Augustus Lilly House

Augustus Lilly House
Location 132 Cora St., Allegan, Michigan
Coordinates 42°32′17″N 85°50′41″W / 42.53806°N 85.84472°W / 42.53806; -85.84472Coordinates: 42°32′17″N 85°50′41″W / 42.53806°N 85.84472°W / 42.53806; -85.84472
Area less than one acre
Built 1870 (1870)
Architectural style Italianate, Vernacular Italianate
MPS Allegan MRA
NRHP reference # 87000254[1]
Added to NRHP March 12, 1987

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

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

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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 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
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