William L. Welsh Terrace

William L. Welsh Terrace
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	101-105 W. Dutton St., Kalamazoo, Michigan
Coordinates	42°17′05″N85°35′00″W / 42.28472°N 85.58333°W / 42.28472; -85.58333 (Welsh, William L., Terrace)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1895 (1895)
Built by	William L. Welsh
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Kalamazoo MRA
NRHP reference No.	83000876 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 27, 1983

The William L. Welsh Terrace is a multi-family dwelling located at 101-105 West Dutton Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

History

William L. Welsh was one of Kalamazoo's prominent nineteenth-century builders. In 1895, Welsh constructed this small apartment building on land adjacent to his house. The building was designed as a triplex for well-to-do families. Among the first occupants of the Welsh Terrace was Kalamazoo paper manufacturer Frank Milham, one of the founders of the Bryant Paper Mill. ^[2]

Description

The Welsh Terrace is a three-story brick veneer Colonial Revival structure topped with a mansard roof. The facade is divided into three parts, with a central, projecting pavilion flanked by an engaged towers with conical roofs. A broad Tuscan-column front porch extends across the structure. Bay window units on each side elevation also have high, conical roofs. Dentiled cornices run under the roof. Gabled dormers, some containing round-headed windows, pierce the mansard roof. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Welsh, William L., Terrace, National Park Service