Originally built as a one-story building at the NE corner, and later that decade, a second story was added. On July 16, 1988, a stolen '88 Buick ran three red lights on northbound Woodward and broadsided an eastbound Pontiac at E. Nine Mile Rd. The . . . — — Map (db m108250) HM
Located at the southwest corner is the Professional Building, which replaced the Aston-Wallace Building during the widening of Woodward and is now located at the south end of the same block. Cunningham's Drug Store opened at this corner in 1931, . . . — — Map (db m108277) HM
The Kregers were descendents of early Franklin settlers who lived on this farm when it was located on Scenic Drive. The buildings were relocated here on December 18, 2008 and restored through the efforts of Franklin Villagers. — — Map (db m98771) HM
This Greek Revival house was built as a home for John Wood, a woodworker. It was sold to Edwin Hubbell, grocer and meat market owner, in 1866.
The second story on the west wing was added in 1874, the porch on the south side in 1897 and the . . . — — Map (db m125282) HM
The original township hall, built in 1876, was hit by lightning and destroyed on July 14, 1913.
In 1915 a second building, identical to the first, was built on the same site, the west side of Novi Road south of Grand River. It served as . . . — — Map (db m155646) HM
This building is a replica of the original carriage barn that stood on this site. The original building was circa 1870, and was rumored to have been moved to this site in 1910. It was a two-bay timber framed building constructed of hand hewn . . . — — Map (db m97707) HM
The Orchard Lake Museum has been an intersection
where paths cross and people meet. The first building here was a small tavern named the Orchard Lake House, built in 1857 for stagecoach travelers. Various owners rebuilt and . . . — — Map (db m105083) HM
Built in 1899-1900, the Masonic Block was designed by Edward R. Prall. The Rochester Building Association raised funds for the project. Among its leaders were William Clark Chapman, general manager of Western Knitting Mills and twentieth village . . . — — Map (db m98418) HM
Built in 1890, the Opera House Block opened with the First National Bank and Norton Pharmacy on its ground floor. On November 7, 1890, a grand opening dance launched the upper-level opera house as Rochester's social and cultural center. Until 1933 . . . — — Map (db m98520) HM
Avon Township, the site of the first settlement in Oakland County, was organized in 1835. This white clapboard building was erected in 1880 as the township hall. Its alterations reflect the area's industrial and commercial growth. Initially . . . — — Map (db m118757) HM
This site possesses national significance as an exceptional example of the American Country Estate movement of the early Twentieth Century. The centerpiece, a monumental 110-room residence, is the largest and most impressive example of Tudor . . . — — Map (db m100374) HM
Home of Alfred G. and Matilda Dodge Wilson (widow of John Dodge), this Tudor style mansion was built in 1926-29. William E. Kapp of Smith, Hinchman and Grylls designed the Hall, incorporating details from famous homes of England. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson . . . — — Map (db m100371) HM
Here garden lovers linger at any time of the year. The devotee of antiques finds grazing ground. ... Admirers of large rooms, quaint nooks, story-and-a-half beamed ceilings, low French doors and windows, great fireplaces, balconies, curved . . . — — Map (db m134107) HM
Built in approximately 1850, the Red House originally sat across the street from the Van Hoosen Farmhouse. The architectural style is Greek Revival and it appears that the existing structure, though very small, was built in three different phases, . . . — — Map (db m119058) HM
Stony Creek Masonic Lodge No. 5
Around 1825 William A. Burt led members of the Stony Creek Masonic Lodge in petitioning the Grand Lodge of Michigan for a charter. The grand master, Governor Lewis Cass, approved the charter in June 1827. In . . . — — Map (db m134155) HM
Erected in 1839, this building was originally a small frame Baptist church. The village purchased it for a town hall in 1914 and used it for municipal purposes until 1923, when the Royal Oak Woman's Club acquired it. The club, founded in 1902 as a . . . — — Map (db m34271) HM
Demand for housing began to skyrocket
in the early 1900s as thousands came to southeast Michigan for jobs in the burgeoning automobile industry. Kit homes were an innovative way to help address housing needs. Manufacturers shipped out . . . — — Map (db m173757) HM
