Wixom in Oakland County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Wixom-Wire House
Photographed By Joel Seewald, July 13, 2019
1. Wixom-Wire House Marker
Inscription.
Wixom-Wire House. . This house was built in the early 1850s by Lucy Wixom, widow of Alijah Wixom, one of the town's founders. Its first residents were the Reverend and Mrs. Samuel Wire. He was the pastor of the Free Will Baptist Association of Commerce. The house originally consisted of a parlor, a bedroom, a loft and a basement. The Wires used their home for church and funeral services. Caskets rested in an alcove in the parlor, whose wide door on the north was added so that the caskets could easily be moved to the cemetery across the street. In 1897 the Tiffin family purchased the house. They added the kitchen and porch in the 1920s. Sons William and Charlie continued to live in the house until 1975, when they died at the ages of 95 and 105. In 1975, The Wixom Historical Society acquired the home for restoration and the creation of a musuem.
This house was built in the early 1850s by Lucy Wixom, widow of Alijah Wixom, one of the town's founders. Its first residents were the Reverend and Mrs. Samuel Wire. He was the pastor of the Free Will Baptist Association of Commerce. The house originally consisted of a parlor, a bedroom, a loft and a basement. The Wires used their home for church and funeral services. Caskets rested in an alcove in the parlor, whose wide door on the north was added so that the caskets could easily be moved to the cemetery across the street. In 1897 the Tiffin family purchased the house. They added the kitchen and porch in the 1920s. Sons William and Charlie continued to live in the house until 1975, when they died at the ages of 95 and 105. In 1975, The Wixom Historical Society acquired the home for restoration and the creation of a musuem.
Erected 1985 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1067.)
Location. 42° 31.881′ N, 83° 32.194′ W. Marker is in Wixom, Michigan, in Oakland
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County. Marker is at the intersection of North Wixom Road and West Maple Road, on the left when traveling north on North Wixom Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 687 North Wixom Road, Wixom MI 48393, United States of America. Touch for directions.
View looking towards the north along North Wixom Road.
Photographed By Joel Seewald, July 13, 2019
3. Wixom-Wire House and Marker
View from the north.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2019, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2019, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
