Augustus Lilly House

Coordinates: 42°32′17″N 85°50′41″W / 42.53806°N 85.84472°W / 42.53806; -85.84472
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Augustus Lilly House
Augustus Lilly House is located in Michigan
Augustus Lilly House
Augustus Lilly House is located in the United States
Augustus Lilly House
Location132 Cora St., Allegan, Michigan
Coordinates42°32′17″N 85°50′41″W / 42.53806°N 85.84472°W / 42.53806; -85.84472
Arealess than one acre
Built1870; 154 years ago (1870)
Architectural styleItalianate, Vernacular Italianate
MPSAllegan MRA
NRHP reference No.87000254[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1987; 37 years ago (1987-03-12)

The Augustus Lilly House is a private house located at 132 Cora Street in Allegan, Michigan. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

History[edit]

Augustus Lilly was a farmer until he enlisted to fight in the Civil War. When he returned to Allegan, he partnered with Irving F. Clapp, and the pair opened a grocery store in Allegan. Lilly constructed this house in 1870.[2]

Description[edit]

The Augustus Lilly House is a two-story L-shaped frame Italianate house with clapboard siding and a masonry foundation. The house has a low-pitched hipped roof.[2]

References[edit]

  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