After a long life, pioneer Solomon Caswell gave his lovely home to his son George, pictured here with his father. Later, George's children, William and Inez, inherited the home. They were both school teachers and neither married. When they passed . . . — — Map (db m200015) HM
The city of Troy has set aside this area for historic structures. Located here is the 1832 Greek Revival home of pioneer Solomon Caswell, moved from its original site. Nearby is Troy's 1927 township hall. This building is a replica of a Dutch . . . — — Map (db m42177) HM
In 1821 Johnson and Rhoda Niles relocated to Michigan Territory with their three young children. Niles expanded his small 1837 home to lodge potential settlers and plan Troy's future as a great city. A century later, a young paperboy named Norman . . . — — Map (db m200018) HM
The first Troy Township meeting was held in Riley Crook's barn. Later, the citizens built a Township Hall that closely resembled this one-room school. In 1927 that building was replaced by the brick Township Hall which now serves as the . . . — — Map (db m199955) HM
After the War of 1812 farmers from New York and other eastern states settled in Troy Township. This building became the seat of local government in 1927. Troy remained an agricultural community until 1955 when township leaders led the effort to . . . — — Map (db m200020) HM
The city of Troy was an unclaimed wilderness when Johnson Niles moved here with his family from New York in 1821. As a farmer, carpenter, innkeeper, and merchant, Niles did much to develop the area, offering advice and encouragement to the settlers . . . — — Map (db m184286) HM
It was a garage and a playhouse.
The Carriage House was planned to be the chauffeur's home and to shelter Ford family vehicles. But the chauffeur moved into the Lodge, and the Carriage House became a playhouse for the Ford children — . . . — — Map (db m99117) HM
The Gatehouse was the formal entryway
into the 2,422 acre Haven Hill Estate, Edsel Ford's chosen "weekend getaway." While Edsel gathered property for his country estate in the 1920s, Packard Motor Car Company and General Motors bought large . . . — — Map (db m99066) HM
It was an expression of new wealth and mobility
created by the early automobile industry. Twenty years after his father founded Ford Motor Company in 1903, Edsel Ford began buying the hilly property that became his family's rural retreat . . . — — Map (db m99106) HM
This house was built in the early 1850s by Lucy Wixom, widow of Alijah Wixom, one of the town's founders. Its first residents were the Reverend and Mrs. Samuel Wire. He was the pastor of the Free Will Baptist Association of Commerce. The house . . . — — Map (db m136812) HM
The cabin was originally
built in 1880 in Gladwin Co.
The land was given to a
veteran of the War of 1812
Several families were raised here
Ruttledge family last known
Dovetail construction of cabin
from Soo Locks era of 1855
The Rose . . . — — Map (db m200654) HM
The First Congregational Church is the oldest congregation in Gaylord. In 1874 the Reverend James McKay founded it as a mission church with twenty-one members. It was officially organized three years later. In 1878 the Reverend Abram Van Auken . . . — — Map (db m33351) HM
This depot was constructed in 1870 as the western terminus of the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railroad. The line was later owned by the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. The station served Grand Haven as a passenger depot until passenger service . . . — — Map (db m88965) HM
In 1848, in response to pressure from the settlers of Holland, the U.S. Congress created the community's first post office, with Henry D. Post as postmaster. Originally named Black River, the Holland post office relocated to rented quarters several . . . — — Map (db m64907) HM
Side 1
Dedicated on June 25, 1856, this church was built under the leadership of the Reverend Albertus C. Van Raalte, founder and the first pastor of the Holland colony. Jacobus Schrader designed the Greek Revival style building using native . . . — — Map (db m89287) HM
Presque Isle County was organized in 1871. The County's original courthouse was built on this site in 1872. The property was donated to the County by William Rogers, namesake of Rogers City. The community's first cemetery and a tennis court also . . . — — Map (db m123691) HM
The Glawe (Glove) School was established in the 1880s. It was built on Ocqueoc Road in Ocqueoc Township. On land that was donated by Christian Glawe.
