John C. and Augusta (Covell) Lewis House

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John C. and Augusta (Covell) Lewis House
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Location324 S. Mears Ave., Whitehall, Michigan
Coordinates 43°24′25″N86°20′52″W / 43.40694°N 86.34778°W / 43.40694; -86.34778 Coordinates: 43°24′25″N86°20′52″W / 43.40694°N 86.34778°W / 43.40694; -86.34778
Arealess than one acre
Built1878 (1878)
Built byL.L. Marble
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference # 10001027 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 2010

The John C. and Augusta (Covell) Lewis House is a private house located at 324 S. Mears Avenue in Whitehall, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [1] It now houses the Lewis House Bed and Breakfast. [2]

Whitehall, Michigan City in Michigan, United States

Whitehall is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,706 at the 2010 census. The city is located in the southwest corner of Whitehall Township. Montague is its neighbor.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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History

John C. Lewis was born in Canada in 1837, and moved to the United States in 1855. He finally settled in Whitehall in 1861, working as a day laborer. There he met his wife Augusta Covell, the two were married in 1864. Lewis soon purchased a sawmill, sold it, purchased another, and began investing in timberlands. The couple moved briefly to Waukesha, Wisconsin, then moved back to Whitehall in 1878, when they built this house. [3]

Waukesha, Wisconsin Place in Waukesha

Waukesha is a city in and the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Its population was 70,718 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to the Town of Waukesha.

The Lewises hired local builder L.L Marble to construct the house; work began in April 1878 and was completed by November. John Lewis lived in the house until his death in 1894. After this, ownership of the house was passed to his wife Augusta, who lived there until her own death in 1928. The Lewises' youngest daughter Florence inherited the house, and she lived there until the early 1940s. In 1944, Florence cold the house to local farmers William and Rose Hildebrandt, who converted the house from a single-family home into a nine-bedroom boarding house the called the Lakeview Rooms. [3]

In 1960, a water heater explosion killed the Hildebrandts and damaged the house; their son Carl took over the property and continued to operate the Lakeview Rooms for fifteen more years. In 1976, it was sold to the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, who used it as a community school for the arts, then as lodging for out-of-town actors, and then housing for camp faculty. In 2009, Greg and Debra Hillebrand purchased the house. [3] They restored the house, and in 2015 opened it as the Lewis House Bed & Breakfast became a reality in 2015. [4]

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp is a Michigan nonprofit organization located in the Manistee National Forest that provides summer fine arts camp and international exchange programs in music, art, dance, and drama.

Description

The Lewis House is a narrow and deep two-story Late Victorian structure with a roof that includes both gabled and hip-roof areas. The main front section contains three prominent front and side-facing gables. A rounded-corner front entry porch with fluted Tuscan columns is covered by a flat roof. The house is clad with clapboard, and the eaves are supported by brackets at the corners and project widely. The windows are tall and narrow, and have segmental-arch heads and trim with pediment caps and incised detail. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 12/13/10 THROUGH 12/17/10, National Park Service, December 23, 2010
  2. "Lewis House Bed and Breakfast". Lewis House Bed and Breakfast.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Greg G. Hillebrand; Debra L. Hillebrand, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: John C. and Augusta (Covell) Lewis House
  4. "History". Lewis House Bed and Breakfast.