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William H. Brown House 
Summary
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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| Location | 800 Ely St., Allegan, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°31′9″N 85°51′55″W / 42.51917°N 85.86528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| MPS | Allegan MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000239[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 8, 1987 |
History edit
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 edit
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]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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