320 North Ann Arbor Street

1994 Survey Photo by Kosky & Glynn Associates
Copyright held by the City of Saline

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-story, gabled ell, Folk Victorian style house. The wrap around porch contains Ionic columns resting on formed concrete piers and a long, curving balustrade. There is a modern picture window on the west-facing façade. Most of the other windows are four lights over four and one light over one. A new window has been added in the upper front gable since the 1994 Survey.

History: This house was built in ca. 1870. It appears on the 1888 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map. Emanuel and Julia Layher lived in this house with their five children from approximately 1910-1926. Emanuel was a section foreman for the railroad and several of his sons were section heads in 1916 (Kosky & Glynn).

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

Saline Area Historical Society photo available through the Saline District Library http://saline.lib.mi.us/ 

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