412 North Ann Arbor Street
Date of Construction: 1930
Photo by Lori Swick
February 2013
Architectural Description: This is a two-and-one-half story, Dutch Colonial Revival house with a gambrel roof. There are steps leading to the entrance with a hood roof.
A two-story addition is on the rear of the house and an enclosed sunporch with hipped roof is on the south elevation. The second story has a full-width dormer across the front (west) façade with two sets of paired windows.
To read further about this style, please click on the link below:
http://www.antiquehome.org/Architectural-Style/dutch-colonial.htm
History: The original owners of this house were Maurice Henderson and his wife, Louella, who built it in 1930 and lived here for at least thirty years.
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
Suggested Reading:
McAlester, Virginia & Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1984.
Prepared by Lori Swick
April 17, 2013