Buchanan in Berrien County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Downtown Buchanan National Register Historic District
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Downtown Buchanan Arts & Historic District
Photographed by Lugnuts, July 20, 2020
1. Downtown Buchanan Historic District Marker
This Historic District has served as the city's commercial, civic and cultural center since Buchanan's 1830s founding, and includes properties from as early as the 1840s.
In 1862, a fire leveled half of Buchanan's mostly wooden downtown, between Main Street and Day's Avenue. In the following decade, new brick buildings filled the empty block. Though untouched by the fire, most wooden buildings west of Main were also replaced with brick.
The district includes a variety of architectural styles: the 1856 Greek Revival Ross-Sanders house, the 1863 Italianate Union Block, the 1940 Colonial Revival Post Office and the 1956 one-story library.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places September2, 2009.
Downtown Buchanan Arts & Historic District.
The Arts and Historic District was created in 2001, in recognition of downtown's
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Erected by Buchanan Preservation Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 41° 49.637′ N, 86° 21.613′ W. Marker is in Buchanan, Michigan, in Berrien County. It is at the intersection of East Front Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on East Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 114 E Front St, Buchanan MI 49107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Michigan and specifically in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. 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 Viceroyalty of New France and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 6, 2024
2. Downtown Buchanan Arts & Historic District Side of Marker
Also see . . . Buchanan Downtown Historic District National Register Registration. (Submitted on August 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by Lugnuts, July 20, 2020
3. Downtown Historic Markers
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 6, 2024
4. Downtown Buchanan Arts & Historic District
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 855 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 27, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. 2. submitted on May 14, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 27, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. 4. submitted on May 14, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
