National Register of Historic Places

Roberts, Martin W., House

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Listed
May 26, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83000869

About this property

The Martin W. Roberts House is a single-family home located at 703 Wheaton Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Martin W. Roberts was born in Batavia, New York and moved to Kalamazoo about 1870. Roberts was a prominent builder and architect in late nineteenth-century Kalamazoo. When he arrived in 1870, he constructed this house for his own use. The house itself is significant in that, more than his other designs, it likely reflected many of the architect's design values and personality. The house was originally designed as an Italianate structure. In 1886, Roberts re-made it into a Queen Anne design. Roberts lived here until his death in January, 1910. In the later 20th century, the house was converted into apartments. The Martin W. Roberts House is a handsome, two-story, frame, Queen Anne house. It is built in an irregular plan, with a picturesque roof structure consisting of both hip and jerkinhead roofs. The house detailing includes arcaded front and side porches, dentiled cornices, and a number of round-headed windows.

Location

703 Wheaton Ave.
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
42.28175, -85.59256

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Roberts, Martin W., House listed on the National Register?

Roberts, Martin W., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Roberts, Martin W., House?

Roberts, Martin W., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Roberts, Martin W., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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