106 W. Michigan Ave. / Henne's Hardware

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About this home

Historic Name: Henne's Hardware
USGS Map: Saline Quadrangle
Common Name: Saline Reporter
Street and No.: 106 W. Michigan Ave.
Municipal Unit: Saline
County: Washtenaw
Original Usage: Commercial
Present Usage: Commercial
Ownership: Paul Tull

About this photograph

Photo Negative No.: 12:32
Photo Date: Jan-94
Photo View: South and west facades. Facing northeast.

About the construction

Description: Masonry two story commercial building with recessed entry framed by wooden pilasters. The second story is covered with vertical alunimum siding and wooden shuttered windows. Full signage separates the first and second story. Beside double front entry doors is a small wooden door which probably leads to the second level. A line of second story windows fenestrates the west facade.
Date Of Construction: ca.1870
Context: In the 1870's this building housed a hardware business run by John Hull. Mr. Hull grew up on a farm in the area and attended the Union District school and the Normal College in Ypsilanti. He married Flora Sumner, grand-daughter of Orrin Parsons, an early pioneer in the community. He ran a hardware business with L.N.Risdon which became Webb and Hull. His first store was at 103 W. Michigan, later moving to 106 W. Michigan where he was in business for 20 years. When the railroad came to Saline in 1870, Mr. Hull established a shipping business. Later businesses included Henne's Hardware, Limbright & Son Hardware, and Haarer's Quality Market. Paul Tull bought the building in 1952 to house the Saline Reporter. He renovated the front facade ca.1960 for under $1000. Signage by Wayne Adair.
Bibliographic Reference: Interview with Paul Tull February 4, 1994. "Saline's Grand Old Man Called to His Reward".Saline Observer, August 31, 1933. "First Frame House Built in this Community". Undated article in Saline Library Archives. "Remember When" Supplement to Saline Reporter, August, 1988.
Form Source: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE SK 146

About this record

Survey Date: 1994
Surveyor: K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date: April, 1994
Card No.: 146

Technical Details

Collection: Saline Historic Homes
Image Size: 2064 x 1496
File Size: 411 KB
Record: SL0703
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0703/sl070301.tif

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Full citation: "106 W. Michigan Ave.; Henne's Hardware." In the digital collection Saline Historic Homes. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0703/sl070301.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.