The George J. Kempf House is a privately owned residential house located at 212 East Kilbuck Street in Tecumseh, 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.[1][2] It is located just around the corner from the Joseph E. Hall House.
George J. Kempf House | |
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  Location within the state of Michigan  George J. Kempf House (the United States) | |
| Location | 212 East Kilbuck Street Tecumseh, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°00′04″N 83°56′33″W / 42.00111°N 83.94250°W |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | George Kempf |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, Queen Anne |
| MPS | Tecumseh MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001570[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 13, 1986 |
History
editThe house was built in 1905 by architect George Kempf and embodies a mix of Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, and Queen Anne Style architecture. It is significant on the local level as a stylish turn-of-the-century, two-story house. George Kempf lived in the house, and he and his brother Henry built many local homes in Tecumseh around this time.[2]
Description
editThe Kempf House is a low, asymmetrical, two-story structure with an irregular plan. It has a hipped roof with additional gables and three dormers in the front. The central dormer contains two windows along with a triangular sunburst design in the gable peak; the smaller dormers to each side echo the decorative elements of the central dormer. The house is covered with clapboard. The front also contains a large porch with Tuscan columns.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 21, 2011. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ a b State of Michigan (2009). "Kempf, George J., House". Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: George J. Katl>f House