The following is a List of Michigan State Historic Sites . The register is maintained by the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office , which was established in the late 1960s after the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 .[1] Sites marked with a dagger (†) are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan . Those with a double dagger (‡) are also designated National Historic Landmarks .[2] As of June 2011, there were more than 2,700 total listings distributed through each of Michigan's 83 counties .[3] In addition, several historical markers have been erected outside of Michigan.[4]
Alcona County
Alger County
Allegan County
Alpena County
Antrim County
Name
Image
Location
City
Listing date
Antrim County Courthouse †
203 East Cayuga Street
Bellaire
April 5, 1974
Brown's School
4891 M-32 at Marsh Rd.
Jordan Township
August 3, 1979
Central Lake High School
Southwest Corner of State and Howard streets
Central Lake
August 12, 1983
Elk Rapids Iron Company Informational Site
Ames Street (in the yard of the Elks Rapids Inn )
Elk Rapids
February 28, 1969
Elk Rapids Township Hall †
401 River Street
Elk Rapids
November 15, 1973
Essex Town Site Commemorative Designation
Southwest corner of South Dennis and Essex Roads
Ellsworth
September 14, 1995
Holtz Site †
Island in the Intermediate River
Bellaire
June 20, 1970
Hughes House †
109 Elm Street
Elk Rapids
October 21, 1975
Edwin Noble House
Isle of Pines Drive
Elk Rapids
April 24, 1979
Pere Marquette Railroad Depot (Alden Station )
10669 Coy Street
Alden
July 23, 1987
Saint John Nepomucene Catholic Church
M-32 and 4973 St. John Road
East Jordan
November 16, 1994
Village of Wetzell Informational Designation
US 131 North
Mancelona Township
January 19, 1989
Arenac County
Baraga County
Name
Image
Location
City
Listing date
Assinins †
US 41
Assinins
June 19, 1971
Baraga County Courthouse
16 South Third Street
L'Anse
May 21, 1985
Covington Town Hall
13381 Center St.
Covington
July 15, 2016
Hebard-Ford Summer House †
13730 Ford Dr.
Pequaming
September 10, 1979
Keweenaw Bay Informational Designation
Baraga State Park on US 41 , between Baraga and L'Anse
Baraga Township
January 19, 1957
Kewawenon Mission †
227 Front Street, between Whirl-I-Gig Road and Peter Marksman Rd, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of L'Anse, Sec. 19, T51N, R32W
Zeba
January 29, 1979
L'Anse - Lac Vieux Desert Trail Informational Designation
US 41
L'Anse
November 15, 1984
Jacob and Anna Leinonen Homestead
13960 Murphy Road
Covington
July 15, 1999
Pelkie School House
15009 Pelkie Rd.
Pelkie
June 10, 1980
Pequaming
8 miles (13 km) north of L' Anse
Pequaming
April 23, 1971
Skanee School
13730 Skanee Rd.
Skanee
July 17, 1981
Barry County
Bay County
Benzie County
Name
Image
Location
City
Listing date
Benzie County Courthouse †
7157 Crystal Avenue
Beulah
February 16, 1979
Benzonia College Informational Designation
River Road, Benzonia Village Park , US-31
Benzonia
July 10, 1963
Benzonia Congregational Church
6941 Grand Traverse Avenue
Benzonia
February 23, 1981
Car Ferries on Lake Michigan Informational Designation
River Road at Lake Michigan
Frankfort
January 19, 1957
Bruce Catton Informational Designation
891 Michigan Avenue
Benzonia
May 8, 1984
Marquette's Death Informational Designation
Mouth of the Betsie River
Frankfort vicinity
June 11, 1965
Mills Community House †
891 Michigan Avenue
Benzonia
1977
Pacific Salmon
15200 Honor Highway
Beulah
February 22, 1974
Watervale †
975–1422 Watervale Road
Blaine Township
December 19, 1991
Berrien County
Branch County
Calhoun County
Cass County
Charlevoix County
Cheboygan County
Chippewa County
Clare County
Name
Image
Location
City
Listing date
Clare Congregational Church †
110 Fifth Street
Clare
March 17, 1994
Harrison Informational Designation
File:Harrison historic marker (Michigan).jpg
Lake Street and Budd Lake
Harrison
December 21, 1978
George and Martha Hitchcock House †
205 East Michigan Street
Farwell
July 29, 1980
Irish Counties
Clare Welcome Center on US 127
Grant Township
July 19, 1962
Ladies' Library Association of Farwell
221 West Main Street
Farwell
August 3, 1979
Lincoln Township Hall
175 Lake George Avenue
Lake George
November 7, 1977
Logging Railroads Commemorative Designation
Logging Railroads Commemorative Designation
Highway Park , old US-27, 7.5 miles N of Clare
Hatton Township
February 18, 1956
Michigan Petroleum Industry
Clare Welcome Center on US 127
Grant Township
1961
William Henry Wilson House
390 Main Street
Harrison
April 18, 1983
Clinton County
Crawford County
Name
Image
Location
City
Listing date
32nd Red Arrow Division Informational Designation
Camp Grayling , vicinity of stone mess hall
Grayling
April 15, 1977
Beginning of State Reforestation Informational Site
Higgins Lake Nursery, County Road 200, 1/2 mile east of old US-27, 1/4 mile N of Roscommon County line
