414 North Ann Arbor Street

414 North Ann Arbor Street
Date of Construction: 1938


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Photo by Lori Swick
February 2013

Architectural Description: This is a one-and-one-half story, clipped gable-front vernacular house with a full width enclosed porch. There is a one-car garage in the rear.

History: Elmer Blumhardt built this house in 1938. He lived in the house until 1947, when it was sold to Clarence Girbach. The porch was enclosed in 1957 (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

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