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310 North Ann Arbor Street
310 North Ann Arbor Street
Date of Construction: ca. 1880
Photo by Cynthia Christensen
April 2013
This house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the North Ann Arbor Street District.
Architectural Description: This is a two-and-one-half story, side gabled Folk Victorian style house with a gabled dormer in the center front roof. The wrap around front porch contains wooden supports and spindlework details. The house has clapboard siding and the majority of the windows are one light over one. There is a one-and-one-half story shed roof addition on the back (east) side of the house and a two-and-one-half story, gable front barn behind the house, located on the southeast section of the property. The barn was built at the same time as the house. It has wood siding, a wood sliding door, and a small window in the gable peak.
History: This house was constructed in ca. 1880. The first known occupant was Minnie Tower (widow of Frank Tower). Minnie was listed in the 1920 Saline City Directory as living at this address. According to the 1880 U.S. Census, Frank and Minnie had previously lived in Lodi Township, with Frank's occupation listed as a farmer.
Sources:
"Historic District Study Committee Report of North Ann Arbor Street Local Historic District." 2004. Kosky & Glynn Associates. "Historical and Architectural Survey." Saline, Michigan. 1994.
National Register of Historic Places, North Ann Arbor Street Historic District, Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan, National Register #85002958
Sommers, Laurie. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Historic Resources of Saline, Michigan--Partial Inventory: Historic and Architectural Properties." National Park Service.
Suggested Reading: McAlester, Virginia, and Lee McAlester. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
Prepared by Lori Swick
April 17, 2013