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Commission adopts ordinance designating Dean Kendall House a historic landmark
Summary
The commission voted to adopt an ordinance designating the Dean Kendall House at 2350 Leonard Street NW as a historic landmark, citing its 2023 National Register listing and architectural significance (Classical Revival exterior and Arts & Crafts interior).
The Grand Rapids City Commission adopted an ordinance on April 14 designating the Dean Kendall House, located at 2350 Leonard Street NW, as a historic landmark.
Staff described the house’s listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023 and said the property is significant under National Register criterion C for architecture, citing an intact classical‑revival exterior and an Arts and Crafts interior. Staff noted a study committee approved in 2024 and a Historic Preservation Commission public hearing on October 15, 2025, as part of the review process.
Commissioners voted by full roll call to adopt the ordinance; no amendments or conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes.
