80 East Washington St.

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South side of street

This property was long a part of Nelson W. Clark's property. It passed to Ransom Johnson after Clark left the Village in 1873 for Northville.

This gambrel roof building served as a double house, the home of Mrs. Milen Vliet and her son William and his wife, Ruth. Mr. and Mrs. Milen Vliet ran the Green Acres Inn on West Washington until the Depression. William was the manager and Ruth was a cook for the Inn.

Official Property Description:

The east part of Lots 2 & 3 Block 3 of Nelson W. Clark's Original Plat in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20 in Independence Township.
Lot 8 of the Assessor's Plat.

Significant Property History:

1831 United States to Butler Holcomb.
1833 Butler Holcomb & wife, Mary To Roswell/Roosevelt Holcomb, the west 1/2 of the southeast 1/4 of Section 20.
1833 Butler Holcomb & wife, Mary To Roswell/Roosevelt Holcomb, and wife, Elvine Holcomb, and Daniel B. Holcomb and wife, Alimira to Jeremiah Clark III, the south part of the west 1/2 of the southeast 1/4 of Section 20.
1839 Jeremiah Clark III to Nelson Washington Clark, the undivided 1/2 of the west 1/2 of the southeast 1/4 of Section 20 commencing.......
1842 Jeremiah Clark III & wife, Polly to Nelson W. Clark, the south part of the west 1/2 of the southeast 1/4 of Section 20. Also other land.
1842 Jeremiah Clark III & Nelson W. Clark to Village of Clarkston (Original plat of the Village).
1844 Nelson W. Clark, Block 3 of the Original Plat of the Village, assessed value $10.
1846 Nelson W. Clark, the east 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20, assessed value $140.
1847 Nelson W. Clark, the east 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20, assessed value $150.
1848 Nelson W. Clark, as above, assessed value $214.
1850 Nelson W. Clark.
1872 Map of the Village, N. W. Clark, assessed value $60.
1875 Mrs. "Rans" (Ransom) Johnson, north by Park Lake, east by Sibley, south by D.Scadding and F.Smith, west by Mrs. Olds, Vantine, Bowers, assessed value $60.
1876 Mrs. Johnson, assessed value $100.
1880 as above, assessed value $200.
1885 as above, assessed value $300.
1920 Jennie Vliet , north by Street and Charles Bryant, east by the creek, south by the Street and J. Petty, west by Gulick, assessed value $1800.
1935 Charles Bryant, the east 1/2 of Lots 2 & 3 Block 3 and a piece to the east, assessed value $3700.
1941 Minnie Allen.
1954 William and Ruth Vliet, Lot 8 of the Assessor's Plat.