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William H. Brown House

Coordinates: 42°31′9″N 85°51′55″W / 42.51917°N 85.86528°W / 42.51917; -85.86528
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William H. Brown House
William H. Brown House is located in Michigan
William H. Brown House
William H. Brown House is located in the United States
William H. Brown House
Location800 Ely St., Allegan, Michigan
Coordinates42°31′9″N 85°51′55″W / 42.51917°N 85.86528°W / 42.51917; -85.86528
Arealess than one acre
Built1854 (1854)
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSAllegan 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]

History

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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

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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]

See also

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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