135 W. Michigan Ave.
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About this Item
About this home
- USGS Map
- Saline Quadrangle
- Street and No.
- 135 W. Michigan Ave.
- Municipal Unit
- Saline
- County
- Washtenaw
- Original Usage
- Residence
- Present Usage
- Residence
- Ownership
- Rudolph and Wilma Wahl
About this photograph
- Photo Negative No.
- 13:06
- Photo Date
- Jan-94
- Photo View
- North and east facades. Facing southwest.
About the construction
- Description
- Although the architectural detailing has been covered by remodeling, this pyramid-roofed house with bracketed bay window on the east facade may have had Italianate origins. It sits on cement block foundation and is covered with aluminum siding. Modern tripartite window on front facade. The front roof has a shed-like eave. There is a recessed corner porch with rectangular transom and side lights around the door. A two- story wing with one- story shed roof addition attaches to the rear. Detached garage and shed in back.
- Date Of Construction
- ca.1856
- Context
- 135 W. Michigan was formerly 115 W. Michigan. The footprint of the house on the 1888-1929 Sanborn maps is of a square house with rear wing and full front porch. Aluminum siding was added in 1950. In 1979 the lower level was converted into office space and the upper floor as an apartment. History of ownership is sketchy at best. A ca.1920 map and 1935 tax roll indicate that Chris Rentz owned the property, although the Limbright family rented at that time. Mr. Limbright and son, Robert, ran a hardware store across the street at 106 W. Michigan.
- Bibliographic Reference
- Tax rolls: 1931 and 1935. U.S. Census: 1920. Saline city directories. Map ca. 1920, Saline City Hall.
- Form Source
- MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE SK 152
About this record
- Survey Date
- 1994
- Surveyor
- K. Glynn & S. Kosky
- Recorder Date
- April, 1994
- Card No.
- 152
Technical Details
- Collection
- Saline Historic Homes
- Image Size
- 2064 x 1496
- File Size
- 411 KB
- Record
- SL0709
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0709/sl070901.tif
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