National Register of Historic Places

Merrylees-Post House

Mason, Ingham County, Michigan
Listed
June 5, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85001238

About this property

The Merrylees-Post House is a single-family home located at 519 West Ash Street in Mason, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. In 1901, Charles and Fannie Merrylees purchased the property this house stands on. Very little is known about the Merrylees. In 1902, they had this house constructed. In 1906, they sold the house to Sarah N. Post. Sarah and her husband William were in their sixties, and had been farmers in the area; they were likely using the house as a retirement home. They passed the house to their descendants; the family lived in the house until at least the 1980s. The Merrylees-Post House is a two-story, hip-and-gable-roof house. It is one of the most notable Queen Anne style houses in Mason, with decorative features including scalloped-edge bargeboards, applied latticework in the main and porch gables; paneled friezes, and bracketry under the eaves of the porch. It has a front porch wrapping part of the way around two sides of the house.

Location

519 W. Ash St.
Mason, Ingham County, Michigan
42.57895, -84.45121

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Westside Neighborhood Historic District
Listed
0.1 mi
Ash Street-Sycamore Creek Bridge
Civil War
0.2 mi
Michigan Central Railroad Mason Depot
Industrial
0.3 mi
Nice, Philip, House
Industrial
0.3 mi
Ingham County Courthouse
Industrial
0.4 mi

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When was Merrylees-Post House listed on the National Register?

Merrylees-Post House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Merrylees-Post House?

Merrylees-Post House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Merrylees-Post House?

The period of significance for Merrylees-Post House is recorded as the industrial era.

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