209 S. Ann Arbor St. / Erastus La Baren House

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About this home

Historic Name: Erastus La Baren House
USGS Map: Saline Quadrangle
Street and No.: 209 S. Ann Arbor St.
Municipal Unit: Saline
County: Washtenaw
Original Usage: Residence
Present Usage: Residence
Ownership: Hinderer, James

About this photograph

Photo Negative No.: 16:16
Photo Date: January, 1994
Photo View: West facade taken facing east

About the construction

Description: One and a half story, side gabled, Folk House. Returns on gable ends. Windows are one light over one. Front (west) facade has narrow shutters on windows. Wood porch with wood balustrade and railings. Asbestos shingle siding. Multiple additions to rear. One car garage at rear. Stone foundation.
Date Of Construction: 1850 ca.
Context: Remodeled in 1945. Probably originally a Greek Revival style house. The 1854 Bechler wall map indicated a house in the approximate location of 209. The 1872 Bird's Eye View shows a Greek Revival house in this location. The 1870 tax rolls show Erastus LaBaren as owning one lot, and his name is on the 1874 atlas. The 1892 tax rolls show John Dunn as owning the property and his name with estate following it, is on the 1895 atlas. Katherine Henzler emmigrated from Germany to Saline after the death of her husband in 1895, and her name appears on the 1899 city directory. Katherine died in 1920, and James House appears on the 1926 city directory. Edna House owns the property through 1935, and then Margaret Niles name is on the assessor's file. The house is then sold to Elmer Hinderer in 1947, and James Hinderer is the current owner.
Bibliographic Reference: City Directories: 1878, 1884, 1894, 1899, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1926, 1941, 1945. Assessor's files: 1947 and current; U.S. Census: 1884, 1910, 1920. Sanborn Maps: 1888, 1893, 1899, 1912, 1921, 1929; Bird's Eye View of Saline, 1872; Bechler's 1854 wall map; Atlases: 1874,1895, 1915; Tax Rolls: 1850-54, 1870, 1892, 1931 and 1935; Saline Observer: May 20, 1920.
Form Source: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE KG 128

About this record

Survey Date: May, 1994
Surveyor: K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date: April, 1994
Card No.: 128

Technical Details

Collection: Saline Historic Homes
Image Size: 2064 x 1488
File Size: 409 KB
Record: SL0405
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0405/sl040501.tif

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Full citation: "209 S. Ann Arbor St.; Erastus La Baren House." In the digital collection Saline Historic Homes. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0405/sl040501.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.