Edwin S. Noble (1838-1922) designed
and built this house for his family in
1865. Noble, an expert accountant,
was associated with the Dexter Noble
Company, first as secretary-treasurer
and later as a full partner. The company
was involved in . . . — — Map (db m234603) HM
Augustus P. Gardner (1817-1905), a wealthy hardware merchant, built this Victorian style house in 1875. A three-story, thirteen-room mansion with a mansard roof, it was Gardner's home until his death in 1905. In 1966, after decades of neglect, the . . . — — Map (db m116148) HM
In 1837 Marshall founder, Sidney Ketchum, built the first brick home in Calhoun County. This "Mansion House" later served as a dormitory for the Young Ladies Institute until acquired and remodeled in 1861 by Charles P. Dibble, who called his estate . . . — — Map (db m181906) HM
This plaque is issued by the
Historical Society of Michigan
in recognition of
National House Inn
Founded in 1835
for more than 100 years of
continuous operation in service
to the people of Michigan
and for contributing to the . . . — — Map (db m181905) HM
Granville and Catherine Stow, natives of New York State, built this house between 1836 and 1844. In 1861 Matthew Hasbrouck bought the house. Also from New York, Hasbrouck descended from the French Huguenots, who sought refuge in North America from . . . — — Map (db m177251) HM
This post office opened just six years after Whitefish Point was settled in 1871 as a landing for the then-abundant lumber supplies and as a commercial fishery. Permanent residents received their mail from Sault Ste. Marie. During the summer . . . — — Map (db m213445) HM
This building, formerly headquarters of Fort Brady, is named Brown Hall in honor of Edward J. Brown. At the time of his retirement in August, 1971, Mr. Brown compiled the longest service on what is now this campus. He started with the Post Engineer, . . . — — Map (db m214250) HM
Chippewa County Court House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
1877 — — Map (db m213645) HM
1872 Ladies Library Association organized. 1879 Farwell Land Company gave the Association the lot for this building. Many donations of material and labor were given. 1883 Library dedicated debt free. Total cost of building $420.39. . . . — — Map (db m213182) HM
This small frame house
was likely built in the 1850's
by Phillip Peck. George W.
Anderson, for whom DeWitt's
Grand Army of the Republic
Post is dedicated, lived here
prior to the Civil War
in which he lost his life. — — Map (db m239641) HM
Constructed in the 1850's
for Joab and Olivia Baker.
Mr. Baker was one of the
first attorneys in Clinton
County. This house was
greatly remodeled in
the early 1900's by Levi
and Mabel Sibley. — — Map (db m239709) HM
This Greek Revival style
house was constructed in
1855 by DeWitt merchant
Horatio Hunter. It originally
stood at 121 East Jefferson
Street. This portion of the
original house was moved
to this site by the
Shafley family in 1927. — — Map (db m233595) HM
Herbert (Bert) Moon
retiree of REO, built this
house in 1913. It was one of
the first bungalow style
homes to be built in DeWitt.
Its low streamline appearance
was a sharp contrast to the
tall narrow house previously
popular in DeWitt. — — Map (db m239645) HM
German Immigrant
Theodore Schavey who came
to America in 1854, built this
two story brick house in 1883.
This house is the high style
Italianate and features
bracketed eaves and a two
story five sided bay window. — — Map (db m239646) HM
David and Nancy Scott built
this home in the 1860's. The
house rests on the only
known uniform cobblestone
foundation that survives in
the DeWitt area. A sawmill
once stood behind the house
during the late 1800's. — — Map (db m239642) HM
Charles Scott built this upright and
wing farm home in the mid-1840's
after living in a log cabin on the
river bank. This house is by far
one of the finest and best preserved
examples of Greek revival style
architecture in Clinton County.
The . . . — — Map (db m239676) HM
Site of the First Jail and Sheriff's
residence in Clinton County. The
cells were located in the basement. Built by Wm. Utley for the
County in 1837 for $1078. The jail
was discontinued in 1857 when
the County Seat was moved to St.
