| Boudeman
House
515 W. South Street
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Source: Photographed by Karen
Santamaria |
This stately, Georgian-Colonial home was built
in 1905 by Dallas Boudeman for his son, Donald. Among its most distinctive
features are the four large columns that support the front pediment,
and the formal floor plan. The younger Boudeman was an avid collector
of antiques. In 1932, he added a small personal museum to the rear
of the home to house his growing collection.
Donald Boudeman lived in the house until his death in 1949. His
second wife, Donna, then occupied it until her death in 1987, at
which time it was purchased by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment
Research, which still maintains offices there.
In 1912, an unidentified architect said of this
house that “…that type of house represents dignity,
education, cultivation, and home.”
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For further information, we suggest
these sources:
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| H 720.9774 S355 |
Schmitt, Peter J. Kalamazoo: Nineteenth
Century Homes in a Midwestern Village. Kalamazoo City Historical
Commission, 1976. |
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History Room Subject File: Houses –
Kalamazoo – South, W., 515. |
Written by Karen Santamaria, Kalamazoo Public
Library Staff, 2002. Last updated 1 August 2005.
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