Darius Moon

Darius B. Moon House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Michigan State Historic Site
Darius B. Moon House in Lansing, Michigan
42°43′56″N 84°34′18″W / 42.73222°N 84.57167°W / 42.73222; -84.57167
Built	1875
Architect	Darius B. Moon
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	82000535
Added to NRHP	November 30, 1982

Darius B. Moon (1851–1939) was an architect in Lansing, Michigan, United States. A largely self-educated poet, artist and craftsman, Moon built over 260 structures, most of them in the area of Lansing and East Lansing, Michigan, during a prolific career that stretched from 1860 to 1923.

Early life

Darius B. Moon was born in 1851 in Cattaraugus County, New York, and moved to Eaton County, Michigan when he was three years old. He was married in 1877, and moved to Lansing by 1883 and began his career as a builder. He was interested in architecture from an early age, and was likely self-taught.

Career

Following his interest, by 1888 he was working as an architect. He worked alone until 1909, when he partnered with Raymond Spice to form the firm of Moon and Spice. He continued working until his retirement in 1923.^[1]

His Queen Anne-style houses range from the Ransom E. Olds residence (demolished in 1971 to make way for the R. E. Olds Freeway) to the Howland House student co-op (originally the home of Chester D. Woodbury) in East Lansing. He also designed residences for Henry Kosltchek, Edward D. Sparrow, Frank Dodge, Judge Person, and H.M. Rogers. In addition to houses, Moon designed four schools, the Olds Motor Works, and the original Sparrow Hospital.^[1]

Works

• 1873: Delta Center Trinity Methodist Church
• 1889: Benjamin Davis House
• 1890: Michigan Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company Building
• 1894: Darius B. Moon House
• 1900: Turner-Dodge House

External links

• Phantom Moon over Lansing
• Darius Moon^{[dead link]}
• LisforLansing Gallery: Darius Moon House
• "Moon Remembered" by Faith Rach, 1997

References