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Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Inc. Genealogical & Historical Societies of Washtenaw County Kempf House Museum |
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Address Phone Home Page |
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312 S. Division, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 994-4898 http://www.ci.ann-arbor.mi.us/framed/parks/index.html Select Parks, Park Map, click on the Central section on the map, click on Kempf House. |
| Hours | |
Sunday 1pm-4pm, September-December and February-June. The Center is also open by appointment; please call for information about group tours. Lecture Series: Wednesdays 12:10-12:50pm, March-June and September-December, $2. |
| Directions/Parking | |
From I-94 on the South, take Exit 177 onto S. State Street. Go north into town on State, turning left (to the northwest) onto Packard. Go about three blocks, then turn right onto Division. The museum will be on your left before you reach Liberty. Metered parking is available along streets, and there is an entrance to a large city lot to the left off Division before you reach Kempf House. |
| Admission | |
$1.00, under 12 free |
| Description | |
This house, also known as the Henry D. Bennett House for its first owner (postmaster, secretary and steward of the University of Michigan), later belonged to musicians Reuben and Pauline Kempf and family. Center for local history, special events, Victorian antiques and mementos of the Kempf family in their 1854 Greek Revival home. |
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Copyright © 1997-2007, Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission to print a single copy for personal use is granted. http://www.hvcn.org/info/gswc/society/muskempf.htm Designed by S. Brevoort. Revised 15 October 2007. Send comments or changes to Sharon at wwwgswc@aol.com. Images © GSWC, Corel Corporation; photographs © S. Brevoort. |