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MICHIGAN - Berrien County - Historic Districts

Buchanan Downtown Historic District (added 2009 - Berrien County - #09000678) Front St., between 117 W. and 256 E.; parts of Main St., between 108 and 210-212; Oak St. between 114 N. , Buchanan (110 acres, 36 buildings, 2 structures, 39 objects) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Simon, Louis A., et al. Architectural Style: Italianate, Greek Revival Area of Significance: Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce, Social History, Architecture Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Private , Local , Federal Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social Historic Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Library, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation Current Sub-function: Business, Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling Edwards, Rock S., Farmstead (added 1995 - Berrien County - #95000868) 3503 Edwards Rd., Sodus Township , Sodus (60 acres, 14 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture Cultural Affiliation: Euro-American Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: State , Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage Current Function: Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Mary's City of David (added 2009 - Berrien County - #09000201) 1158 E. Britain Ave. , Benton Harbor (1600 acres, 74 buildings, 1 structure) Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social Historic Sub-function: Auditorium, Business, Cemetery, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Resort, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion Current Sub-function: Business, Cemetery, Garden, Museum, Processing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Niles Downtown Historic District (added 2007 - Berrien County - #07000568) Sycamore, Main and Cedar bet. Front and 5th , Niles (120 acres, 73 buildings, 1 object) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Smith, Myrle E., et.al. Architectural Style: Italianate, Classical Revival Area of Significance: Commerce, Architecture Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Local , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social Current Sub-function: Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store Ninth District Lighthouse Depot (added 1993 - Berrien County - #93001348) Also known as Army National Guard Armory 128 N. Pier , St. Joseph (17 acres, 4 buildings, 2 structures, 1 object) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Army Corps of Engineers, Ludlow, Major William, US Army Architectural Style: Late Victorian Area of Significance: Transportation, Maritime History, Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: State Historic Function: Defense Historic Sub-function: Coast Guard Facility Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use South Berrien Center Union Church and Cemetery (added 2002 - Berrien County - #02001506) 10408 M-140 , Berrien (55 acres, 3 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Rugg, H.W. Architectural Style: Greek Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874 Owner: Local , Private Historic Function: Funerary, Religion Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure Current Function: Funerary, Religion Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure

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