Architecture:
Style: Folk
House
Description: This house was built in the front gable Folk House
style. It is a one and a half story wood
frame home with wood clapboard siding and a cement block foundation. There is a full front porch, with tapered
wood square posts on contoured cement block pillars, and metal railing. The entrance and stairs are off center to the
right. There is also a small side porch
on the south side.
Significant
Period:
Construction Date: circa 1905
Architect/Builder: Unknown
Context: Several
families lived in the home over the years.
Andrew Burns, employed by the P M Railway, and his wife Mary lived there
1906-1909. George Langtry,
a commercial traveler for Morton Salt Company, and his wife Olive lived there
from 1910 to 1913. John Brown, a
toolmaker for Port Huron Construction Company, and his wife May lived there in
1915-16. Henry Gardner, brakeman for G T
Railway, and his wife Martha lived there in 1918. John Caughlin, a
barber, lived there from 1919 to 1921.
Herman King, employed by the Road Commission, lived there with his wife
Esther in 1922. Jesse Jones, employed by
Wilsons, and his wife Eva lived there from
1924-26. Norman Duncan employed by the
Port Huron S & P Company, lived there from 1928 to the later 1930s. Roy Mantikoski,
employed by A H Manufacturing Company, and his wife Thelma lived there in 1940.