206- W. Henry

About this Item

About this home

USGS Map: Saline Quadrangle
Street and No.: 206- W. Henry
Municipal Unit: Saline
County: Washtenaw
Original Usage: Residence
Present Usage: Residence
Ownership: Karpenski, Marjorie

About this photograph

Photo Negative No.: 16:08
Photo Date: January, 1994
Photo View: South and west facades taken facing northeast

About the construction

Description: Two story, gable front, Folk House. Wide trim boards beneath eaves. Full width porch has wood supports and balustrade in a geometric pattern. Flat porch roof has wood balustrade with an X pattern. Windows are six lights over six. Stone foundation. Stoop on west facade. One story addition to west rear. East facade has three additions: gable addition to original house; small entry addition; and one story addition to rear of first addition. Aluminum siding.
Date Of Construction: pre-1872
Context: This house seems to be on the 1872 Bird's Eye View of Saline. Probably originally a vernacular Greek Revival style house. Mary Nissley lived in the house 1899-1916. Ida and Henry Boettger bought the house in 1921, and lived there through 1941. Bernard and Mable Boettger owned it in 1947. Remodeled in 1949.
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 6,1941; Tax Rolls: 1931 and 1935.
Form Source: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE KG 189

About this record

Survey Date: May, 1994
Surveyor: K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date: April, 1994
Card No.: 189

Technical Details

Collection: Saline Historic Homes
Image Size: 2512 x 1696
File Size: 567 KB
Record: SL0619
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl0619/sl061902.tif

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