210 South Ann Arbor Street

Architectural Description: This is a side-gabled Dutch Colonial style house with a gambrel roof. The front (east) façade has two gambrel dormers and a full-width porch. The south elevation contains a bay window. The exterior is clad in cedar shingles and most of the windows are original. According to the 2007 Study Committee Report, a cistern still exists in this house and a gutter drains to the cistern.

History: This house was built sometime between 1900 and 1905 by Alfred Humphrey, postmaster. Mr. Humphrey lived here with his wife until at least 1916. Julius Feldkamp owned the house from 1920-1935. There was a succession of owners afterward, including Thomas Schurtz, who owned a handle factory on West Bennett Street. The house appears to have the same layout today as on the 1921 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.

Sources: "Historic District Study Committee Report for the South Ann Arbor Street Local Historic District." 2007.

Kosky & Glynn Associates. "Intensive Survey, South Ann Arbor Street, Saline, Michigan." 1994.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1921. Sheet #6.

* Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Saline, Michigan, Washtenaw County (1888,1893, 1899, 1912, 1921 and 1929) are owned by the City of Saline and located at the Saline City Hall.

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

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