208 Detroit / Anderson

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About this home

Historic Name: Anderson
USGS Map: Saline Quadrangle
Common Name: Anderson
Street and No.: 208 Detroit
Municipal Unit: Saline
County: Washtenaw
Original Usage: Residential
Present Usage: Residential
Ownership: Rose Anderson

About this photograph

Photo Negative No.: 2:22
Photo Date: Jan-94
Photo View: North and west facades. Facing southeast.

About the construction

Description: This two story Eclectic house has a sloped-roof vestibule entry with round arched door, loosely based on its English Tudor predecessor. A cement porch with cast iron railing fronts the house by the entry. There is a hipped dormer on the front roofline, a wall dormer on the west facade, and bay window on the front. A one story wing attaches to the rear. Cement foundation. Detached garage. Aluminum siding.
Date Of Construction: 1943
Context: The Anderson family have lived in this house since the 1940s. Harry Anderson was an engineer at Albert Kahn. Rose Anderson was a member of the historical society. The Anderson childen attended the Hoyt-Ford School, Henry Ford's school on W. Michigan Avenue.
Bibliographic Reference: School Bells Gone, Memories Linger by Jim Kane. Ann Arbor News, September 1, 1974.
Form Source: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE SK 8

About this record

Survey Date: 1994
Surveyor: K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date: April, 1994
Card No.: 8

Technical Details

Collection: Saline Historic Homes
Image Size: 2064 x 1480
File Size: 407 KB
Record: SL1207
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl1207/sl120701.tif

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