George J. Kempf House

George J. Kempf House
Location within the state of Michigan
George J. Kempf House (the US)
Location 212 East Kilbuck Street
Tecumseh, Michigan
Coordinates 42°00′04″N 83°56′33″W / 42.00111°N 83.94250°W / 42.00111; -83.94250Coordinates: 42°00′04″N 83°56′33″W / 42.00111°N 83.94250°W / 42.00111; -83.94250
Built 1905
Architect George Kempf
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, Queen Anne
MPS Tecumseh MRA
NRHP reference # 86001570[1]
Added to NRHP August 13, 1986

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.[1][2] It is located just around the corner from the Joseph E. Hall House.

History

The 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

The 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

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 21, 2011.
  2. 1 2 State of Michigan (2009). "Kempf, George J., House". Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: George J. Katl>f House
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