Lansing in Ingham County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Michigan Education Association Building
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Michigan Association of Counties
Photographed by Bill Rieske, June 8, 2017
1. Michigan Education Association Marker
Michigan Education Association Building. When completed in 1928, this building marked the Michigan Education Association's seventy-fifth anniversary. The Lansing architectural firm of Warren Holmes-Powers Company designed the Neo-Georgian structure. The symmetry, limestone quoining, projecting entrance and the broken pediment topping the center second-story window typify the style. The Michigan Education Association (MEA) was organized in 1847 in Ann Arbor. By the 1960s operations expanded and a larger facility was needed. In 1964 the organization moved to new offices. The MEA Building has housed many different enterprises. In 1988 it became the headquarters of the Michigan Association of Counties.
Michigan Association of Counties. On February 1, 1898, township and city officials met in the capitol and founded the Michigan State Association of Supervisors (MSAS). The group served as a liaison between the legislature and county government, and worked for statewide rather than parochial interests. In the 1950s a director was hired and an office opened in a quonset hut at Michigan State University in East Lansing. In 1957 the Institute for Local Government merged with the MSAS. That year offices were relocated to Lenawee Street in Lansing. In December 1969 the group adopted the name Michigan Association of Counties.
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Erected 1991 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number S0625.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 1, 1898.
Location. 42° 44.67′ N, 84° 33.132′ W. Marker is in Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County. It is at the intersection of North Washington Avenue and West Kilborn Street, on the right when traveling south on North Washington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 935 N Washington Ave, Lansing MI 48906, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mid-Michigan. 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 walking distance of this marker: VFW Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Kaplan House (within shouting distance of this marker); First Evangelical Lutheran Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); North Lansing Brenke Fish Ladder (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Pulver Brothers / The Filling Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); North Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named North Presbyterian Church
Photographed by Bill Rieske, June 8, 2017
2. Michigan Association of Counties Marker
Photographed by Bill Rieske, May 24, 2017
3. Michigan Education Association / Michigan Association of Counties Building and Marker
Photographed by Bill Rieske, September 22, 2014
4. Michigan Education Association / Michigan Association of Counties Building
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2017, by Bill Rieske of Lansing, Michigan. This page has been viewed 593 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on December 26, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2017, by Bill Rieske of Lansing, Michigan. 3, 4. submitted on May 24, 2017, by Bill Rieske of Lansing, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
