Many famous people are associated with these Shiawassee County historic places including James Oliver Curwood, John N. Ingersoll, Frederick Frieseke, Ebenezer Gould, Amos Gould and Elias Comstock.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Shiawassee County places including Lima Locomotive Works, Grand Trunk Railway Co. of Canada, Benjamin Williams, Claire Allen, Nathan Ayres, Elias Comstock, T.H. Bouser, Leigh Christian, James Laverock and George Perrigo. Prominent architectural styles found in Shiawassee Country are Italianate, Queen Anne and Greek Revival.