314 North Ann Arbor Street

14 North Ann Arbor Street
Date of Construction: ca. 1907

Photo by Lori Swick
February 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 transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival style house with free classic detailing. The roof is hipped with lower crossed gables and the projecting bays have broken pediments. The wrap around porch has slender wood supports, balustrade and railing.
A sleeping porch is above the entry porch. The front gable section has a fanlight topped with a keystone and the west-facing façade contains a keyhole window, set between the first and second stories, just north of the porch. The north elevation contains two bays: the larger bay is on the second story and has bracket supports and the smaller one is closer to the rear on the first story (Kosky & Glynn). There is a two-story, gable front livery barn in the south rear of the house with wood diagonal accents in the gable. The barn has wood siding and sliding doors. A large window and a hinged, square door are situated above the sliding doors. The current owner stated that historically, the middle room of this barn would have housed the horse and the front room on the south side housed the carriage. The back room was meant for keeping chickens and was equipped with a ramp and a small door off the rear. The hay and straw were stored upstairs and dropped down into a holder for feeding.

History: The house and barn were built in ca.1907. John Koch sold the home to Willis Fowler in 1907. In 1909, Willis Fowler sold it to Lewis Cool, the brother of Charles Cool and partner in the Cool Brother’s Grain Company, which was located on North Ann Arbor Street, near West Bennett Street. Herman Heininger and his wife Pauline lived at 314 North Ann Arbor St. from approximately 1920-1930. Herman's occupation was listed in the 1920 U.S. Census as salesman (of silos) and in the 1930 U.S. Census, he was listed as "salesman of farm implements." Herman and his brother Fred owned Heininger’s Implements at 123 W. Michigan Avenue, where they also sold tractors and automobiles (Chrysler, Willys-Knight and Overland Star). Herman built the house at 101 South Lewis Street in 1926. Herman and Pauline were listed as living at the South Lewis address in the 1930 U.S. Census. Further research needs to be conducted on the occupancy of 314 North Ann Arbor Street from 1930 until 1966, when it was sold to Gerald Wilde. The Kosky & Glynn report states that the property remained in the Heininger family through 1966.

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.

United States Federal Census. Year: 1920; Census Place: Lodi, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: T625_800; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 44.

United States Federal Census. Year: 1930; Census Place: Saline, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: 1029; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 1089.0; FHL microfilm: 2340764.
http://www.ancestry.com/

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