1861, April 12 First guns are fired in Civil War at Union installation at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, over question of southern states' right to secede from the Union.

MICHIGAN - Kent County - Historic Districts

Downtown Lowell Historic District (added 1999 - Kent County - #99001539) Roughly along Main St. bet. Hudson and Washington, Lowell (150 acres, 41 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: McDole, Shaw, et al., Vinton, Colonel H.H., et al Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Art Deco Area of Significance: Commerce, Architecture, Industry Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't , State Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Social Historic Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Hotel, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Social, Transportation Current Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Museum, Park, Restaurant, Specialty Store Fallasburg Historic District (added 1999 - Kent County - #98001217) Also known as Fallasburg Covered Bridge Rd., Vergennes Township (330 acres, 14 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential Architectural Style: Greek Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Community Planning And Development, Exploration/Settlement Cultural Affiliation: Euro-american Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary Historic Sub-function: Animal Facility, Cemetery, Hotel, School, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Museum, Single Dwelling Heartside Historic District (added 1982 - Kent County - #82002844) Division, Commerce, and Ionia Aves., Fulton, Weston, Oakes, and Cherry Sts., Grand Rapids (220 acres, 55 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Other, Romanesque Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade Historic Sub-function: Warehouse Current Function: Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Warehouse Heritage Hill Historic District (added 1971 - Kent County - #71000399) Bounded by Michigan Ave. on the N, Pleasant St. on the S, Union Ave. on the E, and Clarendon Pl. and Jefferson Ave. W, Grand Rapids (3500 acres, 591 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple, Wright,Frank Lloyd Architectural Style: Italianate, Greek Revival, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Museum, Single Dwelling Heritage Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1976 - Kent County - #76002371) Also known as See Also:Heritage Hill Historic District 600 block of Union St., Grand Rapids (0 acres) Ledyard Block Historic District (added 1983 - Kent County - #83000878) 123-145 Ottawa Ave., and 104-124 Monroe Center, NW, Grand Rapids (10 acres, 7 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Italianate, Late Victorian Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade Historic Sub-function: Business Current Function: Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Business Mt. Mercy Academy and Convent (added 1993 - Kent County - #93000769) Also known as Mt. Mercy Apartments 1425 Bridge St., NW, Grand Rapids (299 acres, 4 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Education Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Religion Historic Sub-function: Church Related Residence, Church School Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling

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