225 Monroe / William Acton House
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About this home
- Historic Name
- William Acton House
- USGS Map
- Saline Quadrangle
- Street and No.
- 225 Monroe
- Municipal Unit
- Saline
- County
- Washtenaw
- Original Usage
- Residence
- Present Usage
- Residence
- Ownership
- Gumtow, Paul
About this photograph
- Photo Negative No.
- 7:20
- Photo Date
- January, 1994
- Photo View
- North and west facades taken facing southeast
About the construction
- Description
- Two story, I-House form of Folk House. Pseudo-gambrel treatment to center front. Full width porch with round support columns resting on formed concrete piers. Plain wood balustrade. Windows are one light over one. Two story addition to rear. Brick chimney on north facade. Aluminum siding. Stone foundation. Two car garage at rear.
- Date Of Construction
- 1910 ca.
- Context
- William and Lydia Acton owned the house from 1910-1935. William was a blacksmith at 123 W. Michigan. Raymon and Helen Hirth lived in the house from at least 1941-1947.
- 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; Tax Rolls: 1931 and 1935.
- Form Source
- MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE KG 44
About this record
- Survey Date
- May, 1994
- Surveyor
- K. Glynn & S. Kosky
- Recorder Date
- April, 1994
- Card No.
- 44
Technical Details
- Collection
- Saline Historic Homes
- Image Size
- 2064 x 1488
- File Size
- 409 KB
- Record
- SL0817
- Link to this Item
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