308 N. Ann Arbor St. / Peter Weienett House

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About this home

National Register Listed: 10/10/85
Historic Name: Peter Weienett House
USGS Map: Saline Quadrangle
District Name: North Ann Arbor Street
Street and No.: 308 N. Ann Arbor St.
Municipal Unit: Saline
County: Washtenaw
Original Usage: Residence
Present Usage: Residence
Ownership: Visel, Richard and Mary

About this photograph

Photo Negative No.: 19:13
Photo Date: January, 1994
Photo View: South and west facades taken facing northeast

About the construction

Description: Two and a half story, crossed gable, Queen Anne style house. Small entry porch, and elongated side porch with spindlework supports, balustrade, railings, and frieze. Lattice under porch. Fishscale shingles in gables with sunbursts above and small window in shingled band. Rectangular bay on front (west) facade with shed roof, fishscale shingles, and bullseye accents beneath. Windows are multipaned above with one large pane below. Some windows are in pairs. Paint scheme accentuates details. Clapboard siding. Modern, two car, gable front garage at rear.
Date Of Construction: 1892
Context: Peter and Katherine Weienett built the house. Following Peter's death around 1911-1915, Kate lived in the house at least through 1926. Peter Weienett was deputy marshall. His wife Katherine was president of the Saline Library Association 1920-1926. The Miller family lived in the house from 1944 through 1968; followed by James W. Riley from 1969-1973; then Donald and Majorie Shelton from 1974-1984; and currently Richard and Mary Visel. This house is listed on the National Register as part of the North Ann Arbor Street Historic District.
Bibliographic Reference: City Directories: 1878, 1894, 1899, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1926, 1941, 1945. Assessor's files: 1947 and current; U.S. Census: 1910, 1920. Sanborn Maps: 1888, 1893, 1899, 1912, 1921, 1929; Bird's Eye View of Saline, 1872; 1985 Multiple Resource Nomination, Laurie Sommers.
Form Source: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE KG 74

About this record

Survey Date: May, 1994
Surveyor: K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date: April, 1994
Card No.: 74

Technical Details

Collection: Saline Historic Homes
Image Size: 2056 x 1480
File Size: 405 KB
Record: SL0123
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0123/sl012301.tif

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Full citation: "308 N. Ann Arbor St.; Peter Weienett House." In the digital collection Saline Historic Homes. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0123/sl012301.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.