Henry R. Watson House

Last updated
Henry R. Watson House
Henry R Watson House Saline MI.JPG
Location7215 N. Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Saline, Michigan
Coordinates 42°10′50″N83°47′13″W / 42.18056°N 83.78694°W / 42.18056; -83.78694 (Henry R. Watson House) Coordinates: 42°10′50″N83°47′13″W / 42.18056°N 83.78694°W / 42.18056; -83.78694 (Henry R. Watson House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1883 (1883)
Built byHenry Rentchler
Architectural style Stick/eastlake
MPS Saline MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002965 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1985

The Henry R. Watson House is a single-family home located at 7215 North Ann Arbor-Saline Road in Saline, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

Contents

History

Dr. Henry R. Watson studied and practiced medicine with his father in the early nineteenth century, and set up his own practice around 1851. In 1882, he purchased the property this house sits on. A previous house was already located here, but in 1883 Watson hired builder Henry Rentchler to construct this house. He raised sheep on the surrounding farm. [2]

Description

The Watson house is a two-and-one-half story frame cross-gable Stick Style house on a stone foundation. It has a wraparound Eastlake front porch and an overhanging side porch. Decorative details include corner posts, shingled beltcourses, and sunburst panels above windows and in the gable ends. There are multiple projecting bays having diagonal brackets at the eavesline. [2]

Related Research Articles

Henry W. Baker House United States historic place

The Henry W. Baker House is located at 233 S. Main St. in Plymouth, Michigan. It was built by its original owner as a private home, but now houses commercial space. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1981 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Henry Klindt House United States historic place

The Henry Klindt House is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.

Henry Ebeling House United States historic place

The Henry Ebeling House is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. Henry Ebeling, a local contractor was the first person to live in the house in 1888. He more than likely built it as well. The two-story house features a cross-gable plan, a polygonal bay window on the east side, and it has two additions made to the back. While some of the architectural details are now missing from the house, one can still see some of them on the front porch. The Late Victorian style residence has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.

Henry Ockershausen House United States historic place

The Henry Ockershausen House is a historic building located in a residential-light industrial neighborhood on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.

George J. Kempf House United States historic place

The George J. Kempf House is a privately owned residential house located at 212 East Kilbuck Street in the city of Tecumseh in Lenawee County, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan State Historic State and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1986. It is located just around the corner from the Joseph E. Hall House.

Rentschler Farm Museum United States historic place

Rentschler Farm Museum is a historic site located at 1265 East Michigan Avenue near downtown Saline, Michigan. The site consists of an old-fashioned farmhouse and eleven outbuildings, including a hog house, an equipment shed, a hen house, and a windmill, among others. The site is now a museum that serves as a tourist attraction, showing how farming has changed over the years. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Saline First Presbyterian Church United States historic place

Saline First Presbyterian Church is a historic church located at 143 E. Michigan Avenue in Saline, Michigan. It was added to the National Register in 1985 and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1995.

Samuel Green House United States historic place

The Samuel Green House is a historic house located at 264 East 200 South in Pleasant Grove, Utah.

Henry Weis House United States historic place

The Henry Weis House is a historic building located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Weis was a factory owner that produced egg case fillers, which were used to protect eggs during shipping. He engaged the local architectural firm of Murphy & Ralston to design this house, which was completed in 1902. Architecturally, the two-story frame structure is "transitional" in its design, featuring elements of the Queen Anne and the Colonial Revival styles. The Queen Anne is found in its irregular plan, wraparound porch, full-height bays, small second floor porch, and the small screened porch. The Colonial Revival is found in the Ionic fluted porch columns, and the consoles with a row of dentils located along the cornice. The house also features foliated designs on the gable ends. It remained in the Weis family into the 1930s when it was converted into apartments. It has subsequently been converted into a bed and breakfast. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Owen A. and Emma J. Garretson House United States historic place

The Owen A. and Emma J. Garretson House is a historic building located east of Salem, Iowa, United States. Its significance is derived from its association with Owen Garretson, a local farmer, politician, and historian. His parents, Joel C. and Elizabeth (Goodson) Garretson, were two of the earliest settlers in Henry County, settling here in 1837. The elder Garretson's were opposed to slavery and their farm house was a stop on the Underground Railroad. Owen farmed with his father, and eventually acquired his father's farm. He was involved locally and on the state level with the People's Party, served as a county supervisor, and on the boards of local institutions. Garretson was the president of the Henry County Historical Society, and was a member of the State Historical Society of Iowa. He wrote several articles on the history of Henry County and southeast Iowa that were published in Palimpsest and the Iowa Journal of History and Politics.

Chaffee-Hunter House United States historic place

The Chaffee-Hunter House is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Built in 1886, the single family dwelling is named for its first two residents, Henry L. Chaffee and Edward H. Hunter who bought it from Chaffee in 1891. The house calls attention to Hunter who served as the local postmaster from 1894 to 1898. He conceived and implemented the idea of a streetcar-mounted collection box for the mail. It was later implemented in other cities in the country. The 2½-story frame Queen Anne structure features a gable-on-hip roof with intersecting gables, a brick foundation, wrap-around porch, and dormer windows. The house was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. It was included as a contributing property in the Polk County Homestead and Trust Company Addition Historic District in 2016.

East Michigan Avenue Historic District United States historic place

The East Michigan Avenue Historic District is a residential historic district located at 300-321 East Michigan Avenue, 99-103 Maple Street, and 217, 300 and 302 East Henry in Saline, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Jortin Forbes House United States historic place

The Jortin Forbes House is a single-family home located at 211 North Ann Arbor Street in Saline, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Charles Guthard House United States historic place

The Charles Guthard House is a single-family home located at 211 E. Michigan Avenue in Saline, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

George R. Lutz House United States historic place

The George R. Lutz House is a single family home located at 103 West Henry Street in Saline, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Miller-Walker House United States historic place

The Miller-Walker House was a single-family home located at 117 McKay Street in Saline, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The house is missing and is presumed to have been demolished some time after 1985.

North Ann Arbor Street Historic District United States historic place

The North Ann Arbor Street Historic District is a residential historic district, consisting of the houses at 301, 303, and 305-327 North Ann Arbor Street in Saline, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Louis Sturm House United States historic place

The Louis Sturm House is a single family home located at 100 Russell in Saline, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Samuel D. Van Duzer House United States historic place

The Samuel D. Van Duzer House was built as a single family home, and is located at 205 South Ann Arbor Street in Saline, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Zalmon Church House United States historic place

The Zalmon Church House is a single-family home located at 113 North Ann Arbor in Saline, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Laurie Sommers (April 1985), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Henry R. Watson House