327 N. Ann Arbor St. / Arthur Armbruster House

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About this home

National Register Listed: 10/10/85
Historic Name: Arthur Armbruster House
USGS Map: Saline Quadrangle
District Name: North Ann Arbor Street
Street and No.: 327 N. Ann Arbor St.
Municipal Unit: Saline
County: Washtenaw
Original Usage: Residence
Present Usage: Residence
Ownership: Kenzie, Steve

About this photograph

Photo Negative No.: 17:13
Photo Date: January, 1994
Photo View: South and east facades taken facing northwest

About the construction

Description: Two and a half story, cross gabled, Queen Anne style house with free classic detailing. Full width porch with round support columns resting on a stone balustrade. Porch roof has a pediment over the entry accented with a sunburst. Double gables on front (east) facade with fishscale shingles and sunbursts. Small window in upper gable and a pseudo-Palladian window in the lower one. Small windows only in side gables. Entry door is wood with oval glass. Diamond shaped window beside door. Windows are six lights over six, and eight over eight with shutters. Aluminum siding. -Two story addition to rear. Gambrel roof barn at rear.
Date Of Construction: 1912-20
Context: Arthur Armbruster was secretary-treasurer of the Saline Co-operative Association. The house remained in the Armbruster family until 1984. This house appears as a dwelling for the first time on the 1921 Sanborn map. Prior to this, a lumberyard was located on the property, and none of the buildings was labeled as a dwelling. It was converted to a two-family house in 1976, and changed back to a single family residence in 1980-81. 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 96

About this record

Survey Date: May, 1994
Surveyor: K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date: April, 1994
Card No.: 96

Technical Details

Collection: Saline Historic Homes
Image Size: 2040 x 1472
File Size: 400 KB
Record: SL0220
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Full citation: "327 N. Ann Arbor St.; Arthur Armbruster House." In the digital collection Saline Historic Homes. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0220/sl022001.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 08, 2024.