202 E. Michigan Ave. / Lindenschmidt House

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About this home

Historic Name
Lindenschmidt House
USGS Map
Saline Quadrangle
Street and No.
202 E. Michigan Ave.
Municipal Unit
Saline
County
Washtenaw
Original Usage
Residence
Present Usage
Residence

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Photo Negative No.
13:18
Photo Date
Jan-94
Photo View
North and west facades. Facing southeast.

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Description
This late frame Queen Anne house is adorned with elements typical of the style such as wrap around porch with pediment gable and replaced spindlework, hipped roof with lower cross gables, and diamond window in the front facade. The gables have decorative ornament and fish scale shingles. The back porch has been rebuilt and a gazebo added. A barn sits at the rear of the property.
Date Of Construction
1901
Context
An interview with Ruth April Lindenschmidt in 1976 indicated that Julius and Clara Lindenschmidt lived here from 1901 to 1909, Benjamin Smith from 1909 until 1923, and Fred Aprill from 1923 until 1962. Julius Lindenschmidt was born to Henry and Lydia Feldkamp Lindenschmidt September 21, 1868. He married Clara Sturm in Saline on June 12, 1901. Mr. Lindenschmidt worked in real estate and as a streetcar motorman in Ann Arbor and later at Central Speciality in Ypsilanti. The Lindenschmidts lived on W. McKay in 1910 and at 103 Maple in the 1940s.Violet and Bob Harrison bought this house from Fred Aprill in 1962.
Bibliographic Reference
Saline Architectural Survey, 1976. Interview with Robert and Violet Harrison February 5, 1994. "Another Pioneer Called to Her Reward", Saline Observer, March 30, 1944. 1920 U.S. Census, Saline city directories, Saline tax rolls for 1931-1935.
Form Source
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE SK 26

About this record

Survey Date
1994
Surveyor
K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date
April, 1994
Card No.
26

Technical Details

Image Size
1922 x 1400
File Size
358 KB
Record
SL1312
Link to this Item
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"202 E. Michigan Ave.; Lindenschmidt House." In the digital collection Saline Historic Homes. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl1312/sl131201.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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