The Sibley House is a private residence located at 976 East Jefferson Avenue in

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. It currently is used as the Rectory of

Christ Church Detroit Christ Church Detroit is an Episcopal church located at 960 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It is also known as Old Christ Church, Detroit. It is the oldest Protestant church in Michigan still located on its original site. and listed on the

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in 1971.

History

Solomon Sibley Solomon Sibley (October 7, 1769 – April 4, 1846) was an American politician and jurist in the Michigan Territory who became the first mayor of Detroit. Early life: 1769–1815 Sibley was born in Sutton, Massachusetts, the son of Ruth and Reube ...

moved to Detroit in the late 1790s; he was one of the first lawyers to live in what was then a small village.Sibley House
from Detroit1701.org He served in a number of political positions while living in Detroit. In 1799, he began service in the territorial legislature; in 1806 he became mayor of Detroit; from 1815 to 1824 he was US District Attorney for Michigan. Sibley served as Michigan's representative in Congress from 1820 to 1823, and from 1824 to 1827, he served on the territorial Supreme Court. Sibley died in 1846. Shortly thereafter, his widow, Sarah Sproat Sibley, built this home for herself and their two daughters.

Description

The Sibley house is a clapboard, side-gabled

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-style home. The symmetrical front façade faces Jefferson Avenue, and is divided into five-bays separated by trabeated windows.Sibley House
from the state of Michigan A central, columned portico entrance fronts the building.

Later use

The home was occupied by descendants of Solomon Sibley from its construction until 1925, when it was sold to the next-door church

References

{{National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Michigan Houses in Detroit Houses completed in 1848 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Michigan State Historic Sites in Wayne County, Michigan National Register of Historic Places in Detroit 1848 establishments in Michigan