Isaac Brown House

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Isaac Brown House
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Location427 S. Burdick St., Kalamazoo, Michigan
Coordinates 42°17′17″N85°34′58″W / 42.28806°N 85.58278°W / 42.28806; -85.58278 (Isaac Brown House) Coordinates: 42°17′17″N85°34′58″W / 42.28806°N 85.58278°W / 42.28806; -85.58278 (Isaac Brown House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1867 (1867)
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Kalamazoo MRA
NRHP reference No. 83000856 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 1983

The Isaac Brown House is a single-family home located at 427 South Burdick Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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History

Isaac A. Brown was born in Windsor County, Vermont, in 1817. He married in about 1842. In 1847 he traveled to California as part of the California Gold Rush. However, Brown failed to strike it rich, and moved on to become an agent for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad in Vermont. He arrived in Kalamazoo in 1862, and began work as a loan agent for eastern firms and as a real estate dealer. He later sold insurance, speculated in real estate, and became a well-known local businessman. [2] He slowly amassed a respectable fortune, and financed several downtown blocks. In 1867, Brown had this home built for his family in what was at the time a fashionable neighborhood near the downtown. He lived in it until his death in 1904. [3]

The house was later the residence and of Dr. John W. Bosman, the Chief Resident of Bronson Hospital. Bosman also ran his medical practice from the house. [4] It was also used to house a law firm. [5]

Description

The Brown House is a narrow and square two-story Italianate structure. The front facade has an L-shape, with a small entrance porch located in the angle of the L. The facade contains a bay window with tall, narrow, round-headed windows accented with heavy moldings. Other windows in the front are paired, with limestone lintels carved with seashell and leaf motifs. The entrance porch is supported by square posts on paneled bases, and arched openings between. The porch and the bay window both have small iron railings at their roofline. The front entrance is though double doors. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Isaac Brown House". Kalamazoo Public Library. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  3. 1 2 National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Isaac Brown House, National Park Service
  4. "427 S Burdick St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007" . Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  5. Ian Kullgren (May 17, 2012). "Downtown Kalamazoo oak tree thought to be at least 150 years old cut down". MLive.