National Register of Historic Places - Michigan (MI), Allegan County

Allegan County Michigan (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

The famous person Curtis O. Gilkey is associated with one of more of the Allegan County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Allegan County places including Dillon P. Clark and Gordon W. Lloyd. Prominent architectural styles found in Allegan Country are Late Victorian, Italianate and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Downtown Allegan Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000251)

Also known as Old Town Historic District

Roughly bounded by Trowbridge, Locust, Hubbard, Brady, and Water Sts. , Allegan

Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Clubhouse, Professional, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Post Office, Single Dwelling

Griswold Civic Center Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000253)

Roughly bounded by Hubbard, Walnut, and Trowbridge Sts. , Allegan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clark,Dillon P., Lloyd,Gordon W.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Education, Social History, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Correctional Facility, Library, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, Library, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Religious Structure

Island Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001546)

Roughly bounded by Hill St., Anderson St., the mill race, Park St., Bannister St. and the Kalamazoo R. , Plainwell

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake

Historic Person:

Multiple

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Theater

Marshall Street Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000256)

231-237, 335-705, 232-630 Marshall St. , Allegan

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Single Dwelling

Michigan Paper Company Mill Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000636)

200 Allegan St., Plainwell

Wingerham52, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Pritchard's Outlook Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000265)

Roughly bounded by Park Dr., Walnut, Crescent, and Davis Sts. , Allegan

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Multiple

Significant Year:

1856, 1935, 1836

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

West Bridge Street Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001549)

320, 414--550 and 321--563 W. Bridge St. , Plainwell

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman

Historic Person:

Gilkey,Curtis O.

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling