102 W. Henry / Charles Carven House

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About this home

Historic Name: Charles Carven House
USGS Map: Saline Quadrangle
Street and No.: 102 W. Henry
Municipal Unit: Saline
County: Washtenaw
Original Usage: Residence
Present Usage: Residence
Ownership: Dieterle, John and Sylvia

About this photograph

Photo Negative No.: 16:03
Photo Date: January, 1994
Photo View: South and west facades taken facing northeast

About the construction

Description: Two story, gable front Folk House. Exterior brick chimney on east facade. Full width porch on formed concrete block foundation with east end enclosed. Round column supports and wood balustrade. One over one windows, some with aluminum awnings. One story shed roof addition to rear. Aluminum siding. Two and a half car garage at rear.
Date Of Construction: pre-1870
Context: Charles and Julia Carven lived in this house from the time of their marriage until Mr. Carven's death in 1934. Charles served as marshall and street commissioner for twenty three years. His uncle was the first village president. Julia was originally from Virginia, and her family fled when the Civil War began. Her father, Gardner Slayton, fought with the Union Army. When they returned after the war, they found their home in ruins. Julia was invited by her great aunt, Mrs. Jane Wheeler Drake, to live with her in Saline. Charles and Julia's only child was Bessie Carven Collins, local historian. The house appears to be on the 1872 Bird's Eye View of Saline. The porch appears on the 1893 Sanborn in the same form as today (enclosed at one end, and an open porch at the other).
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. Saline Observer: February 8, 1934, March 12, 1942; Tax Rolls: 1931 and 1935.
Form Source: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE KG 174

About this record

Survey Date: May, 1994
Surveyor: K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date: April, 1994
Card No.: 174

Technical Details

Collection: Saline Historic Homes
Image Size: 2064 x 1488
File Size: 409 KB
Record: SL0604
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0604/sl060401.tif

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