The Call House is a private residence located at 450 East Ridge Street in the

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. The house is also known as the Henry R. and Mary Hewitt Mather House. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1971 and listed on the

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in 1972.

History

The Call House was designed and built in 1867 by

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for Henry R. Mather. Mather was the first president of the Cleveland Iron Mining Company. The house was later used by U.S. Supreme Court Justice George Shiras Jr. as a summer home, and was used by Charles H. Call, president of the First National Bank and Marquette County Savings Bank.

Description

The house is a particularly noteworthy example of Gothic Revival architecture. It is a -story structure, built of wood with steeply pitched gables and dormers, vertical board-and-batten siding, and arched windows. The first floor boasts tall, six-pane windows.

References

{{reflist Buildings and structures in Marquette, Michigan Houses in Marquette County, Michigan Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Carpenter Gothic architecture in Michigan Houses completed in 1875 Michigan State Historic Sites Historic district contributing properties in Michigan National Register of Historic Places in Marquette County, Michigan