Click above images to enlarge Barry, Governor John S., House 280 North Washington Street, Constantine - St. Joseph County Other Names Barry House Property Type frame house Historic Use DOMESTIC/single dwelling Current Use RECREATION AND CULTURE/museum Style Greek Revival Significant Person John S. Barry Narrative Description The Governor John S. Barry House is a rectangular plan, two-story, front-gable Greek Revival style frame structure resting on a stone foundation. Measuring twenty-four feet wide by seventy-six feet long, the building is covered with clapboard siding and features a bay window at one side. The entrance facade is elaborated with a trabeated doorway. Statement of Significance The Barry House is significant for its association with John S. Barry, governor of Michigan from 1842-1844 and 1849-1850. A Jeffersonian Democrat from New England, Barry moved to Michigan in 1834 and built his home in Constantine shortly afterward. While maintaining his mercantile and gubernatorial interests, Barry won election as a state senator in 1837 and served until his candidacy. The Governor Barry Historical Society purchased the home in the 1970s and restored the site as a museum. Period of Significance 1842-1844, 1849-1850 Significant Date(s) 1835, 1837 Registry Type(s) 03/16/1972 National Register listed 09/25/1956 State Register listed Site ID# P24717