Joseph E. Hall House (Tecumseh, Michigan)
History
The house was built in as early as 1870 for Joseph E. Hall, a local jeweler and instrument maker. It was designed and constructed by Salmon Crane, who was a leading architect in Tecumseh in the second half of the nineteenth century. Hall and his family lived here until 1882, when it was purchased by Sylvester Erskine, a barber and saloon keeper.
Description
The house was designed in the style mix of Italianate and Late Victorian architecture. It is a modestly sized brick house, typical of those built in the area at the time. It is noted for its irregular L-shaped design, which features a square tower located between the arms of the L. The house has widely projecting eaves supported by simple paired brackets. Window openings in the main section have segmental-arch heads without caps, while in the tower they have round heads and corbelled brick caps. A hip-roof, brick-pier porch wraps around the front of the house and part of one side.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 21, 2011.
- ^ State of Michigan (2009). "Hall, Joseph E., House". Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Joseph E. Hall House