Johns. — — Map (db m239708) HM
This large two story house
was built about 1910 by
Knight and Harriet Van Fleet.
Mr. Van Fleet and other
members of his family were
noted quality builders early in
the twentieth century. — — Map (db m233967) HM
James Whitney is believed
to have built this upright
and wing home in the
early 1870's. It originally
stood at 403 W. Main and
was moved to its present
location in 1912 or 1913
by Earl Scott. — — Map (db m239644) HM
This two story brick house was
built in the 1870's by Addison
Woodruff to replace an earlier
home that sat on the site. Mr.
Woodruff was an early DeWitt
merchant. This house is
believed to have been the first
brick house built in
the Village . . . — — Map (db m233965) HM
This large two story house was built about 1910 for
Clayton and Clara Woodruff.
Mr. Woodruff and his
brother Mark Woodruff were
co-founders of Woodruff
Brothers Bank located in DeWitt. — — Map (db m239643) HM
Completed in 1846 for $1,000, the building was originally located on town
square, the current location of the 1885 Courthouse Museum. It served as
Eaton County's Courthouse until 1872, at which time it was sold and used as
the Episcopal Chapel. . . . — — Map (db m216457) HM
The Eaton Rapids Reform Club, under the leadership of Isaac N. Reynolds, built this temperance hall in 1878. Affiliated with the national Red Ribbon movement, over a thousand local men knotted red ribbons in their lapels after pledging to abstain . . . — — Map (db m171843) HM
Sunfield G.A.R. Hall built in 1899 by Civil War Veterans of the Samuel W. Grinnell Post #283, Grand Army of the Republic. Post chartered 1884. Disbanded 1934. — — Map (db m216664) HM
Littlefield Township would like to recognize the people who made this Park and Gazebo possible. Joseph A. Magnus, grandfather, of Julian A. Magnus Jr. built this Gazebo in 1913 and donated it to Oden Community Association in 1934. Perpetual . . . — — Map (db m213311) HM
This building served as City Hall for Ironwood which was settled in 1885 as the commercial center of the Gogebic iron mining district. Ironwood incorporated as a city in 1889 and erected the building a year later. Designed by George Mennie, this . . . — — Map (db m201419) HM
Here Rev. Peter Dougherty and his wife, Maria Higgins, conducted their Indian mission.
Built in 1842, the first frame house in the Grand Traverse region. — — Map (db m168186) HM
George Fox founded the Religious Society of Friends in England during the seventeenth century. In the U.S. the society, commonly called Quakers, opposed slavery during the nineteenth century, and it opposed war and violence throughout its existence. . . . — — Map (db m168188) HM
Commissioned by prominent Houghton residents Mary Shelden and James R. Dee, the Shelden-Dee building is one of the key architectural landmarks of central Houghton. It was built in 1899-1900 for an estimated $75,000 and is on the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m201465) HM
Birthplace
of
Frank Murphy
Justice, United States Supreme Courty
1939-1949
Graduate Harbor Beach High School
Captain of infantry, U.S.A.
