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Charles E. Stuart House
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National Register of Historic Places

Charles E. Stuart House

Listed as “Stuart, Charles E., House”

On the National Register since 197254 years
Italian VillaListed 1972Kalamazoo
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About Charles E. Stuart House

Charles E. Stuart House, at 427 Stuart Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 16, 1972. It was among the first 3 of Kalamazoo’s 42 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Italian Villa, as it does for 20 other Michigan listings. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isMichigan's second U.S. Senator Charles Stuart home, historic. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 18 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

427 Stuart Ave., Kalamazoo · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Charles E. Stuart HouseStart here
  2. 2Stuart Area Historic DistrictEastlake · next door
  3. 3Stuart Area Historic District (Boundary Increase)Colonial Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4South Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Italianate · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5South Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival · next door
Around it

28 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BAlonzo T. Prentice HouseLate Victorian0.5 miDHenderson Park-West Main Hill Historic DistrictLate Victorian Eclectic0.5 miDBronson Park Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.5 miBDavid Lilienfeld HouseQueen Anne · Built 18780.6 miBThe MarlboroughBuilt 19230.6 miBUnited States Post OfficeBuilding0.6 miBHenry Gilbert HouseQueen Anne · Built 18880.7 miBLadies Library Association BuildingBuilt 18790.7 miBLawrence and Chapin BuildingSecond Empire · Built 18700.7 miBMasonic Temple BuildingBuilding0.7 miBRickman HotelClassical Revival · Built 19070.7 miBMichigan Central DepotRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18870.7 miBHenry Montague HouseGreek Revival0.8 miBOld Central High SchoolNeo-Tudor0.8 miDHaymarket Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Italianate0.8 miBOld Fire House No. 4Late Victorian · Built 18870.8 miBEnoch Shaffer HouseLate Victorian · Built 18700.8 miBPeter B. Appeldorn HouseQueen Anne · Built 18950.9 mi
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DVine Area Historic DistrictOctagon0.9 miBIsaac Brown HouseItalianate · Built 18670.9 miBState Theatre (Additional Documentation)Built 19270.9 miDHaymarket Historic DistrictDistrict0.9 miBDesenberg BuildingBuilt 18850.9 miBState Hospital GatehouseLate Victorian · Built 18791 miBMartin W. Roberts HouseQueen Anne · Built 18701 miBWelsh, William L., TerraceColonial Revival · Built 18951 miBUpjohn Company Office BuildingBuilding1 miBGibson, Inc. Factory and Office BuildingBuilt 19171 mi

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Questions about Charles E. Stuart House

Is Charles E. Stuart House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 16, 1972 (Register number 72000625).

Is Charles E. Stuart House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Michigan has 37 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Charles E. Stuart House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Charles E. Stuart House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 18 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 25339651 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.