Grayling vicinity
February 26, 1957
Camp Grayling Officers Open Mess
Building #311, Howe Road
Grayling
August 24, 1978
Douglas House †
6122 County Road 612
Grayling
November 18, 2000
Grayling Fish Hatchery
4893 W North Down River Road
Grayling
February 26, 1957
Hartwick Pines
3896 Hartwick Pines Rd.
Grayling Charter Township
September 17, 1957
Michigan Central Railroad - Grayling Station
401 Norway Street
Grayling
August 21, 1986
Pere Cheney Cemetery
End of Center Plains Trail
Roscommon
February 18, 1993
Homesite of Chief David Shoppenagon Informational Site
Old US-27/I-75 intersection at Au Sable River
Grayling
December 12, 1979
Delta County
Dickinson County
Eaton County
Emmet County
Genesee County
Gladwin County
Gogebic County
Name
Image
Location
City
Listing date
Ashland Mine
215 W McLeod Ave, Ironwood, MI 49938
Ironwood
March 3, 1971
Colby Mine
503 Burma Rd.
Bessemer
September 25, 1956
Copper Peak †
North Black River Valley Parkway, Ottawa National Forest
Ironwood vicinity
January 22, 1971
Solomon S. Curry House †
631 East McLeod Avenue
Ironwood
November 7, 1977
Erwin Central School
N8908 Van Buskirk Road
Erwin Township
2012
Gogebic County Courthouse †
200 North Moore Street
Bessemer
December 10, 1971
Gogebic Iron Range Informational Designation
Memory Lane Park (roadside park on US-2, 1 mile east of Bessemer)
Bessemer vicinity
August 23, 1956
Ironwood City Hall †
McLeod Avenue and Norfolk Street
Ironwood
May 14, 1975
Norrie Park Informational Designation
498 W. Norrie Park Road
Ironwood
April 13, 1960
Raphael Pumpelly , Site of Discovery of Iron Ore Formation Informational Designation
File:Pumpelly.jpg
Across from No. 1 Newport Heights, off of Country Club/Bonnie Road
Ironwood
August 3, 1979
Grand Traverse County
Gratiot County
Hillsdale County
Houghton County
Huron County
Ingham County
Ionia County
Iosco County
Name
Image
Location
City
Listing date
Alabaster Quarry Informational site
US Gypsum Co. Quarry, intersection of Benson and Turtle roads
Alabaster
August 8, 1963
Alabaster Historic District†
Bounded by Lake Huron, Gypsum, Keystone, and Rempert Rds.
