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William C. Messenger House

Coordinates: 42°32′3″N 85°50′54″W / 42.53417°N 85.84833°W / 42.53417; -85.84833
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William C. Messenger House
William C. Messenger House is located in Michigan
William C. Messenger House
William C. Messenger House is located in the United States
William C. Messenger House
Location310 River St., Allegan, Michigan
Coordinates42°32′3″N 85°50′54″W / 42.53417°N 85.84833°W / 42.53417; -85.84833
Arealess than one acre
Built1858 (1858)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Greek Revival
MPSAllegan MRA
NRHP reference No.87000258[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1987

The William C. Messenger House is a private house located at 310 River Street in Allegan, Michigan. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

History

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William Messenger came to Allegan in 1858 from New York state. He established a factory here to make fanning mills, and constructed this house at the same time. The house was extensively renovated in 1900, with the addition of Classical Revival porches on the base Greek Revival structure.[2]

Description

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The William C. Messenger House is a two-story fame structure clad with clapboard. It has a low-pitched hipped roof, and two, two-story Classical Revival gabled entry porch supported by Ionic columns.[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