Nathan Ayres House

The Nathan Ayres House is a single-family home located at 604 North Water Street in Owosso, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Nathan Ayres House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	604 N. Water St., Owosso, Michigan
Coordinates	43°00′11″N 84°10′23″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1883 (1883)
Built by	Nathan Ayres
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Owosso MRA
NRHP reference No.	80001891[1]
Added to NRHP	November 4, 1980

History

Nathan Ayres was born in 1842 and arrived in Owosso as a young man. He was a brick mason by trade, and was well-off enough that in about 1883 he constructed this brick home on North Water Street. Little more is known about Nathan, but his daughter, Effie, (born in 1867), was educated in Owosso and taught in the local school system for many years before being promoted to principal at Owosso's Central School.[2]

Description

The Nathan Ayres House is an Italianate structure with a distinctive five-sided bay on the front facade. It has tall one-over-one double hung sash windows topped with carved stone lintels, a broad front porch, and squared brackets underneath the eaves of a hipped roof.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Janet L. Kreger (February 4, 1980), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Nathan Ayres House