The school was in continuous use until 1960. After that it was used for church functions until . . . — — Map (db m122182) HM
The Pioneer House opened in the early 1870s as a boardinghouse for lumbermen. Beginning as a 1-1/2-story building, it underwent three major renovations between 1885 and 1936 evolving into a hotel with twenty-two guest rooms and three apartments. . . . — — Map (db m201431) HM
Burt Opera House
In 1888, this settlement was named in honor of Wellington R. Burt, the lumber tycoon who arranged for the Cincinnati, Saginaw and Mackinaw Railroad to run through this village. During his 1888 gubernatorial campaign, Burt . . . — — Map (db m180508) HM
Benjamin and Adelaide Cushway
Benjamin (1810-1881) and Adelaide (1812-1877) Cushway (formerly Cauchois) were prominent settlers in the Saginaw Valley. Both descended from early French-Canadian families of Detroit. Between 1827 and 1834, . . . — — Map (db m180583) HM
Local architect Donald A. Kimball designed this shelter and field house in 1938. Funded by the federal Works Progress Administration, it incorporated Bay Port stone from the razed Darmstaetter Brewery located at the south end of the park. With . . . — — Map (db m180588) HM
Organized April 18, 1889, the club's membership was comprised of most of the leading business and civic figures of Saginaw. One of the first items of business was preparation for a club house. Architect W.T. Cooper furnished plans, and ground was . . . — — Map (db m180593) HM
(Side 1)
In 1889, at the urging of Saginaw Congressman (later governor) Aaron Bliss, the Congress appropriated one hundred thousand dollars for the construction of a new federal building in Saginaw. During the next several years the . . . — — Map (db m180597) HM
In 1896 John Schroeder built this one and one-half story log home for his family on a farm about a mile west of Freeland. His son George resided there until 1968. Exhibiting hand-hewn, notched white pine logs, boarded gables and a wood shingled . . . — — Map (db m180660) HM
Charles H. Moore & Albert E. Sleeper House
Built 1859
Is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Building #85000064 — — Map (db m212441) HM
In 1914 the Marlette Research Club, composed of women in the community, decided to build a public library for Marlette. The club contacted the Carnegie Corporation for a grant to build the library. In compliance with the Carnegie Corporations . . . — — Map (db m154435) HM
This chink and mortar log cabin
originally stood northwest
of Deckerville in a region of the
county called Burgitville,
or Houndtown, as everyone
in the area owned hound dogs.
Built after the fire of 1881,
it now houses our
Native . . . — — Map (db m212468) HM
This turn-of-the-century mercantile features shelves filled with household items that would have been found in a store of this era. The postal unit is from Argyle, Michigan, and was originally established in 1876. — — Map (db m98918) HM
This structure was built as a bank in 1903. It replaced an earlier three-story brick building that was destroyed by fire in December 1902. The present building was designed by architect Clare Allen of Jackson and built by Burnett and Baldwin of . . . — — Map (db m119343) HM
Built in 1925 by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Works, this steel-framed water tower was the main water supplier for "The Colony on the Ste. Claire" — a secluded residential community established in Clay Township during the 1920s. The Colony . . . — — Map (db m152071) HM
City Hall of Marine City was built in 1884 designed by the firm of George Dewitt Mason and Zachariah Rice, Detroit. Mason, principal designer, chose to reflect a style popularized by the Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson and now known as . . . — — Map (db m123788) HM
Built in 1884 at a cost of $12,300, this edifice has served continuously as the seat of local government. Marine City was incorporated as the village of Marine in 1865. It became Marine City in 1867. The first village president was David Lester, a . . . — — Map (db m123786) HM
E. C. Williams built this double house in 1890-91, in what was then the village of Fort Gratiot. Williams published the Fort Gratiot Sun, a newspaper that circulated primarily among railroad passengers and crew. In 1894 the village merged . . . — — Map (db m213688) HM
Harrington Hotel
The Harrington Hotel opened amid much fanfare in 1896.
A unique blend of Romanesque, Classical and Queen Anne architecture, the hotel thrived for many years. As business declined due to the popularity of automobile . . . — — Map (db m212536) HM
Site of first St.
Joseph County Court
House in Centreville
authorized by
territorial governor.
