Historic buildings, Ann Arbor, Michigan / by Marjorie Reade and Susan Wineberg.

723 Moore Street
Waite-Kellogg House

1838/1865

Behind its unappealing asbestos siding and fire escapes, this house is a gem
waiting to be uncovered and restored. Built in approximately 1838 byJoseph
Waite, it was originally two stories high and one room deep - an example of
the type of folk house known as an I-house. Although built as a private house,
and adorned by a very handsome Greek Revival doorway, it soon became a
rooming house for workers at the nearby Jones and Foley paper mill. Times
were tough in the country after the Panic of 1837 and large houses like this
quickly became a heavy burden for individuals.
A very individualistic citizen, however, saw fit to purchase the house in 1865
and enlarge it into its present Italianate configuration. This was Daniel B.
Kellogg, clairvoyant physician. Dr. Kellogg was famous enough - and his
home was grand enough - to be featured in an engraving in the 1874 Atlas of
Washtenaw County. From this engraving one gets a true image of the treasure
which lies beneath the surface.
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