Wenzel House

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Wenzel House
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Location1203 S. Fayette, Saginaw, Michigan
Coordinates 43°24′40″N83°58′28″W / 43.41111°N 83.97444°W / 43.41111; -83.97444 (Wenzel House) Coordinates: 43°24′40″N83°58′28″W / 43.41111°N 83.97444°W / 43.41111; -83.97444 (Wenzel House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1874 (1874)
Architectural style Classical Revival, Italianate
MPS Center Saginaw MRA
NRHP reference # 82002880 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1982

The Wenzel House is a single family home located at 1203 South Fayette in Saginaw, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

Saginaw, Michigan City in Michigan, United States

Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw and Saginaw County are both located in the area known as Mid-Michigan or Central Michigan. The city of Saginaw is located adjacent to Saginaw Charter Township and is considered part of the Tri-City area, along with neighboring Bay City and Midland. The Saginaw County MSA had a population of 196,542 in 2013. The city is also the largest municipality within the Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City Metropolitan Area.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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History

This house was constructed in 1874 for Mr. Wenzel, a Saginaw harness maker. It was later sold to Harold Sperbeck, who owned it into the 1980s.. [2]

Description

The Wenzel House is a two story frame Italianate house with bracketed eaves and a pediment breaking the eavesline of each facade. The house has a low-pitched hip roof, with a twelve pane belvedere having an arched roof line in the center of the main roof. A one story wing is connected to the rear, and has an alcove porch rimmed by dentils. A classically-inspired front porch is a later addition; it has a hipped roof, balustrade, and columns. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Marlia Hoover; Janet Kreger (February 1982), NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM: Wenzel House