William H. Brown House

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William H. Brown House
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Location800 Ely St., Allegan, Michigan
Coordinates 42°31′9″N85°51′55″W / 42.51917°N 85.86528°W / 42.51917; -85.86528
Arealess than one acre
Built1854 (1854)
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Allegan MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000239 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1987

The William H. Brown House is a private house located at 800 Ely Street in Allegan, Michigan. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

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History

William H. Brown was a Methodist preacher and an early member of Allegan's First Methodist Episcopal Church. He first arrived in the Allegan area in 1836, and built this house in 1854. [2]

Description

The William H. Brown House is a two-story frame Italianate structure with clapboard siding with a low-pitched hipped roof. The eaves widely overhang the walls, and the corners of the house have pilasters. A porch has been added to the side of the house. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Peter J. Schmitt; Wesley Blackman; Kenneth Dettloff (1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Historic Resources of Allegan Partial Inventory: Historic and Architectural Resources
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