after its construction, and added a veranda and a second story in 1909. Settling in Troy around 1837, the Wattles family has been active in civic and social affairs. Here on this property, once known as Sunnycrest Dairy, Wattles began to use progressive farming methods. His registered Jersey cows won numerous prizes. This house, Wattles, and his descendants who have lived here, provide Troy with the legacy of a community-minded family.

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Historical maps covering this location

1819 · Ohio & Indiana (H. S. Tanner, 1819) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1832 · Ohio Pocket Map (Mitchell, 1832) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1838 · Michigan and the Great Lakes (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1850 · Ohio (Cowperthwait, 1850) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1853 · Map of the surveyed part of Michigan (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

Michigan and the Great Lakes, 1838, covering the location of Wattles House, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Michigan and the Great Lakes, 1838, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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