55 South Main Street

<<
Walking Tour
>>
West side of street

Historically, there was a building of some kind on this site from the late 1850s until the late 1880s. The 1872 map of the Village has a square footprint on this site, owner William Axford. However, the declining assessed values of the property from 1883 to 1891, when the assessed value was only $50, indicate the lot became vacant (as seen in a photo in Heritage, pg.58) when the property was part of Dr. Clark Sutherland's house lot.

Official Property Description
  • Lot 4 Block 26 of Nelson W. Clark's Original Plat of the Village in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 20 of Independence Township.
  • Lot 70 of the Assessor's Plat.
Significant Property History
  • 1847 Sally Whitney, Lot 4 Block 26, assessed value $35.
  • 1848 Sarah Ann Whitney, Lot 4 Block 26, assessed value $80. (David Judson Lot 4 Block 26, assessed value $65.)
  • 1849 Sarah Whitney, Lot 4 Block 26, assessed value $65.
  • 1850 Sarah Whitney/Whiting, Lot 4, assessed value $65.
  • 1855? Fred Case, Lot 4, assessed value $260.
  • 1857 Sarah Whitney, assessed value $250.
  • 1861 Sarah Whitney, assessed value $250.
  • 1872 Map of the Village, see W. Axford, footprint of a building.
  • 1875 Wm. Axford, Lot 4 Block 26, assessed value $200.
  • 1876 Mrs. Hellen (?) Axford, Lot 4, assessed value $200.
  • 1878 Wm. Axford, Lot 4, assessed value $200.
  • 1880 William Axford, Lot 4, assessed value $400.
  • 1883 William Axford, Lot 4, assessed value $300.
  • 1884 William Axford, Lot 4, assessed value $250.
  • 1885 William Axford, Lot 4, assessed value $150.
  • 1891 S. H. Albertson, Lot 4, assessed value $50.
  • 1900 Mrs. O. Jacox, Lot 4, assessed value $50.
  • 1914 C. J. Sutherland, Lots 4, 5, & 6.
  • 1924 C. J. Sutherland, Lots 4, 5, & 6, assessed value $3800.
  • 1938 C. J. Sutherland, Lots 4, 5, & 6, assessed value $3800.
  • 1952 Genevieve Green, Lot 70, assessed value $400.
  • 1954 Genevieve Green of Pontiac, Lot 7.
Historic District Survey Form
Historic District Commission Documents