216 S. Ann Arbor St. / Jacob Fuoss House

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About this home

Historic Name: Jacob Fuoss House
USGS Map: Saline Quadrangle
Street and No.: 216 S. Ann Arbor St.
Municipal Unit: Saline
County: Washtenaw
Original Usage: Residence
Present Usage: Residence
Ownership: Bitter, Craig and Lindi

About this photograph

Photo Negative No.: 20:04
Photo Date: January, 1994
Photo View: South and east facades taken facing northwest

About the construction

Description: One and a half story, side gabled, Craftsman style house. Full width porch with enclosed south end. Square columns rest on solid balustrade. Break in the line of the roof in the front and rear. Porch roof has a second break in the roofline. Wide overhanging eaves with triangular knee bracing and exposed rafters. Full width dormer with two sets of ribbon windows. Most windows are three vertical lights over one. The remaining windows are six over six. Brick chimney on south facade. Cobblestone foundation.
Date Of Construction: 1910
Context: Jacob's family lived on S. Ann Arbor and owned several lots. In 1910 Jacob and his wife, Wilhelmina, built a house on one of the lots; and his brother Martin built at 218 in 1912. An older house was probably torn down. The 1872 Bird's Eye View of Saline shows several houses located in the approximate location of 216 - 218. The city directory lists Jacob as a teamster. They owned the house until 1947; Robert Venzia owned it in 1966, according to a permit in the assessor's file.
Bibliographic Reference: City Directories: 1899, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1926, 1941, 1945. Assessor's files: 1947 and current. U.S. Census: 1910, 1920. Sanborn Maps: 1899, 1912, 1921, 1929. Tax Rolls: 1892, 1931, 1935. Atlases: 1895, 1915. Saline Observer: October 31, 1955.
Form Source: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE KG 137

About this record

Survey Date: May, 1994
Surveyor: K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date: April, 1994
Card No.: 137

Technical Details

Collection: Saline Historic Homes
Image Size: 2064 x 1496
File Size: 411 KB
Record: SL0414
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0414/sl041401.tif

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Full citation: "216 S. Ann Arbor St.; Jacob Fuoss House." In the digital collection Saline Historic Homes. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0414/sl041401.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.