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

Calhoun County Michigan (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Marshall Michigan Historic Landmark District and Pine Creek Potawatomi Reservation, Advent Historic District, Bryant, James and Anne Atmore, Farmstead and Homer Village Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Calhoun County historic places including White, Ellen, et al., Will Keith Kellogg, Barney, Milton, et a. and .

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Calhoun County places including Adelbert B. Chanel, Chanel, Adelbert B., et al., Smith, Mortimer L., et al, Alexander W. Bartholomew, Rockwell A. Leroy, Edward X. Tuttle, Geo. F. Barber and Meritt & Cole Dean. Prominent architectural styles found in Calhoun Country are Colonial Revival, Classical Revival and Italianate.

Advent Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000623)

Roughly bounded by N. Washington Ave., Champion St., Hubbard St. and Greenwood Ave. , Battle Creek

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Bartholomew, Alexander W.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Historic Person:

White, Ellen, et al.

Area of Significance:

Industry, Commerce, Education, Religion, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 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

Bryant, James and Anne Atmore, Farmstead (added 2002 - - #02000667)

12557 L Dr. N. (Convis Township) , Wattles Park

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

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

Camp Custer Veterans Administration Hospital--United States Veterans Hospital No. 100 (added 2012 - - #12000282)

5500 Armstrong Rd., Battle Creek

Charles W. Chapman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Health/Medicine, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Homer Village Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000805)

Also known as See Also:Cortright--Van Patten Mill

Roughly bounded by Leigh, Burgess, Hamilton, School, and Byron Sts. , Homer

Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate

Historic Person:

Barney, Milton, et a.,

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Plaza, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Maple Street Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000806)

161--342 Capital Ave., NE , Battle Creek

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chanel, Adelbert B., et al., Barber, Geo. F.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure

Marshall Michigan Historic Landmark District (added 1991 - - #91002053)

Roughly bounded by Plum St., East Dr., Forest St. and Hanover St. , Marshall

Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Mixed

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Merritt Woods Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000622)

Roughly bounded by Orchard, Emmett and Chestnut Sts. and northernmost parts of Woodmer Dr. and Crest Dr. , Battle Creek

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tuttle, Edward X., Chanel, Adelbert B.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Pine Creek Potawatomi Reservation (added 1973 - - #73000946)

Also known as Nottawasippe Reservation

1 mi. W of Athens , Athens

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Native American, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing

Superior Street Commercial Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000626)

Roughly bounded by the Kalamazoo River, Cass, Elm, Eaton and Vine Sts. , Albion

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dean, Meritt & Cole, Leroy, Rockwell A.

Architectural Style:

Second Empire, Italianate, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Library, Post Office, Professional, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Library, Post Office, Professional, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Van Buren Street Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000367)

Also known as See Also:Penn Central Railway Station

Roughly, Van Buren St. from Capital and Cherry Sts. to Calhoun St. and North Ave. , Battle Creek

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith, Mortimer L., et al

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Art Deco, Late Gothic Revival

Historic Person:

Kellogg, Will Keith

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Education, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Art

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Library, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Library, Professional, Religious Structure, School