.' Tread aDS The Michigan DaIly-Monday, October 17, 1988- Page7 Kempf House shares history ROOMMATES MALE UNDERGRAD roommate to sublet large modem a .LConvenient to central cam- pus, 668-6906 arc. OLD WEST SIDE-Person needed to share 2 B)R. alit. huge, furnished fireplace, stained *lass. 385 inc. all. 994-863. OOMMATE WANTED: 2 BDRM. Apt. r ious $243+elec. 1000 E. Ann #1. 994- BY LAURA SAGOLLA Busloads of screaming grade school chil- dren don't tramp through it each day, it probably isn't in any travel brochures, and it doesn't even have a gift shop. But the Kempf House for Local History, a museum of sorts, holds an interesting collection of local period pieces, and it's a cozy spot to visit some chilly Sunday afternoon. The Greek-revival house at 312 S. Divi- sion St., built in 1853, is named after Reuben and Pauline Kempf, who owned it from 1890 to 1945. In 1969, the City of Ann Arbor bought the house. And this past September, the Kempf House - a confused and quaint mixture of the Kempfs' personal belongings and other pieces of local origin - was desig- nated a Michigan Historical Site and put on the register of National Historic Places. The most striking piece on display is the Kempfs' monstrous 1870s Steinway grand piano. Reuben Kempf was a respected local musician and piano teacher for 33 years, and served as choirmaster for St. Andrew's Epis- copal Church in Ann Arbor. Pauline Kempf, a locally celebrated contralto, taught voice in the house, so the main room was mostly used as a studio for the couple. They bought the piano from a wealthy University student who didn't care to ship the beast home for summer break. Some of the Kempf House's more elegant furniture, a product of the rococo revival, came from other more wealthy homes in Ann Arbor. Velvet chairs, a massive marble and wood end table, and a stately mahogany secre- tary are nestled in one brightly papered room. An oak 1897 organ, built by the Ann Arbor Organ Company, fills another. And upstairs, the Kempf house holds the squat, fairly hum- ble-looking desk of Michigan's first governor, Stevens Mason. Kempf House President Marilou Warner said that anywhere from two to 20 visitors tour in a day. "All in all, we get about 700 to 800 guests in a year," she said, "and it's a good mix of people - foreign visitors, students with history papers to write, (and) locals who had passed the house several times, but never went in." Besides offering tours, theKempfH ouse sponsors a few holiday events including a May Day garden party in the spring and a car- oling party at Christmas, and Warner said these are well-attended. Open Sunday afternoons from 1 to 4 p.m., the Kempf House might make an appropriate study break tour, especially if history's your subject. Seeing real, honest-to-goodness his- tory is a comfort to those who have been reading textbooks too long. LOOKING - FOR A ROOMMATE? Police Continued from Page 1 "sensitive communications network" between patrolling officers, security personnel in the Liberty Square and Maynard Street parking structures, and local businesses. "The Liberty- Maynard-State area is getting more coverage than any other area in the city," Lunsford said. Police Chief Corbett said Friday night that the added patrols were made up of officers working over- time. "We are not jeopardizing our coverage of the rest of Ann Arbor," he said. According to the Sept. 22 report, this is the latest in a series of efforts since 1981 to combat assaults and robberies in the downtown and cam- pus areas. Coverage during peak crime hours from 7 p.m to 3 a.m. was increased from one to two offi- cers in 1984, but violent gang-re- lated crimes since 1987 have prompted police to use decoys and plainclothes officers in the area on weekends. City Council Democrats last week criticized the decision to add police patrols to the troubled area. "This isn't a problem that Republicans have the sole authority to solve," said Kathy Edgren (D- Fifth Ward). "The mayor assumed authority which he doesn't have." First Ward Democrat Ann Marie Coleman said the issue is not so much the additional patrols, but the methods Jernigan used to order them. "The mayor has no power to in- struct anyone to do anything," she said. "The problem here is the use of power. The city council wasn't con- sulted at all." Despite the criticism, merchants in the Liberty-State-Maynard Street area applaud the additional police protection. "I absolutely favor the decision to add officers to this area," said Bill Quine, manager of Mast's Shoes, 619 E. Liberty. "The teenagers who make up these gangs would intimi- date the hell out of anybody." Gerry Torango, a salesperson at the Caravan Shop in Nickels Arcade, thinks the added patrols arrived just in time, but worries that the gang activity is more than a late-night problem. "When I quit work at 5:30 p.m., I always leave with a group of peo- ple," she said. "I'd never leave here alone." Torango said she hears many customershin the store say they are afraid to shop in the area. "I think the added police will help business," she said. "People will feel more safe." Mike Bender, manager of the Nectarine Ballroom, 510 E. Liberty, agrees that the added protection will help business. "It's a question of maintaining people's safety," he said. "I think the viability of down- town Ann Arbor as a business area is at stake." The Nectarine Ballroom is one of the late-night businesses involved in the communications network with patrolling officers. The Nectarine closes at 2 a.m., a time when activities on the street have been known to escalate. "I don't care who solves the problem as long as it's getting solved," Bender said. "I'm just glad for the extra protection." Advertise in The Michigan Daily Classifieds. 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