213 West Henry Street

213 West Henry Street
Date of Construction: pre-1870

Photo by Lori Swick
October 2013

Architectural Description: This is a one-and-one-half story vernacular Gothic Revival style house, with side gables and a center front gable.
There is a partial-width open front porch with slender, round columns and a central door. There are two small windows over the porch, in the same window configuration as on the remainder of the house, with one light over one light.

History: The date of construction has been determined to be ca.1870, although it may have been built earlier. Further deed research will be necessary to add to the history of this home. The 1994 survey states that this house was probably moved to this site sometime after 1921. The house does not appear on the 1921 Sanborn Map, but does appear on the 1929 Sanborn map (Kosky and Glynn). Previous owners include Robert Cullen, who owned the house from 1926-1935, and Harold Cullen, who lived here in 1947. The house was eventually sold to the Faith Baptist Church (Kosky and Glynn).

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