Delano Farms

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William S. Delano House
Delano Homestead.jpg
Location555 W. E Ave., N of Kalamazoo, Michigan
Coordinates 42°21′42″N85°35′51″W / 42.36167°N 85.59750°W / 42.36167; -85.59750 (William S. Delano House) Coordinates: 42°21′42″N85°35′51″W / 42.36167°N 85.59750°W / 42.36167; -85.59750 (William S. Delano House)
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built1858 (1858)
Built byWilliam DeLano
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 79001157 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1979

DeLano Farms is a working educational farm, located at 555 West E Avenue, north of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The farm is the western portion of the Kalamazoo Nature Center, and contains the historic William S. Delano House and associated farmstead. [2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Contents

The working educational farm contains learning gardens, farmyard animals in the summertime, and a U-pick field. The farm is open to the public from June through August, 10am - 4pm Monday-Saturday and 1pm-4pm on Sundays. [2]

History

William S. DeLano moved to this area from western New York in 1838. He began purchasing farmland in 1843, and by 1854 owned over 100 acres. In 1858, he constructed the house on the property. The farm was prosperous, and by 1880 DeLano had acquired 235 acres. William S. DeLano died in 1901, pand he passed the farm to his youngest son, Orlyn J. DeLano, and his wife Myrtice. Orlyn lived in the house until his death in 1956, and Myrtice DeLano lived there until her own death in 1963. The house greatly deteriorated after her death, and the farmstead was purchased by the Kalamazoo Nature Center in 1968. The buildings were restored and the house opened in 1975 as an historic house museum. [3]

Description

The William S. DeLano House is a modest, L-plan, Greek Revival house clad with clapboarded. The house sits on a rubblestone foundation, and is constructed using the mortise-and-tenon framing - a technique which was becoming old-fashioned even at the time of construction. The house consists of a two-story block attached to a 1-1/2 story. A recessed porch with square-column supports fronts the wing, covering the main entrance. Greek Revival-style trim includes corner pilasters, a broad architrave and frieze strips, and a heavy classical cornice with returns. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Welcome to DeLano Farms!". Kalamazoo Nature Center. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Robert O. Christensen (March 30, 1979), National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: William S. Delano House, National Park Service