Click above images to enlarge Campau, Joseph, House 2910Jefferson Avenue, Detroit - Wayne County Other Names Joseph Campau House Property Type frame house Historic Use DOMESTIC/single dwelling Current Use DOMESTIC/single dwelling Style Other Significant Person Joseph Campau Narrative Description The Joseph Campau House is a modest, two-story structure with walls covered in white-painted, flush board siding on the front facade and clapboard siding on all other facades. A single-story early twentieth-century porch spans the symmetrical, three-bay front facade, and decoration is limited to a pedimental window head and gable above the center window in the second story, and to a plain entablature board under the eaves on the sides of the house. Statement of Significance The Campau House is architecturally significant as one of the oldest residential structures in Detroit, and its association with the Campau family is also noteworthy. The land on which the house stands was originally part of the Joseph Campau farm, a large tract of land awarded to Jean Louis Campau (Joseph Campau's grandfather) by the French government in 1734. By 1803 Joseph Campau was among Detroit's leading citizens and wealthiest landowners. The house was built approximately 1827 and is the second house to stand on the site. It is the only residence to be identified with Joseph Campau though he never lived in the house. Period of Significance 1800-1900 Significant Date(s) 1835 Registry Type(s) 10/09/1985 National Register listed Site ID# P25035