National Register of Historic Places

Kempf, George J., House

Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan
Listed
August 12, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86001570

About this property

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. It is located just around the corner from the Joseph E. Hall House. 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. 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.

Location

212 E. Kilbuck
Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan
42.00128, -83.94251

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Kempf, George J., House listed on the National Register?

Kempf, George J., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Kempf, George J., House?

Kempf, George J., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Kempf, George J., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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