The Becker-Stachlewitz House was the early residence of John M. B. Sill, Principal of the Michigan State Normal School (Eastern Michigan University). It was soon purchased by Charles J. Becker, a traveling salesman, who had the tower built in 1889, and probably the front porch as well, to enhance the building’s appearance on what was then a very prestigious street. The ‘onion’ dome on the tower is of Byzantine derivation and unique in the community. The house is one of five designated landmark buildings which, though outside its boundaries, are part of the Historic District.
 
 
 

1980

c.1990