Alabaster
December 16, 1977
Edward A. Brackenridge House
218 West Dwight Street
Oscoda
November 26, 1985
Louis Chevalier Claim Informational Site
295 Harbor Street
Au Sable
July 29, 1980
Cooke Hydroelectric Plant †
1201 Cooke Dam Rd.
Oscoda
August 2, 1996
Dock Reserve Informational Site
Beach at end of Michigan, River Road, Dwight and Park streets
Oscoda
July 21, 1988
Five Channels Dam Archeological District †
File:FiveChannelsDam.jpg
6051 State Route 65
Glennie
March 13, 2002
Green Pack House
5014 N US-23
Oscoda
January 27, 1983
Ladies Literary Club Building
316 Newman Street
East Tawas
April 5, 1974
Lumbering on the Huron Shore Informational Designation
Tawas Point State Park
East Tawas
July 19, 1956
Lumberman's Memorial
5401 Monument Rd.
Oscoda Township
February 19, 1958
Pioneer Township Cemetery
4252 Old State Rd.
Grant Township
September 1, 1963
Tawas Point Light Station †
Tawas Point Road
East Tawas vicinity
April 23, 1971
Iron County
Isabella County
Jackson County
Kalamazoo County
Kalkaska County
Kent County
Keweenaw County
Lake County
Lapeer County
Leelanau County
Lenawee County
Livingston County
Luce County
Name
Image
Location
City
Listing date
Helmer General Store and Resort
RD #3 - County Road 417, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of H-44
Helmer
January 13, 1982
Luce County Sheriff's House and Jail †
411 West Harrie Street
Newberry
August 15, 1975
John McGruer House
7964 N. M-123
Newberry
June 30, 1988
Newberry Hotel
301 South Newberry Avenue
Newberry
September 8, 1982
Newberry State Bank Building
318 Newberry Avenue
Newberry
August 21, 1986
Life Saving Station Informational Site
Mouth of the Two Hearted River , Two Hearted River Forest Campground, east of County Road 423
Newberry vicinity
December 12, 1979
Watershed between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan
Roadside Park on M-28 , west of M-117
Newberry vicinity
February 12, 1959
Mackinac County
Macomb County
Manistee County
Marquette County
Mason County
Mecosta County
Menominee County
Midland County
Missaukee County
Monroe County
Montcalm County
Name
Image
Location
City
Listing date
Charles J. Church-Frank S. Gibson House
301 South Barry
Greenville
May 18, 1989
Clifford Lake Hotel
561 West Clifford Lake Drive
Stanton vicinity
June 23, 1983
Cowden Lake Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ)
4510 Gravel Ridge Road, NE corner of Coral Road (County Road 530)
Coral vicinity
January 19, 1989
Ambrose J. Ecker House
615 Lafayette
Greenville
September 21, 1988
Charles H. Gibson House
311 West Washington Avenue
Greenville
March 21, 1991
Giles Gilbert House †
306 North Camburn Street
Stanton
May 8, 1984
Greenville Informational Designation
213 North Franklin Street
Greenville
August 15, 1975
Little Denmark Evangelical Lutheran Church
1031 South Johnson Road (County Road 595) at intersection of Pakes Road
Gowen vicinity
February 26, 1985
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
305 South Clay Street, SE corner of Cass Street
Greenville
January 23, 1992
Winter Inn †
100 North Lafayette Street
Greenville
September 10, 1979
Montmorency County
Muskegon County
Newaygo County
Oakland County
Oceana County
Ogemaw County
Ontonagon County
Name
Image
Location
City
Listing date
Marsi Homestead
45467 South Road
Bohemia Township
September 8, 1982
Methodist Episcopal Church
Minnesota Mine Location, south end of Rockland on US-45
Rockland
November 16, 1982 Burned Down and Rebuilt
Minesota Mine
SE of Rockland, off of US-45
Rockland
May 17, 1973
Ontonagon Copper Boulder Informational Site
Victoria Reservoir
Rockland
February 17, 1965
Ontonagon Lighthouse †
Off M-64 at the mouth of the Ontonagon River
Ontonagon
May 17, 1973
Porcupine Mountains Informational Designation
Porcupine Mountains State Park , M-107, 10 miles west of Silver City
Silver City vicinity
September 17, 1975
Soo Line Railroad Depot
Soo Line Railroad Tracks and Division Street
Trout Creek
June 15, 1979
Victoria Mining Company Town
Intersection of Victoria Dam Road and Victoria Road
Rockland vicinity
April 23, 1971
Elton B. Walker House
605 Ridge Road
Mass City
April 23, 1985
Osceola County
Name
Image
Location
City
Listing date
Congregational Church
216 South Main
Hersey
June 15, 1979
Joseph W. Guyton Informational Designation
308 N. Main St.
Evart
June 15, 2005
John E. Larson Farm
20432 Mackinaw Trail
Tustin
June 5, 1997
Marion Mill Pond / Founding of Marion Information Designation
M-66, one block north of Main, adjacent to water and Lake Shore Drive
Marion
April 15, 1999
North Evart United Methodist Church
8985 90th Avenue
Evart vicinity
July 20, 1984
Reed City Community Building (Demolished)
Slosson Avenue at Chestnut Museum
Reed City
September 21, 1988
Swedish Evangical Lutheran Church
308 Michigan Avenue
Tustin
July 15, 2004
Swedish Immigration Informational Designation
Old US-131 near Tustin, about 10 miles south of Cadillac
Tustin
June 15, 1979
Oscoda County
Otsego County
Ottawa County
Presque Isle County
Roscommon County
Saginaw County
St. Clair County
St. Joseph County
Sanilac County
Schoolcraft County
Shiawassee County
Tuscola County
Van Buren County
Washtenaw County
Wayne County
Wexford County
Outside Michigan
See also
Sources
References
^ Michigan's State Historic Preservation Office . Accessed June 10, 2011.
^ "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . March 13, 2009.
^ Historic Sites Online – State Register Archived 2008-06-20 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed June 10, 2011.
^ "Michigan Historical Markers" . The Michigan Historical Marker Web Site . Retrieved December 4, 2015 .
^ The numbers on this page may differ slightly from those in the database because of the following cases:
St. Clair County has 7 sites listed as being in "St. Clair" and 38 in "Saint Clair" for a total of 45 sites.
St. Joseph County has 13 sites listed as being in "St. Joseph" and 30 in "Saint Joseph" for a total of 43 sites.
"Philip Parmelee Clinton County Informational Designation" is returned in a search of Ingham County , but the database entry states that the marker is in Clinton County .
"North Lake Methodist Church " is returned in a search of Jackson County , but the database entry states that the marker is in Washtenaw County .
"Veterans Hospital No. 100, Camp Custer " is returned in a search of Kalamazoo County , but the database entry states that the marker is in Calhoun County .
"Hebard-Ford Summer House " is returned in a search of Macomb County , but the database entry states that the marker is in Baraga County .
"Edsel and Eleanor Ford House " is returned in a search of Wayne County , but the database entry states that the marker is in Macomb County .
The "Miller Opera House " marker was originally located at 100 South Main, Vassar , Tuscola County , but was later relocated to Crossroads Village , Genesee County . The entry is included on both lists, but it is counted as only being in Genesee County.
^ "Michigan's State Historic Preservation Office" . Michigan's State Historic Preservation Office . Retrieved 23 October 2017 .
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