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2406-2477 Wood Avenue
Herrick Archives Number H 923- 931
1. General--These are nine houses on Wood Avenue in the Laneview area. They were all demolished
shortly after acquisition, and were not used for any University purposes.
2. Location--Locations of these houses are shown on the map below.
See Addendum No. 2, 4
3. Acquisition--These houses were acquired by purchase.Below are indicated for each property the
date of execution of the deed, the deed book reference,and the names of the grantors.
Code Street No. Date Deed Book Grantors
H 923 2406 See H 926
H 924 2407 5/25/66 2735, p. 423 Myrtle E. Block and Billie Tolley
H 925 2429 6/22/69 2991, p. 420 Issiah A. and Marjorie L. Lawson
H 926 2435 7/9/62 2410, p. 322 Jesse and Anna Belle Johnson
H 927 2445 4/11/63 2470, p. 198 Emma Harding
H 928 2461 9/13/60 2277, p. 68O John Wood
H 929 2465 12/18/59 2266, p. 352 William and Blanche E. Wright
H 930 2475 11/1/68 2939, p. 881 Richard and Mildred Pierce
H 931 2477 12/26/67 2865, p. 534 Ellen Foster
See Addendum No. 2
4. Description of Buildings--The following information has been taken From appraisal reports in the files
of the Property Management office.
H 923 -- One and one-half story frame. Four rooms and bath.
See Addendum No. 4H 924 -- Three room frame. No utilities except electricity. Over 30 years old in 1960.
H 925 -- One story frame. Six rooms and bath plus two rooms in basement. Over 40 years
old in 1969.H 926 -- One story frame. Four rooms. No plumbing.
H 927 -- One story frame. Four rooms. No plumbing. Coal stove for heating.
H 928 -- One story frame and stucco. Four rooms. No sewer, water, or gas.
H 929 -- One story frame. Four rooms. No bath. No basement.
H 930 -- One story concrete block. Four rooms. No plumbing.
H 931 -- One story frame with aluminum siding. Five rooms and bath. Full basement. Gas
furnace.
5. Demolition--No thorough search has been made for records of demolition. However, the following
have been noted.
H 924 -- Demolition approved by Cabinet on June 21, 1966.
H 927 -- Demolition approved by Board of Trustees on May 17, 1963.
H 928 -- Demolition approved by Board of Trustees on November 11, 1960.
H 929 -- Demolition approved by Board of Trustees on November 11, 1960. Records in Property
Management office indicate that the building was burned by Clinton Twp. Fire Depart-
ment on March 6, 1965.
The Board of Trustees on June 13, 1968 authorized the demolition of buildings in the Laneview area as
required. This would cover H 925 and H 930 leaving H 923, H 926, H 930 and H 931 not accounted for.
However, these latter four buildings could have been covered by the Board action of June 13, 1968 if
not previously demolished.
See Addendum No. 3
6. Photographs--Photographs (many fading) of all these buildings are in the appraisal reports in the
Property Management office files.
See Addendum No. 1
7. Remaining Houses--As of May 1973, the following improved properties on Wood Avenue in Laneview
have not yet been acquired by the University: 2410, 2425, 2440, 2447, 2458, and 2459.
John H. Herrick
May 8, 1973
ADDENDUM NO. 1
Photograph X 13998 shows Building H929.
John H. Herrick
October 28, 1975
ADDENDUM NO. 2
Some of these buildings are shown on Sheets 41 and 53 in the book of campus maps in the University
Archives.
Lot numbers of these buildings were as follows:
H 923 - Lots 66 and 67
H 924 - Lot 52
H 925 - Lot 48
H 926 - Lot 47
H 927 - Lot 45
H 928 - Lot 42
H 929 - Lot 41
H 930 - Lot 40
H 931 - Lot 39
See Addendum No. 4
March 2, 1976
ADDENDUM NO. 3
The Board of Trustees on November l6, 1962 approved demolition of H 923 and H 926.
John H. Herrick
September 27, 1979
ADDENDUM NO. 4
Lots 66 and 67 (H 923) had two houses on them, the one at 2406 Wood Avenue as listed in Item 3 above
and another at 850 Preston Road, which is not shown above.
The house on Preston was on Lot 66, and the one on Wood (H 920) was on Lot 67, according to the sales
contract in the files of the Office of Property Management.
The house at 850 Preston, according to the sales contract, was a "frame house" at the corner of Preston
and Wood.
This property was conveyed to the University by a deed executed July 9, 1962 by Jesse and Anna Belle
Johnson (Deed book 2410, page 322).
The 1962 Suburban Directory listed Norman E. Moore as the occupant of the house at 850 Preston. The
Board of Trustees on November 16, 1962 authorized the demolition of the house at 850 Preston, along with
the one at 2406 Wood.
The house at 850 Preston is designated and indexed in these reports as H 970.
The map below is the same as the one on the first page of this report, except for the addition of H 970.
John H. Herrick
October 9, 1979