National Register of Historic Places - Michigan (MI), Leelanau County

Leelanau County Michigan (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station, Fountain Point, Leland Historic District and Port Oneida Rural Historic District and Core, William and Margaret McFarland, Farm.

The famous person David Henry Day is associated with one of more of the Leelanau County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Leelanau County places including Albert B. Bibb and Francis W. Chandler. Prominent architectural styles found in Leelanau Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Gothic and Greek Revival.

Campbell--DeYoung Farm (added 2011 - - #11000634)

9510 E. Cherry Bend Rd. (Elmwood Charter Township), Cherry Bend

Luperah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Core, William and Margaret McFarland, Farm (added 2005 - - #04001579)

Also known as Ruby Ellen Farm, P31827; Michigan Centennial Farm

5946 S. Center Hwy;5856 S. Lake Leelanau Dr. , Bingham Township

Luperah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Camp, Forest, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Camp, Conservation Area, Forest, Single Dwelling, Storage

Fountain Point (added 2003 - - #03000623)

990 South Lake Leelanau Dr. , Suttoms Bay Township

Arbitrarily0, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Glen Haven Village Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000882)

Also known as Glen Haven

MI 209 , Glen Haven

MJCdetroit, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Day,David Henry

Significant Year:

1857

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Commerce, Commerce, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Entertainment/Recreation, Industry, Maritime History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Hutzler, George Conrad, Farm (added 1991 - - #91000466)

Also known as Conrad Hutzler Farm

S. Manitou Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashore , Glen Haven

Markdh92, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Leland Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000951)

Also known as Fishtown

Roughly bounded by the park, Main St., Ave. A, and the harbor , Leland

Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Fishing Facility Or Site, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Fishing Facility Or Site, Specialty Store

North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station (added 1998 - - #98001191)

Also known as North Manitou Coast Guard Station

East Coast, North Manitou Island , Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashor

Werewombat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chandler, Francis W., Bibb, Albert B.

Architectural Style:

Gothic, Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Maritime History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Port Oneida Rural Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000563)

Also known as Pyramid Point;Port Oneida

Roughly bounded by Lake Michigan, Shell Lake, Bass Lake, and Tucker Lake , Maple City

Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

European, Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Funerary, Landscape, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Clubhouse, Graves/Burials, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

South Manitou Island Lighthouse Complex and Life Saving Station Historical District (added 1983 - - #83003782)

Sandy Point , South Manitou Island

CarolSpears, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park