West Pearl Street Historic District

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West Pearl Street Historic District

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George Starr House (166 W. Pearl), 1906
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Location 155-225 and 160-208 W. Pearl St., Coldwater, Michigan
Coordinates 41°56′26″N85°0′32″W / 41.94056°N 85.00889°W / 41.94056; -85.00889 Coordinates: 41°56′26″N85°0′32″W / 41.94056°N 85.00889°W / 41.94056; -85.00889
Area 5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Architect Saxton, Ebenezer B.; Parker, Marcellus H.
Architectural style Stick/eastlake, Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference # 90001122 [1]
Added to NRHP July 26, 1990

The West Pearl Street Historic District is a primarily residential historic district, located at 155-225 and 160-208 W. Pearl Street in Coldwater, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

Coldwater, Michigan City in Michigan, United States

Coldwater is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,945. It is the county seat of Branch County, located in the center of the southern border of Michigan.

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

After the Civil War, Coldwater rapidly expanded, and substantial residences were constructed along arteries leading out of the downtown area. Many were built along East Chicago Road, but another concentration was here along Pearl Street. The oldest house in the district, the Brown-Halstad House at 165 W. Pearl, was built in 1860. [2]

American Civil War Civil war in the United States from 1861 to 1865

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, between the North and the South. The most studied and written about episode in U.S. history, the Civil War began primarily as a result of the long-standing controversy over the enslavement of black people. War broke out in April 1861 when secessionist forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina shortly after Abraham Lincoln had been inaugurated as the President of the United States. The loyalists of the Union in the North proclaimed support for the Constitution. They faced secessionists of the Confederate States in the South, who advocated for states' rights to uphold slavery.

East Chicago Street Historic District

The East Chicago Street Historic District is a mixed residential and commercial historic district located in Coldwater, Michigan. The original portion of the district, running along Chicago Street from Wright Street to Division Street, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Two boundary increases were added in 1990, one running roughly along Pearl Street between Hudson and Lincoln Streets, and the other roughly along Church Street from Jefferson to Daugherty Streets, along with the block of Park Place north of Church and the block of Hull Street west of Park Place.

Significant early residents in the district include: [2]

Description

The west Pearl Street Historic District runs along both sides of West Pearl two blocks near Coldwater's central business district. It contains a significant concentration of large, late 19th century homes located on the city's west side. The district contains 18 buildings, 15 of which contribute to the historic nature of the district, and three of which are carriage houses. Architectural styles in the district are mixed, including Greek Revival, Italianate Stick and Eastlake houses, and Colonial Revival. Several of the houses are sited on substantial lots. [2]

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

Italianate architecture 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture

The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture.

Stick style late-19th-century American architectural style

The Stick style was a late-19th-century American architectural style, transitional between the Carpenter Gothic style of the mid-19th century, and the Queen Anne style that it had evolved into by the 1890s. It is named after its use of linear "stickwork" on the outside walls to mimic an exposed half-timbered frame.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Robert O. Christensen (October 1989), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Pearl Street Historic District (note: large pdf file)
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