208 S. Ann Arbor St.

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About this home

USGS Map
Saline Quadrangle
Street and No.
208 S. Ann Arbor St.
Municipal Unit
Saline
County
Washtenaw
Original Usage
Residence
Present Usage
Apartments

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Photo Negative No.
22:08
Photo Date
January, 1994
Photo View
East facade taken facing west

About the construction

Description
Two and a half story, vernacular Queen Anne style house. Hipped roof with lower crossed gables. Partial width porch with spindlework supports and hipped roof. Gable peaks have fishscale shingles, and a small square window. Diamond shaped shingle roof. Partial, two story, cutaway bay on south facade with spindlework. Clapboard siding. Concrete block and stone foundation. Small, entry porch on north facade to upper apartment. Addition and deck to rear.
Date Of Construction
1900-10
Context
According to the Sanborn maps and the census, the house was built between 1899 and 1910. John Burg or A.M. Hunt probably built it. Kneeland Simmons rented the house from 1910 until 1926. Charles Carven owned the house by 1931, and his daughter, Bessie Collins owned it until at least 1947. Charles Carven also owned 204 and 206. In 1961 Michael Smelt owned the house.
Bibliographic Reference
City Directories:1894, 1899, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1926, 1941, 1945. Assessor's files: 1947 and current; U.S. Census: 1910, 1920. Sanborn Maps: 1893, 1899, 1912, 1921, 1929; Tax Rolls: 1892, 1931, and 1935. Atlases: 1894, 1915.
Form Source
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE KG 127

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Survey Date
May, 1994
Surveyor
K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date
April, 1994
Card No.
127

Technical Details

Image Size
2064 x 1488
File Size
409 KB
Record
SL0404
Link to this Item
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