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

This Colonel Revival style house was built for Mr. & Mrs. George King in 1919. King was manager of the Clarkston State Bank until his death in 1947. He was retained to organize the bank after the failure of the Jossman State Bank, the result of Isador/Esidore Jossman and J.C. Bird's first Clarkston Bank.

Note that instead of vertical pilasters at the corners the wood clapboard siding is butted. In the 1990s a bay window was added on the south facade when the kitchen was remodeled. The house at 43 W. Washington is the reverse duplicate of this one. It was built for the King's friends Mr.& Mrs. Louis Walter.

Official Property Description:

• Part of Block 24 & part of Brandon St.of Nelson W. Clark's Original Plat of the Village in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 20 in Independence Township.
• Lot 21 of the Supervisor's Replat of the Northwestern Addition & part of the Original 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]

• 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.
• 1844 Nelson W. Clark, Block 24, assessed value $350.
• 1846 Nelson W. Clark, Blocks 23 & 24, assessed value $250.
• 1847 Nelson W. Clark, Block 24, assessed value $200.
• 1848 Nelson W. Clark, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 Block 24, assessed value $475.
• 1949 Nelson W. Clark, Lots 1 -7 Block 24, assessed value $480.
• 1850 N. W. Clark, Block 24, assessed value $485.
• 1872 Map of the Village has no building footprint on this site, owner N. W. Clark.
• 1875 George Sibley, Block 24, assessed value $1300.
• 1884 E. G. Clark.
• 1896 Map of the Village, owner, E. G. Clark.
• 1917 "W. E." Clark, estate. Rollin W. & Grace Clark.
• 1918 L. S. Voorheis, assessed value $500.
• 1919 George King , assessed value $500.
• 1920 George King, assessed value $3,000.
• 1947 George King died.
• 1950 Mazie King.
• 1952 Mr. & Mrs. Malen Ellsworth.