William L. Welsh Terrace

William L. Welsh Terrace
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	101-105 W. Dutton St., Kalamazoo, Michigan
Coordinates	42°17′05″N 85°35′00″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1895 (1895)
Built by	William L. Welsh
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Kalamazoo MRA
NRHP reference No.	83000876
Added to NRHP	May 27, 1983

The William L. Welsh Terrace is a multi-family dwelling located at 101-105 West Dutton Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

History

William L. Welsh was one of Kalamazoo's prominent nineteenth-century builders. In 1895, Welsh constructed this small apartment building on land adjacent to his house. The building was designed as a triplex for well-to-do families. Among the first occupants of the Welsh Terrace was Kalamazoo paper manufacturer Frank Milham, one of the founders of the Bryant Paper Mill.

Description

The Welsh Terrace is a three-story brick veneer Colonial Revival structure topped with a mansard roof. The facade is divided into three parts, with a central, projecting pavilion flanked by an engaged towers with conical roofs. A broad Tuscan-column front porch extends across the structure. Bay window units on each side elevation also have high, conical roofs. Dentiled cornices run under the roof. Gabled dormers, some containing round-headed windows, pierce the mansard roof.