223 South Ann Arbor Street

Architectural Description: This two-story, hipped-roof house is a unique example of the American Four Square style, with Prairie influences. It is of brick construction and has wide, overhanging eaves. The partial-width, flat-roofed porch has square brick supports and a solid brick balustrade. There is a hipped roof two-car detached brick garage in the rear of the house, built in ca. 1926.

History: Mr. Sim Wilson, publisher of the Saline Observer for many years, built this house in 1928. The plan was designed by Massachusetts architect, Eugene C. Gardner (1836-1915). Gardner had been a prominent architect for nearly fifty years and had authored many articles on architecture for leading magazines. The four square house (a subtype of a hipped roof cottage) was strongly advocated by Gardner. He once said that it "sprang from utility."

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.

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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