915 Kennesaw Street
Birmingham, MI, USA

  • Architectural Style: Tudor
  • Bathroom: 5
  • Year Built: 1926
  • National Register of Historic Places: N/A
  • Square Feet: 4,162 sqft
  • National Register of Historic Places Date: N/A
  • Neighborhood: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places Area of Significance: N/A
  • Bedrooms: 6
  • Architectural Style: Tudor
  • Year Built: 1926
  • Square Feet: 4,162 sqft
  • Bedrooms: 6
  • Bathroom: 5
  • Neighborhood: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places Date: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places Area of Significance: N/A
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Jun 06, 2023

  • Charmaine Bantugan

915 Kennesaw Street, Birmingham, MI, USA

Original Owner: John Chase Lawson Fire burned down most of the house leaving just a shell. No one was killed, although many firefighters suffered lung damage from the smoke. The fire started in the basement when a house staff put hot embers on a woodpile. The fire was discovered when the owner - Mrs. Lawson - saw flames coming from the clothes chute. the roof collapsed, along with its unique gables. The fire was finally extinguished at 2:00 PM. Fire burned down most of the house leaving just a shell. No one was killed, although many firefighters suffered lung damage from the smoke. The fire started in the basement when a house staff put hot embers on a woodpile. The fire was discovered when the owner - Mrs. Lawson - saw flames coming from the clothes chute. the roof collapsed, along with its unique gables. The fire was finally extinguished at 2:00 PM. Ann Severs lived here - she was injured and succumbed to her injuries while competing in a hunter breeder (horse) show on this date. She was a Junior at Birmingham High School Dining Room floor unearthed from being covered by 1970s carped. I shoveled out te padding that had disintegrated.

915 Kennesaw Street, Birmingham, MI, USA

Original Owner: John Chase Lawson Fire burned down most of the house leaving just a shell. No one was killed, although many firefighters suffered lung damage from the smoke. The fire started in the basement when a house staff put hot embers on a woodpile. The fire was discovered when the owner - Mrs. Lawson - saw flames coming from the clothes chute. the roof collapsed, along with its unique gables. The fire was finally extinguished at 2:00 PM. Fire burned down most of the house leaving just a shell. No one was killed, although many firefighters suffered lung damage from the smoke. The fire started in the basement when a house staff put hot embers on a woodpile. The fire was discovered when the owner - Mrs. Lawson - saw flames coming from the clothes chute. the roof collapsed, along with its unique gables. The fire was finally extinguished at 2:00 PM. Ann Severs lived here - she was injured and succumbed to her injuries while competing in a hunter breeder (horse) show on this date. She was a Junior at Birmingham High School Dining Room floor unearthed from being covered by 1970s carped. I shoveled out te padding that had disintegrated.

1926

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