Phillip and Maria Hasselbach Dingledey House

This property is significant because of its architecture. It is an excellent example of an Upright and Wing farmhouse built in the 1881 time period. The double upright is unusual. The amount of Gothic Revival and Italianate detailing reflects a home built to demonstrate growing affluence.

The house remains in excellent condition with the original clapboard siding and ca.1880 details intact. The original land patent was obtained in 1833 by Abraham Bockoven of Seneca, New York for 40 acres in the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 13. The property was then owned by Moses and Hannah Kies who sold it to Cornelius Henion in 1837 for $500. Henion sold to it Levi and Eliza Markell in 1840 for $250.

This decrease in price probably reflected the financial panic of 1837. Levi and Eliza sold to Henry Markell in 1844 for $800. This increase in price probably reflects the general improvement in the economy, but also a major improvement such as the construction of a house. Levi and Eliza don't appear in later census indexes, and a Henry Markell was listed on the index in Washtenaw County.

David Dean bought the property in 1853 for $400. There is no indication why the price of the property decreased. David was listed on both the 1840 and 1850 censuses. The 1850 census listed David (65) as a farmer, along with his wife, Catherine (57), and their four children.

The value of the property was given as $500. David died about 1855 and their son, William, bought the property. The 1861 tax assessment was $29.00, which would indicate that William made improvements to the property. William Dean sold the property to Warren Vinton in 1869 for $2500.

Vinton sold it to Thomas Mason in 1873 for $5200. Mason sold it to John Cole in 1874 for $6400, and he sold it to Horatio Crain in 1875 for $7500. This large increase in the value of the property over this six-year time span most likely indicated major improvements to the property. William Dean was not listed on the 1860 agricultural schedule of the census.

Warren Vinton was listed on the 1870 survey with 40 acres of improved land and 10 acres of wooded land. $5000 was the cash value of the farm, $150 the value of implements and machinery, and $50 in wages paid. Vinton had 4 horses, 2 milch cows (milk producing), 16 sheep, and 2 swine with a total cash value of $480. He grew winter wheat, Indian corn, and barley. He produced 75 lb. of wool and 200 lb. of butter.

The estimated value of all the farm products was $800. Crain sold the north half of the property to Louisa Eggeman in 1875 for $3000. Crain died around 1877 and the south half was sold to Mary Woolsey in 1878. (There was no Louisa Eggeman or Mary Woolsey listed on the agriculture schedule of the 1880 census.) Mary Woolsey sold her land to Phillip Dingledey in 1881 for $1250. Phillip Dingledey had emigrated from Germany in 1846 at the age of 15.

He settled in Buffalo, New York and married Elizabeth Diehl in 1852. They moved to Michigan in 1857, and Elizabeth died in 1859. Two years later Phillip married Maria Hasselbach, who had also emigrated from Germany with her parents. Phillip and Maria were the parents of eight children.

In addition to farming, Phillip also planted a vineyard and made wine. Originally Phillip and Maria purchased 70 acres further south on Haggerty near Palmer Road. They purchased this land in 1881 and built this home. This house with its abundance of Victorian details reflected growing affluence and a sense of pride as settlers moved from their humble beginnings to a more cultured way of life.

Eventually the Dingledey property grew to about 250 acres on both sides of Haggerty Road. Phillip Dingledey died in 1899, and Maria in 1909. The property passed to their children: George, Jacob, Phillip, and Mary Dingledey, Tanna Miller, Anna Streng, and Emma Stein. One son, Philip Michael, was township clerk 1911-1914.

Another son, Jacob, lived on the west side of Haggerty Road. His son, Phillip, was Canton Township supervisor 1965-1974. Sarah M. Fogarty bought the property in 1911 for $2400.

Sarah died and her husband, John H., owned the property. He died around 1923, and their daughter, Rose Fogarty Dingledey, inherited and sold it the same year to John Spisz on land contract. John owned the property until his death in 1940. Louis Jedynak bought the property in 1944.

Jedynak split the 40 acre parcel into smaller ones between 1946 and 1953, which was the beginning of the trend to subdivide large parcels of land. Samuel and Alma Spicer bought a 12 acre parcel in 1946, and they sold it to Alan and Dorothy Strong in 1953. The Strongs sold to Donald and Yvonne Kurtz in 1972. Gary and Wanda Stevens owned it 1979 - 1995.

Theodore and Nancy Robinson are the current owners of 1.09 acres. The house looks much the same now as in a ca. 1895 photograph.

This is an Upright and Wing house with Victorian details. A one-story wing is located between a two-story gable front section, and a 1 1/2 story gable front section. The recessed porch on the wing has chamfered columns and arching brackets. There is an eight-foot window near the door with six lights over six.

The remaining windows are six-lights-over-six with black shutters. The house has clapboard siding painted blue with white trim. The upper story windows have pedimented crowns, and the first story windows have straight hood moldings. The wide cornice line is accentuated with paired brackets under the eaves.

Spindlework detailing with a drop is located in the apex of the gable peaks. The 1 1/2 story upright has a Gothic Revival window with a heavier pedimented crown. A modern fieldstone chimney is located on the south facade. Another brick chimney is located in the center of the north upright.

The house has a rubble stone foundation. The five-panel wood entry door has a two-light transom above. There is a wood screen door over the entry door. The porch on the rear of the house has a shed roof and spindlework supports.

A cellar door is located in the basement on the rear facade with rubble stone steps leading down to it.