Judge, Recorder's Court, Detroit
Mayor, City of Detroit, Governor-General, Philippine Islands . . . — — Map (db m213251) HM
The Sand Beach Opera House
The Opera House was built on land donated to the village by J. Jenks & Company just north of the present Community House building. There was a room for the Fire Department to store their fire truck, hose cart and . . . — — Map (db m213511) HM
History
1921-2011
In 1920 The Huron Milling Company of Harbor Beach acquired property at the corner of Broad and First Streets, consisting of two lots, each with a frame building. With this nucleus, a hospital was started to serve their . . . — — Map (db m213522) HM
In 1914 Frank Murphy graduated from the University of Michigan Law School and joined his father's law practice until he left to serve in World War I. In 1920 the elder Murphy died and the law office was locked and remain unchanged. Almost all . . . — — Map (db m213479) HM
The building was designed by Darius
Moon, Lansing architect. It was built in
1895. Through the years it has served as a
residence for three well-known Lansing
families (Wm. Brown, Lawrence Price and
Bernard Lavey). — — Map (db m214729) HM
In the early 1900s, this Gazebo stood in the intersection of Grand River and Putnam. Positioned on posts, it stood high above the street, over a water trough for passing horses. Its position made it a platform for speeches, concerts, and civic . . . — — Map (db m233602) HM
In the early 1900s, this Gazebo stood in the intersection of Grand River and Putnam. Positioned on posts, it stood above the street, over a water trough for passing horses. Its position made it a platform for speeches, concerts, and civic . . . — — Map (db m233651) HM
On April 1, 1912, the citizens of Belding voted to issue a $15,000 bond to build a new city hall. At the time, the city jail was housed in an old barn and the dilapidated building rented by the city as a firehouse was called a “burning shame.” . . . — — Map (db m216068) HM
St. Johns Parish House
-Erected in 1841-
The first church in Ionia
moved from corner to
present site in 1881
-lot presented by-
Hon. Samuel Dexter
The founder of Ionia — — Map (db m215972) HM
The Shepherd Village Power House was built in 1908-09. It housed the community’s first electric plant and water pumps. The thirty-five-kilowatt dynamo, driven by a coal gas engine, operated from 1909 to 1912. From 1913 to 1925 outside power was . . . — — Map (db m180376) HM
This building was constructed
by the city of Jackson in the early
1920s, and was originally used for
park utility purposes including
the housing of zoo animals.
The complex was renovated over
time by the Museum to include
a doctor's office, . . . — — Map (db m211801) HM
In 1855 Abraham Wing purchased this farm for his widowed daughter, Mary. Within a year she married Dwight Merriman, and under their guidance, “Hillside” became a model farm, with over 600 acres of orchards and cultivated fields. In 1881 their first . . . — — Map (db m63843) HM
The Granary was formerly two structures connected by an open shed. The brick building served as the farm's granary, and the wood structure and open shed were used as a work area for the repair and storage of farm tools and equipment. The building . . . — — Map (db m211960) HM
This log house was built by Eli
Stillson in the late 1860s and was
lived in by multiple families until
the early 1960s. Over time, the
cabin underwent many changes,
including the addition of numerous
windows and doors. The structure
was . . . — — Map (db m211730) HM
The original was built in the
late 1840s with alterations
occurring over time, including
the addition of the tower section. Initially, the barn.
was used for general livestock
and agricultural purposes,
but as the farm evolved it . . . — — Map (db m211738) HM
In 1971 the Museum moved
this original Merriman-Sharp
farm building to its current
location where it was adapted
for use as an exhibit area.
It has since been repurposed
for educational programs
as an example of a typical
nineteenth . . . — — Map (db m211736) HM
Button-Jannasch Building
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
1869 — — Map (db m190211) HM
Built in 1898, Cascade Township Hall is a rare example of a well-preserved nineteenth century frame town hall. Cascade Township was established on April 3, 1848, when the state legislature set off Ada and Cascade Townships north and south of the . . . — — Map (db m182787) HM
This building was used as the Imlay Township Hall and Library until 1985 when a new facility was built across from the township cemetery on Fairgrounds Road for township offices. The building then remained the Imlay Township Library until 1989. . . . — — Map (db m182978) HM
Sage Union, originally named Walsh Hall when constructed in 1923, was located in the greenspace, which now showcased the magnificent view of Trinity Gardens from Siena Heights Drive. This building was once "The Hub" of campus activity. For decades, . . . — — Map (db m182384) HM
Charles L. Robertson, born October 27, 1880 grew in
Blissfield, Michigan. Charles started his law practice in
Lenawee County in 1902 and completed the construction
of the Robertson Building in 1960. The Building served as
the law offices of . . . — — Map (db m182368) HM
This historic building, a link with the bygone pioneer era, dates back to 1832. Here at the junction of the Chicago Road and the road from Monroe, a small inn was opened by Sylvester Walker of Cooperstown, New York. Before long the Walker Tavern was . . . — — Map (db m205438) HM
Constructed in 1894, this graceful Queen Anne style structure served as the Luce County jail and sheriff's residence for over seventy years. The Peninsular Land Company donated the site. The architectural firm of Lovejoy and DeMar, from Marquette, . . . — — Map (db m213404) HM
The Power House contained all of the
machinery and equipment for operations
across the estate. The oil-fired boilers heated
the buildings and water for the swimming pool.
