Sarah Lowe Stedman House

The Sarah Lowe Stedman House is a private house located at 632 Grand Street in Allegan, Michigan. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

Sarah Lowe Stedman House
Sarah Lowe Stedman House is located in Michigan
Sarah Lowe Stedman House
Sarah Lowe Stedman House is located in the United States
Sarah Lowe Stedman House
Location632 Grand St.,
Allegan, Michigan
Coordinates42°31′59″N 85°50′5″W / 42.53306°N 85.83472°W / 42.53306; -85.83472
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1857 (1857)
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSAllegan MRA
NRHP reference No.87000266[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1987

History

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The Sarah Lowe Stedman House is located on a tract of land first purchased by James Lowe in 1834. In 1857, Sarah Lowe Stedman constructed this house on the property. In 1898, local attorney and circuit court judge Philip Padgham purchased the house and enlarged it.[2]

Description

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The Sarah Lowe Stedman House is a two-story L-shaped brick Italianate house on a masonry foundation. It has a low-pitched hipped roof and tall windows with segmental-arch window caps. It has a pair of entry porches and bay windows on two sides. The ell portion was added in 1898.[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