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Henry Franks House

Coordinates: 42°31′26″N 85°51′33″W / 42.52389°N 85.85917°W / 42.52389; -85.85917
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Henry Franks House
Henry Franks House is located in Michigan
Henry Franks House
Henry Franks House is located in the United States
Henry Franks House
Location535 Ely St., Allegan, Michigan
Coordinates42°31′26″N 85°51′33″W / 42.52389°N 85.85917°W / 42.52389; -85.85917
Arealess than one acre
Built1860 (1860)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSAllegan MRA
NRHP reference No.87000252[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1987

The Henry Franks House is a private house located at 535 Ely Street in Allegan, Michigan. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

History

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The Henry Franks House was built in about 1860. It was likely moved from the downtown area to its present location in the late 19th century.[2]

Description

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The Henry Franks House is a two-story frame Greek Revival upright and wing house with clapboard siding. It has a wide, continuous band beneath the cornice and corner pilasters rising to meet it. Porches with square columns are constructed in a similar style.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b 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