A Resort Suburb That Turned Residential
East Grand Rapids traces to an 1834 settlement by the Reed family and grew up around Reeds Lake, a popular resort for Grand Rapids day-trippers by the 1870s, before incorporating as a village in 1891 and becoming a home-rule city in 1926.
Exterior Styles From Victorian to Mid-Century
Construction waves in the 1920s and 1950s left East Grand Rapids with a mix of Victorian, traditional, and mid-century exterior styles rather than one uniform look, particularly around the Reeds Lake neighborhood, so matching new siding to a home's actual era carries extra weight here.
Siding Project Paths in East Grand Rapids
Choosing Siding for an East Grand Rapids Home
A siding estimate benefits from knowing which of East Grand Rapids' architectural eras -- Victorian, 1920s, or 1950s -- a given home represents.