208 E. Michigan Ave.

About this Item

About this home

USGS Map: Saline Quadrangle
Street and No.: 208 E. Michigan Ave.
Municipal Unit: Saline
County: Washtenaw
Original Usage: Residence
Present Usage: Residence
Ownership: Patrick and Lisa Cayen

About this photograph

Photo Negative No.: 13:22
Photo Date: Jan-94
Photo View: North and west facades. Facing southeast.

About the construction

Description: This frame gable front and wing Folk House sits on a stone foundation. Enclosed front porch on a brick foundation probably added at a later date. Wide cornice and frieze windows in the wing hint of Greek Revival styling. Wing on back sits on stone foundation and has a porch with wooden railing. Barn in rear.
Date Of Construction: ca.1847
Context: According to the assessor's file, this house was built ca.1847, making it one of the earliest homes in Saline. The first occupant found was Miss Lucy Cobb, dressmaker. A George Cobb (on Adrian), farmer and partner in Cobb & Hauser in 1881, may have been a relative, but no definitive connection was found. The next occupants were John and Anna Mary Smith who lived in the house in the 1920s. Their name was spelled Smith in the census and Schmidt in the city directory, possibly indicating a name change after their immigration from Germany or maybe just a misspelling. The Galls occupied the house in the 1940s; Sam Gall was manager of Ebling Dairy on E. McKay.
Bibliographic Reference: Saline Observer, March, 1881. Notice of Dissulution (Cobb & Hauser). 1910 and 1920 U.S. Census Saline city directories. Assessor's files 1947 and 1993.
Form Source: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE SK 33

About this record

Survey Date: 1994
Surveyor: K. Glynn & S. Kosky
Recorder Date: April, 1994
Card No.: 33

Technical Details

Collection: Saline Historic Homes
Image Size: 2048 x 1472
File Size: 401 KB
Record: SL1318
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sdlhomes/x-sl1318/sl131801.tif

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