Pumps operated the vacuum cleaner system in
the house. Chlorinating . . . — — Map (db m206960) HM
This outhouse came from the Kreager Farm that
was located on Schoenherr Road in Shelby
Township. The building was rescued by the
Shelby Township Historical Committee days
before the farmstead was demolished in 2009.
It was restored and placed . . . — — Map (db m216980) HM
Frederic Baraga was a lawyer, an artist and a Roman Catholic priest who came to the U.S. from present-day Slovenia in 1830. Baraga (1797-1868) served Native Americans in the Great Lakes region and wrote A Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language . . . — — Map (db m206057) HM
Commissioned by William Janzen, this house has served residents of Marquette County since 1893. It was designed by Lovejoy and Demar, architects for the Old City Hall on Washington Street. Following a fire in 1983, Doris Seavoy Bullock donated the . . . — — Map (db m214540) HM
This Neoclassical Revival structure, designed by Charlton & Gilbert of Marquette, was constructed in 1902-04 at a cost of $210,000. Built of local sandstone, it is the second courthouse to occupy this site. In a case tried here in 1913, President . . . — — Map (db m206155) HM
In 1856 German immigrant Peter Seitz built this house as a residence and stagecoach inn on North Custer plank toll road. Early stagecoaches were pulled by teams of up to four horses. The plank roads were constructed of wooden boards to aid travel . . . — — Map (db m170286) HM
On December 4, 1958
this building was named
by Monroe County
Library Board in honor
of Edward D. Ellis,
originator in 1835 of the
constitutional provision
allocating penal fines
to libraries. — — Map (db m239293) HM
This thirty-one room mansion, built for $250,000 in 1891-92, was the home of John Torrent (1833-1915), pioneering lumberman, alderman, justice of the peace and Muskegon mayor for three terms. A successful entrepreneur, Torrent owned shingle, saw . . . — — Map (db m241642) HM
The Allen House, built in 1928, stands on land purchased by Elijah Willits from the federal government in December 1818. The first structure built on the land was a public elementary school, erected in 1856, which was used until 1869, when Hill . . . — — Map (db m213088) HM
In 1915, Samuel Oliver Wylie Bell, at one time Village Trustee, bought out his partner George Daines in the combined furniture store and undertaking establishment and built a two story brick structure. In 1929, the store was remodeled and S.S. . . . — — Map (db m86485) HM
On this site for eighty-three
years stood a grist mill that
ground grain into flour for
the Birmingham community. Built
in 1835 by Roswell T. Merrill
the wooden mill - powered by
water from the Mill Pond (now
Quarton Lake) - served . . . — — Map (db m201400) HM
City Hall was built in 1928 and housed the village and township offices, as well as, the fire and police departments. The tower was used for drying fire hoses until about 1950. It was also designed to accommodate a clock. A Civic Center plan, . . . — — Map (db m86291) HM
The two story brick building was erected before 1920, by Mr. Ford, who had a paint and hardware business in the west side of the first floor. In the east side there was a 5 & 10˘ Store. In 1923, there was a severe fire in the building which resulted . . . — — Map (db m86290) HM
This structure was built in 1896 by Frank Ford, who built the Ford-Peabody House in 1878. The corner was occupied by Levinson's Department Store from 1897 to 1916. Two smaller businesses occupied units at the extreme west and north ends. The First . . . — — Map (db m86377) HM
Elmer Huston had this building constructed with two stores on the ground level and apartments above in 1923. It housed the post office and a variety store from 1924 to 1928. In 1929, the Mulholland Dry Goods Company moved into both spaces. The . . . — — Map (db m86486) HM
Dr. Daniel Johnston, dentist, and Dr. Ninian T. Shaw, a physician, had this two story brick commercial building erected in 1905. The facade of this building was extended north to include the O'Neal Building (112 South Old Woodward) and give the . . . — — Map (db m86303) HM
