324 N. Lewis / Harmon-Girbach

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About this home

Historic Name
Harmon-Girbach
USGS Map
Saline Quadrangle
Common Name
Girbach
Street and No.
324 N. Lewis
Municipal Unit
Saline
County
Washtenaw
Original Usage
Residence
Present Usage
Residence
Ownership
Carol Girbach

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Photo Negative No.
1:18
Photo Date
Jan-94
Photo View
South and west facades. Facing northwest.

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Description
This is a one and one-half story wood frame Eclectic house sits on a cement block foundation. The ridge line faces the street with a gable front vestibule entry. A two- story addition on the rear has changed the the pitch of the back of the roof to a short slant. Metal awnings cover the first floor windows. A detached hipped roof garage with carport sits behind the house.
Date Of Construction
1941
Architect/Builder
Harry Harmon
Context
This house was built in 1941 as a rental property by Harry Harmon, according to his niece, Carol Girbach. In 1942 an identical house was built by Mr. Harmon at 314 North Lewis. Harry Harmon was a salesman for Washington Manufacturing. Mr. Harmon's grandfather built the Harmon House hotel which previously sat on Michigan Avenue. A 1941 article in the Saline Observer commented on the newly constructed homes, "As compact as can be in keeping with utility and beauty, they surely will make home work a delight for some housewife". Carol and John Girbach bought the house from Harry Harmon, Carol's uncle, in 1952. Carol is a homemaker and worked as a bookkeeper for her father, Ben Uphaus, at Uphaus Electric on East Michigan Avenue. John worked as a machine operator at Tecumseh Products until his retirement.
Bibliographic Reference
1947 Assessor's Book. Interview with John and Carol Girbach January 8, 1994. "New Houses on North Lewis Street", Saline Observer. November 13, 1941.
Form Source
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE SK 106

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Survey Date
1994
Surveyor
K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date
April, 1994
Card No.
106

Technical Details

Image Size
2024 x 1472
File Size
396 KB
Record
SL1416
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"324 N. Lewis; Harmon-Girbach." In the digital collection Saline Historic Homes. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl1416/sl141601.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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