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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional certification comments, entries, and narrative items on continuation sheets if needed (NPS Form 10-900a). 1. Name of Property historic name Grand Haven Central Historic District other names/site number 2. Location street & number Washington Ave, adjacent streets Harbor Dr. through 600 blocks not for publication city or town Grand Haven vicinity state Michigan code MI county Ottawa code 139 zip code 49417 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this x nomination _ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property x_ meets _ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: national statewide x local Signature of certifying official/Title Date Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official Date Title State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that this property is: entered in the National Register determined eligible for the National Register determined not eligible for the National Register removed from the National Register other (explain:) _________________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action 1 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Grand Haven Central Historic District Ottawa Co., MI Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) (Check only one box.) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing x private building(s) 85 36 buildings x public - Local x District district public - State Site 1 site x public - Federal Structure 1 1 structure Object 4 object 91 37 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing) listed in the National Register N/A 1 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC single dwelling DOMESTIC single dwelling DOMESTIC multiple dwelling DOMESTIC multiple dwelling DOMESTIC hotel COMMERCE/TRADE business COMMERCE/TRADE business COMMERCE/TRADE professional COMMERCE/TRADE professional COMMERCE/TRADE financial institution COMMERCE/TRADE financial institution COMMERCE/TRADE specialty store COMMERCE/TRADE specialty store COMMERCE/TRADE restaurant See continuation sheet 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) LATE VICTORIAN Commercial foundation: Stone, Concrete, Brick Brick, Wood/Weatherboard, Concrete, LATE VICTORIAN Romanesque walls: Metal, Limestone, Vinyl, Masonry, LATE VICTORIAN Italianate Terra Cotta, Plywood/Particle Board LATE VICTORIAN Queen Anne roof: Asphalt, Shingle, Metal, Tile LATE19th, 20th CENT REVIVALS Colonial Revival other: See continuation sheet 2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Grand Haven Central Historic District Ottawa Co., MI Name of Property County and State Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance of the property. Explain contributing and noncontributing resources if necessary. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, setting, size, and significant features.) Summary Paragraph The Grand Haven Central Historic District encompasses the city’s historic central business district and adjacent blocks containing the city hall and former police and fire department building, church buildings, and substantial residences many of which have been converted to commercial use. The district extends eastward from Harbor Ave. along a Washington Street axis, extending from west of Harbor Drive for approximately 0.6 mile, past 6th Street. It is a narrow district, including buildings on the streets paralleling Washington for several blocks on the south and north, Franklin and Columbus, respectively. Its widest footprint is under a quarter of a mile in two locations, in the west end of the district along First Street to include the large Story & Clark Piano Co. complex, and at mid-district along Third Street to include early frame commercial buildings, while the east end of the district widens to a lesser extent along S Fifth Street to include the First Presbyterian Church. The district contains 121 buildings, mostly two stories in height, which date from ca. 1840 to 1965, but are mostly from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. One site, Central Park, also is within the district. A total of 85 of these properties, including the park, are contributing, while 36 are non-contributing because they are less than 50 years old or have suffered loss of architectural integrity. Landmark architect-designed buildings include the National Register- listed 1899 Nathaniel Robbins House, the 1893 Willard C. Shelden House, the 1913 First Reformed Church, the 1927 Grand Theater, the 1928 Michigan Bell Telephone Building, the 1934 City Hall and 1935 Police and Fire Department Building, and the 1954 First Presbyterian Church. The district has Late Victorian commercial blocks, a Period Revival movie theater, Neoclassical former bank buildings, Queen Anne and Italianate houses, and later representatives of International style and Mid-Century Modern influences. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Narrative Description See Continuation Sheet. 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Grand Haven Central Historic District Ottawa Co., MI Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions.) for National Register listing.) ARCHITECTURE A Property is associated with events that have made a x significant contribution to the broad patterns of our COMMERCE history. ENTERTAINMENT / RECREATION B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. ETHNIC HERITAGE / EUROPEAN (DUTCH) INDUSTRY C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics See continuation sheet x of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high Period of Significance artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack 1840-1965 individual distinction. Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information D important in prehistory or history. Significant Dates N/A Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) Significant Person Property is: (Complete only if Criterion B is marked above.) N/A A Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. B removed from its original location. Cultural Affiliation N/A C a birthplace or grave. D a cemetery. E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. Architect/Builder William G. Robinson F a commemorative property. Frederick S. Robinson G less than 50 years old or achieving significance See continuation sheet within the past 50 years. Period of Significance (justification) The period includes the time of the original plat of the city through 1966, the fifty-year cutoff under the national register criteria. Criteria Considerations (explanation, if necessary) 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Grand Haven Central Historic District Ottawa Co., MI Name of Property County and State Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (Provide a summary paragraph that includes level of significance and applicable criteria.) See Continuation Sheet. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Narrative Statement of Significance (Provide at least one paragraph for each