Wenzel House
The Wenzel House is a single family home located at 1203 South Fayette in Saginaw, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
Wenzel House | |
Location | 1203 S. Fayette, Saginaw, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 43°24′40″N 83°58′28″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1874 |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Italianate |
MPS | Center Saginaw MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 82002880[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 9, 1982 |
History
This house was constructed in 1874 for Mr. Wenzel, a Saginaw harness maker. It was later sold to Harold Sperbeck, who owned it into the 1980s..[2]
Description
The Wenzel House is a two-story frame Italianate house with bracketed eaves and a pediment breaking the eavesline of each facade. The house has a low-pitched hip roof, with a twelve pane belvedere having an arched roof line in the center of the main roof. A one-story wing is connected to the rear, and has an alcove porch rimmed by dentils. A classically-inspired front porch is a later addition; it has a hipped roof, balustrade, and columns. [2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- Marlia Hoover; Janet Kreger (February 1982), NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM: Wenzel House