204 E. Henry / W. E. Dietiker House

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About this home

Historic Name: W. E. Dietiker House
USGS Map: Saline Quadrangle
Street and No.: 204 E. Henry
Municipal Unit: Saline
County: Washtenaw
Original Usage: Residence
Present Usage: Residence
Ownership: Hartman, Alan

About this photograph

Photo Negative No.: 15:22
Photo Date: January, 1994
Photo View: North and west facades taken facing southeast

About the construction

Description: One and a half story, brick, cross gabled, Craftsman style house. Projecting front gable is roof of partial width porch. Brick support piers and solid brick balustrade. Slight arch in horizontal frieze board across porch. Wood shingles in peaks of front and side facing gables. Rectangular, shed roof bay on east facade. Massive, exterior, brick chimney on east facade. Wide overhanging eaves. Windows are three or four vertical lights over one. Diamond shaped shingle roof. Concrete block foundation.
Date Of Construction: 1928
Context: W. E.and Martha Dietiker built the house in 1928. Martha lived in it after her husband's death until 1947. When she died ownership was divided among: John Seitz, Ray Davis, and Dietiker. W.E. Dietiker was listed as "Furniture and Undertaker" at 107 W. Michigan in the 1926 city directory. May have operated a funeral home from this house.
Bibliographic Reference: City Directories: 1878, 1894, 1899, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1926, 1941, 1945. Assessor's files: 1947 and current; U.S. Census: 1910, 1920. Sanborn Maps: 1888, 1893, 1899, 1912, 1921, 1929; Bird's Eye View of Saline, 1872. Saline Observer: March 10, 1927, February 23, 1928. Tax Rolls: 1931 and 1935.
Form Source: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE KG 9

About this record

Survey Date: May, 1994
Surveyor: K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date: April, 1994
Card No.: 9

Technical Details

Collection: Saline Historic Homes
Image Size: 2064 x 1496
File Size: 411 KB
Record: SL0504
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0504/sl050401.tif

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Full citation: "204 E. Henry; W. E. Dietiker House." In the digital collection Saline Historic Homes. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0504/sl050401.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024.