Irving Andrew and Olive Crane Kendall Dean House

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Location2350 Leonard St, NW Grand Rapids, Michigan
Coordinates 42°59′8″N85°43′35″W / 42.98556°N 85.72639°W / 42.98556; -85.72639 (Irving Andrew Dean and Olive Crane Kendall House)
Built1911 (1911)
ArchitectFrank P. Allen & Son
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 100009174 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 20, 2023

The Irving Andrew and Olive Crane Kendall Dean House, also known as Mayflower Place, is a single family home located at 2350 Leonard Street NW in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023. [1]

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History

Olive Crane Kendall married Irving Andrew Dean in Grand Rapids on June 21, 1883. Irving worked as an accountant at Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad until he opened his own accounting firm in 1908. Olive came from a family of furniture makers and was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 1910, Olive's brother died, leaving half his estate to his sister. In 1911 the Deans hired architect Frank P. Allen to design this house. They lived here until Irving died in 1927 and Olive in 1929. [2]

The couple did not have any children, and after Olive's death, here estate sold the house to Leonard J. Ritzema owner of the Ritzema Department Store. Ritzema later sold the house to Kenneth Burgett, owner of Burgett's Floral, a plant nursery and florist shop. Subsequent ownership is not clear, but by 1993 Edward Nedwick and Dr. Lawrence Pawl owned the house. In 2002 Pawl and his wife purchased the home outright, and the house was purchased by Frank and Melissa Patis in 2018, the current owners. They initiated the National Register nomination and hired local historians to research the home and write the nomination. [2]

Description

The Irving Andrew and Olive Crane Kendall Dean House is a two-and-one-half-story Classical Revival wood-frame house clad in stucco. The footprint of the house is primarily rectangular but with a two-story gabled projection at one corner. The roof is covered with asphalt shingles and the foundation is constructed of concrete topped with fieldstone. The front elevation includes a central portico with fluted two-story Corinthian columns. A low hipped roof is above. The windows are arranged symmetrically around the portico. A two-car garage of similar design sits behind the house. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List 2023 07 21". National Park Service . Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 William Lafferty; Valerie van Heest (February 16, 2023), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dean, Irving Andrew and Olive Crane Kendall, House