Click above images to enlarge Allen, J. B., House 822 Grove Street, Petoskey - Emmet County Other Names 822 Grove Street Property Type frame house Historic Use DOMESTIC/single dwelling Current Use DOMESTIC/single dwelling Style Late Victorian Narrative Description The J. B. Allen House is a two-story, hipped-roof frame residential structure with a hip-roofed entrance porch supported by Doric piers and a stone foundation. A one-story, hip-roofed bay projects forward from the main block on the front facade; a one-story, hip-roofed wing extends off one side of the house. The wood-framed windows have one-over-one lights. A chimney is located to the rear of the building. Statement of Significance The J. B. Allen House, erected c. 1898, is a characteristic and well-preserved example of Radford-type residential design in Petoskey. The building is associated with J. B. Allen, a teacher, who lived here by 1899. The mingling of early twentieth-century modes with characteristics of the Victorian and Queen Anne idioms was the specialty of the Radford Architectural Company of Chicago. In "Radford's Portfolio of Plans" (1909), numbers of the homes in Petoskey's residential neighborhoods can be found. While the house forms are familiar-- consolidated blocks animated by porches, bays and gables that prevailed in the Victorian, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival modes-- the proportions are broader, and the detailing is informed by Prairie style and Bungalow idioms. The two-story square block structures capped with hipped roofs, of which the J. B. Allen Residence is a notable example, are especially characteristic of the Radford mode. These designs, with their hip roofs, prominent eaves, and horizontal proportions are highly evocative of Prairie Style designs. Period of Significance 1866-1900 Significant Date(s) c.1898 Registry Type(s) 09/10/1986 National Register listed Site ID# P23007