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Kingsley Apartments - 809 E Kingsley Street, October 1954

Kingsley Apartments - 809 E Kingsley Street, October 1954 image
Year:
1954
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 2, 1954
Caption:
APARTMENT BUILDING SOLD: Mr. and Mrs. L. Norris Post of Ann Arbor have bought the 36-unit Kingsley Apartments at 809 E. Kingsley St. The structure was erected in 1929.

Cottonwood Farm - Interior, April 1948 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Cottonwood Farm - Interior, April 1948 image
Year:
1948
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 21, 1948
Caption:
114-YEAR-OLD FIREPLACE RESTORED: Shown above is the fireplace in the Cottonwood Farm homestead, Farrell and Webster Church Roads, restored to its original appearance and usefulness by its most recent owners, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mast. At the left of the fireplace is the bake oven.

Cottonwood Farm Home - Exterior, April 1948 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Cottonwood Farm Home - Exterior, April 1948 image
Year:
1948
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 21, 1948
Caption:
BUILT IN 1834: Completely remodeled and restored to its original eraly 19th century appearance by its present owners, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mast, is the Cottonwood Farm home, shown above. This pioneer dwelling is one of a group of buildings at or near the Webster Church Corners, Farrell and Webster Church Roads. The present farm includes 240 acres, residue of the original tract of 1,000 acres. Four other farms carved from the original tract are now owned by Emil Kaiser, Emmet Farrell, Le Roy Waterman and Frank Winslow.

Old Fire Station, Spring 1973 Photographer: Jeff Parsons

Old Fire Station, Spring 1973 image
Year:
1973

Old Fire Station, Spring 1973 Photographer: Jeff Parsons

Old Fire Station, Spring 1973 image
Year:
1973

Old County Jail Building on North Main Street, July 1958 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Old County Jail Building on North Main Street, July 1958 image
Year:
1958
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 3, 1958
Caption:
OLDEST KNKOWN STRUCTURE: The old county jail at 627 N. Main St., was erected in 1837, the year the University was established in Ann Arbor. Originally a natural red-brick color, the building has been whitewashed many times over by intervening lessees. It has seen service as a gasoline station, junk shop, apartment house, warehouse and church, among other things. Now it's scheduled for razing and has been picked as the site for the new Dunbar Community Center. Removal is slated within 90 days.

Montgomery Ward Building at Northwest Corner of Main and Catherine Streets, July 1958 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Montgomery Ward Building at Northwest Corner of Main and Catherine Streets, July 1958 image
Year:
1958
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 3, 1958
Caption:
VARIED USES: The Montgomery Ward & Co. warehouse and farm store building at 301-305 N. Main St. has seen varied uses in its history. For 30 years it was a wholesale grocery warehouse. Before that it was the home of The Ann Arbor Times-News, forerunner of today's News. It has also housed a rug company and a confectionery.

Renovation of Laundry Building (Former Davis Block - Agricultural Hall) on Catherine Street, July 1958 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Renovation of Laundry Building (Former Davis Block - Agricultural Hall) on Catherine Street, July 1958 image
Year:
1958
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 3, 1958
Caption:
OLD LAUNDRY REMODELED: The White Swan Laundry Co. and its successor, the Vogue Dry Cleaners and Laundry, stood on this spot at 201 Catherine St. for about 50 years. The building is being renovated by a new owner and will be used as an office building.

Pioneer House with Log Flooring on North Fourth Avenue, July 1958 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Pioneer House with Log Flooring on North Fourth Avenue, July 1958 image
Year:
1958
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 3, 1958
Caption:
LOG FLOORING: The floor of this home at 646 N. Fourth Ave. is made of logs cleared from adjacent land about a century ago. Typical of pioneer houses, the first floor ceiling is only 7 feet high. Note grilles over upper windows.