The Benedict Doll House is a private home located at 665 West Chicago Street in Coldwater, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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History
Benedict Dollars moved from Toledo, Ohio to Coldwater in 1894 and bought a brewery that was once located near this home location. The Doll family originally lived in a brewery, but in 1899 the family had grown into six children. The benefits of the brewery also grew, and that year Doll has built this house. The family moved in January 1900.
Coldwater chose to be a dry city in 1909, leaving its factory out of business. Doll turned to sell ice, and also operate a garbage disposal service. As automotive traffic increased along Chicago Road, Doll and his sons opened a gas station, and then a restaurant near the brewery. Benedict Doll continued to live in this house until his death in 1941. His wife continued to stay at home until his death in 1955, and some of the couple's children occupied the house until it was sold out of the family in 1985.
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Description
The Benedict Doll House is a 2-1/2 house Eastlake frame house with roof-roof roofing that is covered with metal tiles. The house stands on a stone foundation that is cut and covered with clapboard beneath the roof, which is covered with shingling on the front and sides. The front of the house is fortified with a long porch with changing columns and spindlework. The smaller second-floor porch is above the entrance.
In the interior, the front door leads to the landing hall. The living room is located outside the hall, and the narrow corridor leads back into the kitchen. The living room is also located on the first floor; living room and living room completed with dark wood trim. Large modern large kitchen/living area has been put into the back of the house. On the second floor, an alley passes through the center of the house, and the bedroom opens on both sides.
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