| Liberty Hyde Bailey Birthplace | |
| Location: | 903 Bailey Ave., South Haven, Michigan |
| Coordinates: | 42.3919°N -86.2639°W |
| Architecture: | Greek Revival |
| Added: | April 18, 1983 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 83000892 |
| Designated Other1: | Michigan State Historic Site |
| Designated Other1 Link: | Michigan State Historic Preservation Office |
| Designated Other1 Date: | January 18, 1963 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
The Liberty Hyde Bailey Birthplace, now the Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum, is a farmhouse located at 903 Bailey Avenue in South Haven, Michigan, and is significant as the birthplace and childhood home of horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1963 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
This farmhouse was built in 1853-1858 by Liberty Hyde Bailey Sr., and stood on his 80-acre farm.[1] In 1858, Liberty Hyde Bailey was born in this house; the younger Bailey spent 19 years living here, learning about the local wild animals and plants.[1] He entered Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) in 1878, and went on to become a well-known horticulturist, botanist and cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science.
In 1918, Frank E. Warner purchased the Bailey farm, and lived there until his death in 1926.[2] In 1937, the property which the house stands on was presented to the city of South Haven for use as a memorial to Dr. Bailey.
The Liberty Hyde Bailey Birthplace is a -story Greek Revival house clad in clapboard and sitting on a fieldstone foundation. A single-story rear section was added some time after the original construction. The interior has plaster walls and ceilings with plain board trim. The first floor contains sitting and dining rooms, a kitchen, a bedroom, and a storage room. The second floor contains three bedrooms and a small library.[1]