Walking Tour-54 Buffalo Street-Walking Tour
(West Side of Street)

The main section of this house, built circa 1850, has a most imposing Greek Revival broken pediment entablature. This section apparently served as a school house for grades 1-10 until 1912 when it was replaced by the brick school at 90 N. Main.

The Greek Revival style main section of the house with gable facing the street has seen many changes. The section under the gable roof had large plate glass windows on either side of the front door, the result of a circa 1950 remodeling. The house was again remodeled in the 1990s when a garage was also constructed.

The house was in the Scrace family for many years. The last Scrace family resident was Ada , born 1891. She went on "birthday calls" with Dr. Sutherland until 1917. Ada Scrace was the daughter of Frank and Anjanette Scrace who had a farm on Pine Knob Road.

Official Property Description:

• Lots 5 & 8 Block 8 of Nelson W. Clark's Original Plat of the Village in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20 in Independence Township.
• Lot 37 of the Assessor's Plat.

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]

• 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, the south part of the west 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20.
• 1839 Jeremiah Clark 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 & 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 & Nelson W. Clark to Village of Clarkston (Original plat of the Village).
• 1844 Jeremiah Clark, Lot 8 Block 8, assessed value $5.
• 1844 Nelson W. Clark, Lot 5 Block 8, assessed value $5.
• 1846 Nelson W. Clark, Lots 4, 5 & 12 Block 8, assessed value $15.
• 1847 Nelson W. Clark, Lot 8 Block 8, assessed value $5.
• 1849 N. W. Clark sold to the School District Bd.3.
• 1864 The School Board sold the property to John T. Peter.
• 1872 Map of the Village shows a building footprint, owner, J. Peter.
• 1883 Isadore Frank, Lots 5 & 8 Block 8, assessed value $600.
• 1888 Leman Gulick.
• 1889 John B. Garter, assessed value $500.
• 1900 Almeda Gulick, Lots 5 & 8, assessed value $500.
• 1900 Almeda Gulick, Lots 5 & 8, assessed value $900.
• 1914 Leman J. Gulick, Lots 5 & 8, assessed value $900.
• 1917 Leman J. Gulick, Lots 5 & 8, assessed value $1200.
• 1920 Fred Vliet, Lots 5, 8, & 12, assessed value $2200.
• 1925 Nellie Scrace, Lots 5 & 8, assessed value $200.
• 1927 Nellie Scrace, assessed value $1600.
• 1933 Ann J. Scrace, Lots 5 & 8, assessed value $1200.
• 1939 Ann J. Scrace, assessed value $900.
• 1954 Ada Scrace.