| Sibley House | |
| Coordinates: | 42.3328°N -83.0348°W |
| Built: | 1848 |
| Added: | April 16, 1971 |
| Refnum: | 71000432 |
| Designated Other1: | Michigan State Historic Site |
| Designated Other1 Date: | February 19, 1958 |
The Sibley House is a private residence located at 976 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It currently is used as the Rectory of Christ Church Detroit. The house was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Solomon Sibley moved to Detroit in the late 1790s; he was one of the first lawyers to live in what was then a small village.[1] 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.[1] Sibley served as Michigan's representative in Congress from 1820 to 1823, and from 1824 to 1827, he served on the territorial Supreme Court.[1]
Sibley died in 1846. Shortly thereafter, his widow, Sarah Sproat Sibley, built this home for herself and their two daughters.[1]
The Sibley house is a clapboard, side-gabled Greek Revival-style home.[1] The symmetrical front façade faces Jefferson Avenue, and is divided into five-bays separated by trabeated windows.[2] A central, columned portico entrance fronts the building.
The home was occupied by descendants of Solomon Sibley from its construction until 1925, when it was sold to the next-door church Christ Church Detroit.[1] Christ Church used the home for a variety of purposes until 1946, when it became the parish rectory.[1]