F. W. Lewis House
Location2913 Manor, Midland, Michigan
Coordinates43°37′40″N 84°13′51″W / 43.62778°N 84.23083°W / 43.62778; -84.23083 (F. W. Lewis House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1933 (1933)
ArchitectAlden B. Dow
Architectural styleInternational Style
MPSResidential Architecture of Alden B. Dow in Midland 1933--1938 MPS
NRHP reference No.89001435[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1989

The F. W. Lewis House is a single-family home located at 2913 Manor Street in Midland, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

History

F.W. Lewis was an accountant at the Dow Chemical Company. In 1933, he hired architect Alden B. Dow to design this home. It was Dow's first foray into a low-priced home design, something that interested the architect throughout his life. Clapboard siding was added to the house some time in the 1960s. A single car garage was added about the same time.[2]

Description

The F. W. Lewis House is a single-story, 900 square foot house configured in a square. The house is topped with a broad hip roof, and a unit block chimney, which also serves to delineate the interior spaces of the house into public and private areas. The exterior is clad in clapboard, over the original masonite sheets. A band of casement windows runs across the front.[3] Each of the casement windows pivot from the top for ventilation. On the interior, the front contains a living room and kitchen/dining area, and the rear contains two bedrooms.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Robert G. Waite (March 1989), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: F. W. Lewis House
  3. ↑ "The F. W. Lewis Residence". Alden B. Dow Home and Studio. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
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