St. Clair Shores in Macomb County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Selinsky-Green Log House

Photographed by Joel Seewald, April 1, 2017

1. Selinsky-Green Log House Marker

Inscription. In 1868, when this area was covered with small farms, Prussian immigrants John and Mary Selinsky bought farm land in Erin Township and built this salt-box house using solid log construction covered with clapboard. The Selinskys gave the house to their daughter Ernestine when she married John Green in 1874. The property was owned by their descendants until 1974. Moved to this location in 1975 because of the construction of I-696, this house is now restored as a museum.

Erected 1981 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L618.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 42° 29.791′ N, 82° 53.2′ W. Marker is in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, in Macomb County. It is on East Eleven Mile Road 0.1 miles east of Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Clair Shores MI 48081, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lake St. Clair (Lac Sainte Claire) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lake Shore Church (about 500 feet away); VFW Post 1146 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Corporal Walter F. Bruce VFW Post 1146 (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church (approx. half a mile away); the Davis Block (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Clair Shores Police Officers Gordon McAllister and Harry Davis (approx. 1.2 miles away); Labadie Farm (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Clair Shores.

Also see . . . Selinsky-Green Farmhouse Museum. Museum page on the St. Clair Shores Public Library's website. (Submitted on April 4, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)

Selinsky-Green Log House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, April 1, 2017

2. Selinsky-Green Log House and Marker

Selinsky-Green Museum Farmhouse Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, April 1, 2017

3. Selinsky-Green Museum Farmhouse Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,049 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.