Oliver Street Historic District | |
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Location | Oliver St. between 3rd and Oak Sts., Williams and Goodhue Sts., Owosso, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 43°0′6″N84°10′24″W / 43.00167°N 84.17333°W Coordinates: 43°0′6″N84°10′24″W / 43.00167°N 84.17333°W |
Area | 58 acres (23 ha) |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne |
MPS | Owosso MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 80001905 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 4, 1980 |
The Oliver Street Historic District is a primarily residential historic district, located along Oliver Street between Third and Oak Street, as well as some adjacent sections of Williams and Goodhue Streets, in Owosso, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
Even when originally settled, the Oliver Street neighborhood was home to Owosso's most prominent families. The first houses constructed in the area were built in 1838 and 1840 by the pioneering Williams brothers. Development continued along Oliver Street throughout the 1800s, and up until the start of the Great Depression. [2]
The breadth of time over which the houses along Oliver Street were built produced a wide array of architectural styles, including Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Gothic Revival, French Second Empire, Romanesque, Carpenter Gothic, Eastlake, Georgian Revival, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Dutch Revival, as well as an array of eclectic combinations of styles. The neighborhood contains 122 properties, 114 of which are residential, with seven of the remaining being churches. [2]
There are a number of significant individual properties within the district. These include: [2]
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