George B. Porter
first judge, WM. Fletcher — — Map (db m212598) HM
(Front Side)
Michigan Territorial Governor George B. Porter proclaimed Centreville the St. Joseph County seat on November 22, 1831. On November 7, 1831, Robert Clark Jr., Electra W. Dean, Charles Noble and Daniel B. Miller donated the . . . — — Map (db m64540) HM
This handsome L-shaped residence retains the characteristics of Greek Revival architecture and features symmetrically placed windows flanked by distinctive pilaster trim. It was constructed in the 1840s by Daniel and Alexander Stewart who were . . . — — Map (db m64728) HM
Built in 1904, this structure served as a public library for seventy-five years. Financed by an Andrew Carnegie grant, it was designed by A.W. Rush & Co. and built by H.V. Snyder & Son. Warren J. Willits donated the site. The exterior pink granite . . . — — Map (db m64547) HM
The garage is one of the original structures on the site. It was built in 1919 while the house was still under construction. This building typifies the ornate detail for which builders John and George Munro were known.
All of the framing . . . — — Map (db m181131) HM
In 1919 James & Cora Purdy hired local builders, John and George Munro, of Gagetown, MI to begin building this Arts and Crafts style home. This home features 15 rooms including three full bathrooms (which was very uncommon in rural Michigan . . . — — Map (db m181128) HM
The original owner of this farmstead, James L. Purdy, was on a trip to Iowa when he saw an octagonal barn and was determined to have one of his own. When he returned to Gagetown, he hired the Munro Bothers, local builders who had previously built . . . — — Map (db m181133) HM
This one room country school was built in 1898 and called the Mast School; named after John and Mary Mast on whose property it was built on Gettel Road in Sebewaing, Michigan. It functioned as a one room country school until Christmas of 1947 . . . — — Map (db m181144) HM
In 1895, James Purdy started to acquire acreage along the east side of Richie Road. By 1918, he had acquired 560 acres, which was mostly swampland including all of Mud Lake just a half-mile northeast of this Barn Site. His goal was to build a . . . — — Map (db m181139) HM
In 1851, Patrick McGlone (1810-1884) settled near here. Later, he built a one-story building that he named "Juniata House" where he provided lodging and food for travelers, as well as "good Barns" stocked "with hay and grain." His family served . . . — — Map (db m101577) HM
Constructed at the turn of the century, this building replaced the original 1870 township hall. A Georgian Revival brick and stone structure, it was dedicated on September 19, 1901. Besides township activities, the hall has been the setting for . . . — — Map (db m68410) HM
This Italianate structure was once the home of the Paw Paw Fire Department, which was organized in 1868 and whose members served without pay or compensation. At the 100th anniversary celebration of the fire department, it was noted that, "over the . . . — — Map (db m217920) HM
After a great fire ravaged this section of the village on January 13, 1888, businessman George W. Longwell (1832-1919) purchased the two lots encompassing this block and constructed the present brick Italianate-style building. He and his brother, . . . — — Map (db m217921) HM
On Saturday, September 2, 1901, a vast crowd assembled to witness the laying of the cornerstone for the new courthouse. The courthouse was to be a fine example of American Neoclassical architecture. The architect was Claire Allen from Jackson, MI. . . . — — Map (db m217922) HM
Originally constructed as Van Buren County's first courthouse at a cost of about $2900, this two- story temple-style Greek Revival structure now serves as Paw Paw Village Hall. Featuring a gable roof, clapboard siding, front faηade with a . . . — — Map (db m217918) HM
This federated women's club, founded as a reading circle in 1883 and named for Sir Walter Scott, merged with the Literary and Antiquarian Societies to build a clubhouse in 1892. John Cornelius Randall designed the sandstone Queen Anne structure, . . . — — Map (db m182977) HM
The United States of America
donated this Lighthouse to the
Historical Association of South Haven
for public, educational and
historic preservation uses through
the National Historic Lighthouse
Preservation Act
March 8, 2012 — — Map (db m160033) HM
The South Haven Lightkeeper's dwelling was built by the United States Lighthouse Service in 1871-1872, when South Haven's first lighthouse was constructed.
