Peter B. Appeldorn House

Peter B. Appeldorn House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	532 Village St., Kalamazoo, Michigan
Coordinates	42°16′59″N 85°35′30″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1895 (1895)
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	Kalamazoo MRA
NRHP reference No.	83000854
Added to NRHP	May 27, 1983

The Peter B. Appeldorn House is a single-family home located at 532 Village Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

History

In the 1850s, Ryer Appeldorn, a Dutch shoemaker, emigrated from Holland and settled in Kalamazoo. He established a successful tannery and shoe shop in the area, and his sons carried on the business. One of Ryer's sons, Peter B. Appeldorn, purchased this lot in 1894. He had this house built for his family in 1895. The Appeldorns lived in the house until World War II.

Description

The Peter B. Appeldorn House is a two-story frame Queen Anne structure. It is built in an L-plan, with a small open porch, having Colonial Revival posts and balustrade, located in the angle of the ell. The facade contains a projecting jerkinhead front gable section on one side, visually balanced by small porch and its steeply pitched roof. The high front gable is cantilevered out above a first floor level with beveled corners, with the upper floor clad in fishscale shingles. The side elevation is very similar, also featuring both a prominent gable and on open porch.