210 W. Henry / Orange Risdon House

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About this home

Historic Name
Orange Risdon House
USGS Map
Saline Quadrangle
Street and No.
210 W. Henry
Municipal Unit
Saline
County
Washtenaw
Original Usage
Residence
Present Usage
Apartments

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Photo Negative No.
5:04
Photo Date
January, 1994
Photo View
South and east facades taken facing northwest

About the construction

Description
Two story, symmetrical, side gabled, vernacular Federal style house. Exterior brick chimney on west facade (gable end). Small, one story, flat roofed, porch over entry. Porch has boxed support columns. Front door has simple fanlight. Double pilasters on either side of door with narrow fanlights. Windows are two horizontal lights over one large pane. Louvered shutters at all windows. End gables have fan shaped, louvered vents. One story, screened porch at rear. Concrete block foundation, asbestos shingle siding, shingle roof. Center hall with two rooms on either side.
Date Of Construction
1829
Context
Built by Saline's founder, Orange Risdon. This house has been central to much of Saline history: first election took place here; planning for the school system took place here; the village's first post office and magistrate's court were located in the house; served as the village's first general store; was a tavern for traveler's on the Chicago Road. Said to be one of the stations on the underground railroad. The house was inherited by Orange Risdon's daughter, Mrs. Harriet Risdon Mead, who lived in the house until 1903. Her son, William D. Mead, lived in it until 1921; then it was inherited by Miss Blanche Mead in 1922. Blanche sold it to the City of Saline. Originally located on Risdon Hill in Oakwood Cemetery on W. Michigan Ave. Erwin Schmid moved the house to its present location in 1948, and remodeled it into apartments.
Bibliographic Reference
City Directories: 1878, 1894, 1899, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1926, 1941, 1945. Assessor's files; U.S. Census: -1910, 1920. Sanborn Maps: 1888, 1893, 1899, 1912, 1921, 1929; Stephen Klinger, "Orange Risdon House", undocumented article in Saline Library, Vertical File; Bessie Collins, "1824 Saline Founding Anniversary Marked", undocumented article in the Saline Library, Vertical File; 1976 Survey of Saline.
Form Source
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE KG 194

About this record

Survey Date
May, 1994
Surveyor
K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date
April, 1994
Card No.
194

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Image Size
2056 x 1496
File Size
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Record
SL0624
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