Michigan - Kalamazoo County - Historic Districts
Kalamazoo County Michigan (Historic Districts) has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Acres, The and South Street Historic District, Booth--Dunham Estate, Bronson Park Historic District and Burdick--South Historic District.

The famous person Frank Little is associated with one of more of the Kalamazoo County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kalamazoo County places including Frank Lloyd Wright, E.W. Arnold, Charles A. Gombert, Turner & Thebaud and Adler & Sullivan. Prominent architectural styles found in Kalamazoo Country are Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Queen Anne and Late Victorian.

Acres, The (added 2004 - - #04000458)
Also known as Galesburg Country Homes Acres, Galesburg Country Homes
10036,10069,11090,11108 and 11185 Hawthorne Dr. , Charleston Township
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Wright, Frank Lloyd
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Booth--Dunham Estate (added 1998 - - #98000271)
6059 S. Ninth St. , Texas Charter Township
Wingerham52, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Bronson Park Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000855)
Roughly bounded by S. Rose, S. Park, W. Lovell, and W. Michigan Aves. , Kalamazoo
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Art, Politics/Government, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, City Hall, Park, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, City Hall, Park, Religious Structure
Burdick--South Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000148)
214-250 S. Kalamazoo Mall, 100 W. South, 113-125 E. South , Kalamazoo
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Haymarket Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000860)
Michigan Ave. between Portage St. and Grand Rapids & Indiana RR , Kalamazoo
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Adler & Sullivan
Architectural Style:
Chicago, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Specialty Store
Haymarket Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1990 - - #89002308)
115--141 E. Michigan Ave. , Kalamazoo
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
Henderson Park--West Main Hill Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000871)
Roughly bounded by W. Main, Thompson, Academy, Monroe, W. Lovell and Valley Sts. and Prairie Ave. , Kalamazoo
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling
Lee Paper Company Mill Complex (added 2016 - - #16000524)
Vicksburg, Vicksburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Other
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Richland Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000278)
7567--8020 N. 32nd, 8023--8047 Church, 8951--8965 Park Sts., 8650--8118 E. D Ave., 8760--8905 Gull Rd., 9057--9063 RR , Richland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Department Store, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Plaza, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Rose Place Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000870)
Rose Pl. , Kalamazoo
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
South Street Historic District (added 1979 - - #79001159)
Also known as See Also:Boundary Increase
South St. between Oakland Dr. and Westnedge Ave. , Kalamazoo
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate, Gothic Revival
Historic Person:
Little,Frank,et al.
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling
South Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1995 - - #95000447)
Also known as See Also:South Street Historic District
Roughly, W. Lovell St. from Oakland Dr. to Pearl St. and Academy St. E of Oakland , Kalamazoo
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Stuart Area Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000874)
Also known as Stuart Neighborhood/Henderson Park Historic District;
Roughly bounded by Michigan Central RR, Douglas, Forbes, W. Main, North, Elm Sts., Kalamazoo and Grand Ave. , Kalamazoo
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gombert,Charles A.
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Art, Commerce, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Park, Single Dwelling
Stuart Area Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1995 - - #95000448)
Also known as Stuart Neighborhood--Henderson Park Historic District (Bound
Roughly, along Ransom and Willard Sts., Allen Blvd. and Eleanor St., and 425--433 Douglas St. and 818 North St. , Kalamazoo
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Owner:
Private
Vine Area Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000875)
Roughly bounded by S. Rose, S. Westnedge, W. Walnut, and Ranney Sts. , Kalamazoo
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Western State Normal School Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001230)
Also known as East Campus Historic District;See Also:Kalamazoo MPS;East Ha
Roughly bounded by Stadium Dr., Oliver St., and Davis St. , Kalamazoo
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Turner & Thebaud, Arnold,E.W.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
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