Architecture:
Style: Folk
House
Description: This turn of the century structure is a two story wood
frame house with cement siding and a cement block
foundation. It is cross gabled, the
front gable being dominant, the side gables over short
wings. Under the front gable are two
story cutaway bays. Under the north
gable is a one story squared bay. The
porch located on the north side has a shed roof with a decorative wood pattern
in the peak. The porch is supported by square
posts and has wood railing.
Significant
Period:
Construction Date: 1878
Architect/Builder: Unknown
Context: Edgar
White paid taxes on this property valued at $200 in 1878. E. W. Ortenberger
paid the taxes in 1887. Peter Voorheis lived there 1891 to 1901. Fred Trent, a clerk with Port Huron Engine
& Thresher Company, lived there from 1902 to 1904. Ernest Taylor, chief lino
operator for the Port Huron Times newspaper, lived there with his wife Blanche
in 1906. Thomas Foster, a laborer, lived
there with his wife Anna from 1907 to 1915.
William Wiseman, a boilermaker, lived there with his wife Agnes in
1918. Dagny Holth, widow of Christian, lived there from 1920 to
1924. John Kaiser, employed by Little
Brothers Foundry, lived there with his wife Mary in 1930-31. Charles Enright, a
city fireman, lived there with his wife Jennie in 1933. Hiram Mills, a carpenter, lived there with
his wife