Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Michigan - Branch County
Branch County Michigan has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Several famous people are associated with these Branch County historic places including Benedict Doll, Abram C. Fisk and Jacob Franklin & Allen J. Pratt.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Branch County places including Marcellus H. Parker, Michigan State Highway Department, Brookville Bridge Company, W.Buckley Asbury, Massillion Bridge Company, John C. Bennett, Ebenezer B. Saxton and John G. Buffham. Prominent architectural styles found in Branch Country are Italianate, Queen Anne and Greek Revival.

Beardsley, Ezra E. and Florence (Holmes), House (added 2015 - - #15000157)
Bronson Township, Bronson Township
Wingerham52, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899 AD
Coldwater Downtown Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001124)
W. Chicago St. from Division to Clay Sts. , Coldwater
Magnolia677, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Italianate, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Post Office, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Specialty Store, Theater
More Information:
archives document
Doll, Benedict, House (added 1990 - - #90001238)
665 W. Chicago St. , Coldwater
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake
Historic Person:
Doll,Benedict
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
East Chicago Street Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000937)
Also known as See Also:East Chicago St. Historic District (Boundary Increa
Chicago St. from Wright St. to Division St. including parks , Coldwater
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
East Chicago Street Historic District (Boundary Increase I) (added 1990 - - #90001129)
Also known as See Also:East Chicago St. Historic District;East Chicago St.
Roughly, Pearl St. between Hudson and Lincoln Sts. , Coldwater
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Buffham,John G.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
East Chicago Street Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (added 1990 - - #90001130)
Also known as See Also:East Chicago St. Historic District;East Chicago St.
Roughly, Church St. from Jefferson to Daugherty Sts., Hull St. from Morse St. to Park Pl., and Park from Church to Hull , Coldwater
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
First Presbyterian Church (added 1986 - - #86002111)
Also known as See Also:Marshall St. Historic District
52 Marshall St. , Coldwater
Chris857, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bennett,John C.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Fisk, Abram C., House (added 1990 - - #89002306)
867 E. Chicago Rd. , Coldwater
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italian Villa
Historic Person:
Fisk,Abram C.
Significant Year:
1863, 1861
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Lanphere--Pratt House (added 1990 - - #90001237)
Also known as Pratt--Morency House
90 Division St. , Coldwater
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Pratt,Jacob Franklin & Allen J.
Significant Year:
1902, 1933, 1882
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Marshall Street Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001123)
Also known as See Also:First Presbyterian Church
Roughly bounded by Taylor, Hull, N. Hudson, Montgomery and Clay Sts. , Coldwater
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Asbury,W.Buckley
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate, Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Multiple
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Military, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
South Monroe Street Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001121)
89--175 and 90--146 S. Monroe St. and 17 Park Ave. , Coldwater
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Parker,Marcellus H.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Queen Anne, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Stancer--Road--North Coldwater River Bridge (added 1999 - - #99001608)
Stancer Rd. over N. Coldwater R. , Union Township
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Massillion Bridge Company
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
US-12--Coldwater River Bridge (added 1999 - - #99001609)
Old US 12 over Coldwater Bridge , Coldwater
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Michigan State Highway Department, Brookville Bridge Company
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
West Pearl Street Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001122)
155--225 and 160--208 W. Pearl St. , Coldwater
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Parker,Marcellus H., Saxton,Ebenezer B.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival, Stick/Eastlake
Historic Person:
Multiple
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Wing House (added 1975 - - #75000938)
Also known as See Also:East Chicago St. Historic District;East Chicago St.
27 S. Jefferson St. , Coldwater
Wingerham52, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
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