117 S. Ann Arbor St. / Saline Methodist Episcopal Church

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About this home

National Register Listed: 10/10/85
Historic Name: Saline Methodist Episcopal Church
USGS Map: Saline Quadrangle
Common Name: Calico Cat
Street and No.: 117 S. Ann Arbor St.
Municipal Unit: Saline
County: Washtenaw
Original Usage: Religious
Present Usage: Commercial - Gift Shop
Ownership: Duncan, James and Marcia

About this photograph

Photo Negative No.: 17:19
Photo Date: January, 1994
Photo View: North and west facades taken facing southeast

About the construction

Description: One and a half story, Richardsonian Romanesque church with a three and a half story, square tower on the southwest corner. Entrance is through a projecting, cut stone, castellated entry with a wide arch opening. Body of the church is red brick, with cut stone on the foundation, the lower third of the tower, and the castelleated entry. Tower features narrow lancet windows, and Palladian-like windows in the bellfry. Round, stained glass window located above entry arch. South facade dominated by a large, stained glass window, which rises into a shaped gable. It is composed of a large center sphere, surrounded by circles, connected by mullions, and set over four vertical stained glass windows. Red brick, one story addition (1975) to the east side of the building.
Date Of Construction: 1899
Architect/Builder: Clark and Munger, architects; Offord and Schaffter, builders.
Context: Built in 1899 by Clark and Munger of Bay City, and executed by local builders, Offord and Schaffer. This building is a nice example of vernacular, Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. The first Methodist church on the site was built in 1839, followed by a New England style frame church. The present church was built in 1899, and was used as such until 1989, when the congregation moved to a new site. The Calico Cat opened in this building in 1990. This building is listed on the National Register.
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; Gail Slaughter, "Looking Through 184 Pages of .....", undated article in Saline Library, Vertical File.
Form Source: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE KG 119

About this record

Survey Date: May, 1994
Surveyor: K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date: April, 1994
Card No.: 119

Technical Details

Collection: Saline Historic Homes
Image Size: 2064 x 1488
File Size: 409 KB
Record: SL0321
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0321/sl032101.tif

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Full citation: "117 S. Ann Arbor St.; Saline Methodist Episcopal Church." In the digital collection Saline Historic Homes. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0321/sl032101.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.