William H. Wells House

William H. Wells House
Location: Detroit, Michigan
 United States
Built: 1889
Architect: William Henry Miller
Architectural style: Romanesque Revival
Governing body: Local
MPS: East Jefferson Avenue Residential TR
NRHP Reference#: 85002949[1]
Added to NRHP: October 09, 1985

The William H. Wells House is a private residence located at 2931 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

Architecture

The William H. Wells House is a two-and-one-half-story Romanesque Revival mansion, built of coursed, rock-face stone.[2] The house is built on an irregular plan with an asymmetrical, picturesque composition.[2] The entrance is within a projection, and a turret with a concave conical roof at one corner sits at one corner of the house.[2] Other bays project randomly from the main structure. A 1 1⁄2-story carriage house in red brick and clapboard was built at the rear of the house in 1891.[2]

The house is significant as an outstanding example of Romanesque residential architecture in Detroit and for its association with architect William Henry Miller.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b c d Wells, William H., House from the state of Michigan
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