Methodist Episcopal Church Parsonage | |
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| Location | 332 E. Washington St.,Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°16′48″N83°44′41″W / 42.28000°N 83.74472°W /42.28000; -83.74472 (Methodist Episcopal Church Parsonage) |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1858 (1858) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002887[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 18, 1982 |
TheMethodist Episcopal Church Parsonage is a single-family home located at 332 East Washington Street inAnn Arbor, Michigan. It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
The Methodist Episcopal Church in Ann Arbor was founded in 1927, one of the oldest congregations in the state. In 1857, The Rev. Seth Reed was appointed to a two-year pastorate at the church. Known as a strong organizer, Reed had reinvigorated a number of other congregations in the state, and Ann Arbor was no exception. In his two years, Reed enlarged and modernized the congregation's 1937 church, and had this parsonage built.[2]
The house served as a parsonage until about 1880. In 1882, English immigrant and shoe merchant William Allaby purchased the house. Allaby lived there until his death in 1910. In 1924, auto dealer and repair shop owner Albert M. Graves purchased the house. Graves died in 1927, but his widow continued to live in the house until her death in 1962. In 1957 the house was divided into apartments. The house was rehabilitated into commercial and residential space in 1980.[2]
The former Methodist Episcopal Church Parsonage is a two-story, end-gable,Greek Revival structure with a1+1⁄2-story rear wing. It is covered with clapboard. The front entrance is surrounded by sidelights and atransom light and capped with acornice supported by Tuscanpilasters. The house has scalloped-edge eavesboard trim and by a highly stylized classical porch on the side entrance, indicating the transition from classical Greek Revival style to the more decorative styles of the later nineteenth century.[2]
