Walking Tour-55 West Washington Street-Walking Tour
(North Side of Street)

The property from 1862 until after the turn of the century belonged to the Thomas Broomfield who lived in the house to the east. (Note: A Clarkston News article of 5/4/1934 says there was the "Washington Tea Room in the 3rd house across the dam", proprietor, Agnes E. Whitaker. )

Official Property Description:

• Not a part of Nelson W. Clark's Original Plat of the Village.
• The east 60' of Lot 1 in the Northwest Addition in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 20 in Independence Township
• Lot 12 of the Supervisor's Replat

Significant Property History:

[A Synopsis Of Property Transfers Derived From Abstracts
(when available) And Periodic Changes In Ownership Or
Assessed Value Derived From Township Tax Records]

• Note: All the properties currently located in the Historic District were originally part of a tract registered by Butler Holcomb with the federal government on October 22, 1831. Thus, abstracts for these properties, when they exist, show the original transfer to be from the United States to Butler Holcomb and may also include references to then President Andrew Jackson.
• 1859 Miles R. Dexter, Lot 1, assessed value $50.
• 1860 M. R. C. Dexter, Lots 1 & 2 in the N.W. Add., assessed value $70.
• 1862 Dexter to Broomfield.
• 1863 T. Broomfield, Lots 1, 2, & 3, assessed value $450.
• 1872 Map of the Village has no footprint on this lot, owner T. Broomfield Lots 1, 2, & 3, assessed value $450.
• 1889 T. Broomfield.
• 1902 Mrs. Philanda Broomfield, Lots 1, 2, & 3 in the Northwest Addition, assessed value $900.
• 1904 Mrs. Philanda Broomfield, assessed value $1000.
• 1920 Louis Walter, Lot 1, except 60'.
  Effie Addis, the east 60' of Lot 1, assessed value $500.
• 1923 George Mann.
• 1926 George Mann, assessed value $2500.
• 1930 J. Mann, the east 60' of Lot 1, assessed value $2400.
• 1931 Jennie Mann, Lot 12, assessed value $1800.
• 1935 Trustees of Clarkston St.Bank.
• 1936 George Slayton, assessed value $1600.
• 1938 George Slayton, assessed value $1600.
• 1940 George Slayton, as above.
• 1953 Edward Warmouth, Lot 12, assessed value $2300.
• 1954 Edward Warmouth, Lot 12, assessed value $2300.