New Ann Arbor B&B plans to rebuild historic house

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 | Source: Concentrate
A new type of demolition/rebuild is about to take place just north of downtown Ann Arbor, turning a little house into an ultra-sustainable bed and breakfast.

Lansing-based Against The Grain has made plans to convert a late 19th Century home on Fourth Avenue near Wheeler Park into a greener-than-thou bed and breakfast this year for the woman who lives there.

"It's a very cool house," Belous says. "We're going to save as much as we can. What we can't save we're going to reuse."

The 1,800-square-foot farm house was moved to its current location in the 1920s. It will be deconstructed into a 2,800-square-foot B&B complete with organic garden. The owner plans to also hold organic cooking classes.

The $350,000 investment will create a colonial-style home with columns and other architectural details that fit in with the historic neighborhood. The project is expected to take one year to complete.

Source: Jason Belous, owner of Against the Grain
Writer: Jon Zemke
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