The dwelling was last occupied by a lightkeeper in 1940, when technical changes . . . — — Map (db m119258) HM
First National Building
1929
This Property Has Been
Placed On The
National Register
Of Historic Places
By The United States
Department Of The Interior — — Map (db m236141) HM
The University of Michigan Union was founded in 1904 to unite men's student organizations, and to promote university spirit and social interaction among Michigan men. In 1906, the Union organization acquired the home of Judge Thomas M. Cooley for . . . — — Map (db m178555) HM
The Michigan Union
75th Anniversary
Founded June 20, 1904
Rededicated Octorber 12, 1979
As
The Home Of Campus Life For Present
Past, And Future Students Of The
University Of Michigan
And
As A Unifying Force In The Life Of Its . . . — — Map (db m181720) HM
In this column are stored documents which record the fifty year history of the Michigan Union's contribution to the academic community and its place as the hearthstone of the campus providing cultural, social, and recreational programs, serving . . . — — Map (db m209645) HM
Completed in the summer of 1840, this stucco-over-brick house was one of four dwellings built for professors after relocation of the University to Ann Arbor in 1837. It has been the University's chief official residence and the center of social . . . — — Map (db m126314) HM
David T. McCollum was thirty-three years old when he arrived in Ann Arbor from New York State in 1832 with a wife and five children.. The following spring he became the bookkeeper for Anson Brown & Co. McCollum was a leader in the Methodist . . . — — Map (db m181980) HM
Jonathan H. Lund brought his bride, Sarah Almy Richmond, to Ann Arbor in 1838, and they lived for seven years in a small house on Pontiac Trail. Lund first ran a dry goods store on Broadway selling everything from shoes to medicines with names . . . — — Map (db m181978) HM
Ann Arbor's Art Moderne-style bus depot, touted as one of the most up-to-date in the country, was officially opened in September 1940. A large crowd of dignitaries and admirers assembled as the mayor cut a maize and blue satin ribbon stretched . . . — — Map (db m156631) HM
Until the 1950s, the house was heated by a wood-burning furnace. All wood for the furnace was stored in the Wood Shed, from which it would have been carried down the outside basement steps (immediately behind you). In the basement, a supply of wood . . . — — Map (db m236080) HM
Given by Senator
Royal Samuel Copeland
to the Village of
Dexter Michigan
1928
Modeled from
New England
Libraries
Originally
the first post office — — Map (db m142357) HM
1826 Land grant from U.S. government to John Gilbert.
1832 Emanuel Case and Harry Gilbert contracted to build the first mill.
1853 May 1st. The mill was destroyed by fire.
1875 The mill dam was flooded out and then re-built.
. . . — — Map (db m206406) HM
John Gilbert's Founding VisionJohn Gilbert, the founder of the Village of Manchester, was born in Lenox Massachusetts in 1774, and grew up with the presence of a central public square in his town, where . . . — — Map (db m205902) HM
This corner of Main Street (formerly Exchange Place) and Clinton Street served as the original civic center for the Village of Manchester. From the Manchester Hotel situated on the northeast corner, to Green's Hotel on the southwest corner, and . . . — — Map (db m206148) HM
Village of Manchester Sesquicentennial
August 2017
The Village of Manchester Sesquicentennial Celebration was organized by the Village of Manchester, the Manchester Area Historical Society and the Manchester Area Chamber of . . . — — Map (db m205692) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior on Oct. 10, 1985 — — Map (db m236511) HM
This bell was originally installed in a cupola atop the Wallace Block in 1887. This brick building on the east side of South Ann Arbor Street housed the city hall, opera house, and fire department. The bell was rung to alert the community in case of . . . — — Map (db m236171) HM
This handsome two-and-a-half story residence, constructed in 1875, was the home of William H. Davenport (1826-1909), prominent Saline citizen. In 1851, Davenport entered into a partnership with H.J. Miller in a general store. He bought out Miller's . . . — — Map (db m101647) HM
This house, built prior to 1842 by Arden Ballard, has been recognized by the Historic American Building Survey as a model of Greek Revival architecture. The house was purchased by the Ladies' Literary Club in 1913. — — Map (db m90645) HM
