The Mathias J. Alten House and Studio is a single-family home located at 1593 East Fulton Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

He also continued painting, which proved popular, and in 1898, with the help of generous patrons, he attended art schools in Paris for a year.

On his return to Grand Rapids, his family moved into rented quarters and Alten began painting full-time, using a series of downtown studios.

Farming activity on the land eventually ceased, and in 1907 the Staceys built a new foursquare house on the property.

The land contract was paid off in 1927, after which the Altens platted the farm acreage and began slowly selling lots.

The front facade has a massive full-width porch, also sitting on a granite foundation, with wood railings and spindles.

Granite piers topped with concrete support tapered cylindrical wooden Tuscan columns.