Stuart Area Historic District
427 Stuart, Charles E. Stuart House Source: Photo by Sara Keller, April 2010 Description
The Stuart Area District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 27 May 1983. The district is roughly bounded by the Michigan Central Railroad, Douglas, Forbes, W. Main, North, Elm Streets. and Grand Avenue. Covering 1220 acres, the district contains 372 buildings, 50 of which were added in a 1995 boundary increase that included sections of Ransom, Willard, Eleanor, Douglas, and North Streets., as well as Allen Boulevard.
In addition to being listed as a national historic district, the Stuart Area also enjoys local historic district status. The boundaries of the national and local district are identical.
National Register Information
The following information reflects the manner in which the Stuart Area Historic District is categorized by the National Register of Historic Places and the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office.
Subjects:
Event
Architecture/Engineering
Architecture
Politics/Government
Industry
Art
Commerce
Historic Use:
Current Use:
Achitect/Builder:
Owners:
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Gothic Revival
Greek Revival
Italianate
Queen Anne
Period of Significance:
National Register Information System Item Number:
83000874 and 9500048 (Boundary Increase)
Prominent Buildings and Structures
Compiled by Patrick Jouppi, Kalamazoo Public Library Staff, June 2010
Sources
Websites
National Register of Historic Places Official Website–Part of the National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places