Anatomy of a downtown Ann Arbor historic residence turned commercial building

Some Ann Arbor commercial storefronts are more than meets the eye.

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There is more to a building than just the face of it, and nowhere is that more true than in downtown Ann Arbor.

The college town is known as one of Michigan's best downtowns because of its high density of historic storefronts. But those storefronts often hide a lot more history than the average student or yuppie notices on first browse. On closer inspection, a roof of an old Victorian house can be seen peaking from behind the lot-line storefront or an old residential staircase near the front door of a business.

They may seem out of place in the middle of downtown, but in most cases these features were there first. And these residential-turned-commercial buildings dot downtown and the University of Michigan's campus.

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Anatomy of a downtown Ann Arbor historic residence turned commercial building

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