Nathan Ayres House

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Nathan Ayres House
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Location604 N. Water St., Owosso, Michigan
Coordinates 43°00′11″N84°10′23″W / 43.00306°N 84.17306°W / 43.00306; -84.17306 (Nathan Ayres House) Coordinates: 43°00′11″N84°10′23″W / 43.00306°N 84.17306°W / 43.00306; -84.17306 (Nathan Ayres House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1883 (1883)
Built byNathan Ayres
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Owosso MRA
NRHP reference # 80001891 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 4, 1980

The Nathan Ayres House is a single-family home located at 604 North Water Street in Owosso, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

Owosso, Michigan City in Michigan, United States

Owosso is a city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,194 at the 2010 census. The city is located on the eastern side of Owosso Township, but is politically independent. The city was named after Chief Wasso, an Ojibwa leader of the Shiawassee area.. Owosso is the largest city in Shiawassee County.

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

Nathan Ayres was born in 1842 and arrived in Owosso as a young man. He was a brick mason by trade, and was well-off enough that in about 1883 he constructed this brick home on North Water Street. Little more is known about Nathan, but his daughter, Effie, (born in 1867), was educated in Owosso and taught in the local school system for many years before being promoted to principal at Owosso's Central School. [2]

Description

The Nathan Ayres House is an Italianate structure with a distinctive five-sided bay on the front facade. It has tall one-over-one double hung sash windows topped with carved stone lintels, a broad front porch, and squared brackets underneath the eaves of a hipped roof. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Janet L. Kreger (February 4, 1980), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Nathan Ayres House