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| Street Address: |
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| 80 W. 11th
Street |
| Date of
Construction: |
| 1876 |
| Historic Name: |
| The Post Home |
| Common Name: |
| The Pott Home |
| This two-story
Italianate style home has a cut stone foundation and is constructed of yellow Veneklassen
brick which has been painted to protect it from the elements. The hipped roof with wide
eaves rises to a flat area which suggests that there was a cupola or widows walk at one
time. The front of the home features a two-story bay that has much decoration in the
framing above and below the windows. The entry has double doors with narrow windows which
are rounded at the top and bottom. There is a segmentally-arched fanlight above it and a
heavily bracketed hood which supports a small second floor balcony. The balcony is
accessible through a pair of rounded doors which are decorated by a rounded hood mold.
Painted pinework is found throughout, as are square nails. The floors were originally
pine, with oak floors added later. Door fixtures and white porcelain doorknobs are
probably original. The front porch lamp is from Holland’s old Colonial Theater. |
| The present lot,
along with the lot to the east and the lot to the south (facing 12th Street),
was purchased by Anna C. Post (wife of H.D. Post) on Feb. 12, 1861, for $220. Post
apparently built the home between 1871 and 1877. Henry Post was a notary public, Justice
of the Peace, township supervisor, and U.S. Commissioner. In addition, he also owned an
insurance, collection and real estate agency. He was the first postmaster as well. H.D.
Post came to Holland shortly before the Dutch, when it was a dense wilderness, and helped
the new colony. His son, John C., was an attorney. Henry and Anna were charter members of
Hope Church. Their daughter Mary, married Charles S. Dutton who went into the floral
business at this location and at 85 W. 12th Street. The property still features
beautiful gardens. August and Mary Heuer purchased the home around 1919. Heuer was
secretary-treasurer of the Holland Shoe Co., and was in the Tel-Til-Tip Shoetip MFG.
Company. Helen J. and Arthur Heuer also resided here. Around 1933, the home was owned by
the VanLeeuwen family. Later, a banker named Henry W. Winter owned the home. |
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