The Briggs Investment Company and John H. Kunsky Theatrical Enterprises erected this large building in 1926 to contain shops, offices, a bowling alley in the basement, and a motion picture theater with facilities for vaudeville productions. The . . . — — Map (db m86304) HM
This red brick building was erected in the 1880's by William Erity and his son-in-law, Chauncy Nixon. The Erity family and later the Nixon family owned and operated a mill near the corner of Evergreen Road and Riverside Drive in Beverly Hills. The . . . — — Map (db m86379) HM
Birmingham's oldest residence
Built in 1822
Plaque by Piety Hill Chapter NSDAR
23 May 1972
Accepted National Register of
Historic Places 13 January 1972
House relocated 1970 — — Map (db m213085) HM
In 1919, on the former site of the old National Hotel, George Mitchell and Almeron Whitehead erected this building to house the First National Bank and various shops. Throughout the decades, different banks have occupied this building, including the . . . — — Map (db m86378) HM
Fred V. Quarton erected this building in 1916 on the site of the family home of his wife, Emma Blakeslee. Through the years, the facade at street level has changed several times, but the second floor has kept its original appearance even including . . . — — Map (db m86301) HM
These townhouses were built as two story attached dwelling units in the Arts and Crafts style in 1916. Their use is commercial now, but their appearance is still very much as it originally was. — — Map (db m86369) HM
This lovely Michigan farmhouse dates to 1840, when the southern section was built by pioneer settlers Michael and May Marlett, owners of the surrounding 160 acres from 1834-1867. Charles and Eliza Wixom purchased the farm in 1867; they built the . . . — — Map (db m160983) HM
This attractive Greek Revival house was built in 1845 by Stephen Jennings, an early owner of the Sixteen Mile House (now the Botsford Inn). He built the house as a wedding gift for . . . — — Map (db m163573) HM
In 1899, this lovely Victorian house was built on the southeast corner of Thirteen Mile and Middlebelt Road by Eli Stodgell, a local carpenter and stone mason. The Stodgells owned a pasture across the road and raised chickens as well as cows in the . . . — — Map (db m163650) HM
This Colonial Revival style home with Asian influences was the residence of Henry and May Bach. Henry was Vice President in charge of sales for the Great Lake Land Corp., the developer of Oaklands. The house was originally an outbuilding on the farm . . . — — Map (db m163654) HM
John Garfield built this house on his 160-acre farm around 1835. The symmetry, pilaster-framed entrance and cornice returns reflect the simplicity of the Greek Revival style. In 1846, John and Elizabeth Cox purchased the house. When John died in . . . — — Map (db m163773) HM
This Federalist Revival House was designed by talented architect Marcus Burrowes for Kirby White, an executive of Ferry Morse Seed Company. In the 1930s Ferry Morse was the largest seed company in the world. This house is considered the work of a . . . — — Map (db m105570) HM
This 1841 Greek revival farmhouse was the home of Ward Eagle (1891-1967), Farmington Township Supervisor, Justice of the Peace and influential member of the Michigan Milk Producers Association.
The house was built by John Trick on land sold . . . — — Map (db m136056) HM
At the southwest corner is the Ferndale Center Building. Originally named the C.H. Harrison Building, it housed the newly incorporated Ferndale City Hall offices in the 1930's. For many years, this three story building was the tallest structure in . . . — — Map (db m108232) HM
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Pioneer & Merriman Apartments
Historical Site
195 W. Nine Mile
During the early development of the West Nine Mile business area, two apartment buildings were constructed. The first was the Pioneer Apartments, . . . — — Map (db m155336) HM
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