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

Macomb County Michigan (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include General Motors Technical Center, Packard Proving Grounds Gateway Complex and Packard Proving Grounds, Clinton Grove Cemetery and Kolping Park and Chapel.

Several famous people are associated with these Macomb County historic places including Harley Jefferson Earl, Alfred P. Jr. Sloan and Wuest Father Joseph.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Macomb County places including Albert & William E. Kapp Kahn, Thomas Dolliver Church, Eero Saarinen, Packard Motor Car Co., Albert Kahn, Rev. Father Joseph Wuest and Theophilus Van Damme. Prominent architectural styles found in Macomb Country are Modern Movement, Tudor Revival and Gothic.

Clinton Grove Cemetery (added 1996 - - #96000807)

21189 Cass Ave., Clinton Township , Mt. Clemens

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Van Damme, Theophilus

Architectural Style:

Gothic, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Art, Landscape Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

General Motors Technical Center (added 2000 - - #00000224)

Bounded by 12 Mile, Mound and Chicago Rds, and Van Dyke Ave. , Warren

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Saarinen, Eero, Church, Thomas Dolliver

Architectural Style:

International Style

Historic Person:

Sloan, Alfred P. Jr., Earl, Harley Jefferson

Significant Year:

1956, 1949

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Engineering, Transportation, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Kolping Park and Chapel (added 1996 - - #96001417)

47440 Sugar Bush Rd. , Mount Clemens

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wuest, Rev. Father Joseph

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Wuest,Rev. Father Joseph

Significant Year:

1932, 1926

Area of Significance:

Religion, European, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure

Packard Proving Grounds (added 2000 - - #00000161)

Also known as Packard Motor Speedway

Bounded by Van Dyke Ave., Mound Rd., 23 Mile Rd., and 22 Mile Rd. , Shelby Township

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kahn, Albert, Packard Motor Car Co.

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Air-Related, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Water Works

Current Function:

Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Packard Proving Grounds Gateway Complex (added 2007 - - #06001322)

Also known as Packard Motor Speedway

49965 Van Dyke Ave. , Shelby Township

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Packard Motor Car Co., Kahn, Albert & William E. Kapp

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Air-Related, Multiple Dwelling, Road-Related, Water Works

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Organizational

Romeo Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000281)

Roughly bounded by the corporate lines of the city , Romeo

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling