Joseph E. Hall House (Tecumseh, Michigan)
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The Joseph E. Hall House is a privately-owned residential house located at 210 South Oneida Street in the city of Tecumseh
in Lenawee County
, Michigan
. It was designated as a Michigan State Historic State
and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on August 13, 1986. It is located just around the corner from the George J. Kempf House
.
The house was built in as early as 1870 for Joseph E. Hall, a local jeweler and instrument maker. It was designed in the style mix of Italianate
and Late Victorian
architecture by Salmon Crane, who was a leading architect in Tecumseh in the second half of the nineteenth century. The brick house, which is modest in size and typical of those built in the area at the time, is noted for its irregular design, which features an L-shaped floor plan and square tower. The Hall family lived in the house until 1882.
Tecumseh, Michigan
Tecumseh is a small city in Lenawee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated where M-50 crosses the River Raisin, a few miles east of M-52. Tecumseh is about SW of Detroit, south of Ann Arbor and north of Toledo, OH....
in Lenawee County
Lenawee County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 98,890 people, 35,930 households, and 26,049 families residing in the county. The population density was 132 people per square mile . There were 39,769 housing units at an average density of 53 per square mile...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. It was designated as a Michigan State Historic State
Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office is in charge of the listing of historic resources of local, state, and national interest in the U.S. state of Michigan, including buildings, lighthouses, bridges, historic districts, and many other properties deemed important to the history of Michigan...
and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on August 13, 1986. It is located just around the corner from the George J. Kempf House
George J. Kempf House
The George J. Kempf House is a privately-owned residential house located at 212 East Kilbuck Street in the city of Tecumseh in Lenawee County, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan State Historic State and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1986. It is located...
.
The house was built in as early as 1870 for Joseph E. Hall, a local jeweler and instrument maker. It was designed in the style mix of Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
and Late Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
architecture by Salmon Crane, who was a leading architect in Tecumseh in the second half of the nineteenth century. The brick house, which is modest in size and typical of those built in the area at the time, is noted for its irregular design, which features an L-shaped floor plan and square tower. The Hall family lived in the house until 1882.