Henry R. Watson House

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]

Henry R. Watson House
Location7215 N. Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Saline, Michigan
Coordinates42°10′50″N 83°47′13″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1883 (1883)
Built byHenry Rentchler
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake
MPSSaline MRA
NRHP reference No.85002965[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1985

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]

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