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

Lenawee County Michigan (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Hudson Downtown Historic District and Saint Joseph Church and Shrine, Clinton Downtown Historic District, Dennis and State Streets Historic District and Downtown Adrian Commercial Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Lenawee County historic places including Rev. William N. Lystra and Ray Herrick.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lenawee County places including V.J. & Co. Waire, Lynn W. Fry, Harry W. Wacher, Salmon Crane and Horace W. Wacher. Prominent architectural styles found in Lenawee Country are Greek Revival, Italianate and Late Victorian.

Blissfield Downtown Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000364)

Blissfield, Blissfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Other

Period of Significance:

1875-1974 AD

Clinton Downtown Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000220)

101-151 and 104-172 W. Michigan Ave. plus Memorial Park , Clinton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Social History, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Clubhouse, Financial Institution, Hotel, Library, Monument/Marker, Theater

Current Function:

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

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Clubhouse, Financial Institution, Hotel, Monument/Marker, Theater

Dennis and State Streets Historic District (added 1975 - - #75002170)

Also known as See Also: Dennis and State Streets Historic District (Bounda

Roughly bounded by Union, Dennis and State Sts., and New York Central RR , Adrian

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Downtown Adrian Commercial Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000803)

Also known as See Also:Clark Memorial Hall

Roughly bounded by Toledo, N. Broad, E. Church and W. Maumee Sts., and S. Winter St. and the Raisin River , Adrian

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Fry,Lynn W.

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Hudson Downtown Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000992)

W. Main St. between Howard and Market Sts., and Church St. between Seward and Railroad Sts. , Hudson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Keeney, John W. and Erena Alexander Rogers, Farm (added 2001 - - #01001020)

5300 Monroe , Franklin Township

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, 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, Natural Feature, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Natural Feature, Single Dwelling

Saint Joseph Church and Shrine (added 2007 - - #07000382)

8742 US-12 , Cambridge Township

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Waire, V.J. & Co.

Architectural Style:

Other, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Art, Hispanic

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

Saint Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church and Cambridge Township Cemetery (added 2004 - - #03001550)

11646 Old Monroe Pike , Cambridge Township

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Historic Person:

Lystra, Rev. William N.

Significant Year:

1838, 1855, 1858

Area of Significance:

Art, Religion, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Tecumseh Downtown Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000805)

E. and W. Chicago Blvd. and S. Evans St. , Tecumseh

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Crane,Salmon

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Tecumseh Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001796)

Also known as West Chicago Blvd.-Union St. Historic District;See Also:Tecu

W. Chicago Blvd. and Union St. , Tecumseh

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Tecumseh Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1990 - - #86001560)

Also known as See Also:Tecumseh Historic District

704--710 W. Chicago Blvd. , Tecumseh

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wacher,Horace W., Wacher,Harry W.

Architectural Style:

Italian Villa, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Herrick,Ray

Significant Year:

1858

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:

Hotel, Single Dwelling