212 West Henry Street

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

Photo by Lori Swick
October 2012

Architectural Description: This is a one-and-one-half story, side-gabled, vernacular, Tudor Revival style house. It has a steeply pitched roof with a shed roof dormer. The window configuration in the dormer has been modified since the 1994 Survey, from three ribbon windows to a pair of one over one, double-hung windows. The front picture window and the full width front porch have been added since the 1994 Kosky and Glynn Survey.

History: Erwin Schmid and his wife Nona built this house in 1941. In 1948, the Schmids purchased the Orange Risdon house when it was under the threat of demolition, relocated it to 210 West Henry St., and remodeled the Risdon house into separate apartments (Saline Observer, July 22, 1948).
Mr. Schmid was the owner and operator of Schmid’s Meat Market, a successful family-run business for many years in the Saline community.

Sources: "Historic District Study Committee Report of West Henry/South Lewis Local Historic District." 2001.

Kosky & Glynn Associates. "Historical and Architectural Survey." 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