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

Washtenaw County Michigan (Historic Districts) has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Schuyler Mill--Ford Soybean Plant Complex, St. Patrick's Parish Complex, University Of Michigan Central Campus Historic District, Webster Presbyterian Church and Ypsilanti Historic District (Boundary Increase).

Several famous people are associated with these Washtenaw County historic places including Shelley Hutchinson, Henry Ford and Arden H. Ballard.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Washtenaw County places including Henry V. Libhart, Alfred Kahn, unknown, Samuel C. Falkinburg, Jordan & Anderson, James L. Glen, Ray E. Bassett, Malcomson & Higginbotham, William R. Smith and Julius Hess. Prominent architectural styles found in Washtenaw Country are Late Victorian, Colonial Revival and Queen Anne.

Chelsea Commercial Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000046)

Main St and adjacent sections of Middle, Park, Jackson, East, and Orchard Sts, Chelsea

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Glazier, Frank P., Congdon, Elisha

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

East Michigan Avenue Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002953)

Also known as See Also:Davenport,William H.,House

300--321 E. Michigan Ave., 99--103 Maple St., and 217, 300 and 302 E. Henry , Saline

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Mortuary, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Mortuary, Single Dwelling

Eastern Michigan University Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000017)

Also known as See Also:Starkweather Hall

Cross St., Washtenaw and Forest Aves. , Ypsilanti

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple, Malcomson & Higginbotham

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Highland Cemetery (added 2020 - - #100005026)

943 North River St., Ypsilanti

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Glen, James L., Bassett, Ray E., Hess, Julius, Multiple

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake, Romanesque Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Art, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1863-1965 AD

Main Street Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000434)

3-153 E. Main, 1-41 W. Main, and 8 Park Lane , Milan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith, William R., Gerganoff, Ralph S.

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Specialty Store

North Ann Arbor Street Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002958)

301, 303, and 305--327 N. Ann Arbor St. , Saline

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sauer,Charles, Rogers,Elwood

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Old West Side Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000661)

Bounded roughly by 7th, Main, and Huron Sts., Pauline Blvd., and Crest Ave. , Ann Arbor

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Koch,John, Lucas,John

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Multiple

Area of Significance:

European, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

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

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Rentschler, Emanuel and Elizabeth, Farmstead (added 2013 - - #13000445)

1265 E. Michigan Ave., Saline

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Schuyler Mill--Ford Soybean Plant Complex (added 1996 - - #96000477)

555--600 Michigan Ave. , Saline

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Ford, Henry

Significant Year:

1865, 1938, 1845

Area of Significance:

Industry, Social History, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Processing, Street Furniture/Object, Water Works

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park, Restaurant, Street Furniture/Object, Water Works

St. Patrick's Parish Complex (added 1982 - - #82002889)

Northfield Church and Whitmore Lake Rds. , Ann Arbor

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

Sutherland, Landgford and Lydia McMichael, Farmstead (added 2006 - - #05000711)

Also known as Sutherland--Wilson Farmstead

797 Textile Rd. , Pittsfield Charter Township

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

University Of Michigan Central Campus Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001514)

Also known as See Also:President's House, University of Michigan

University of Michigan campus , Ann Arbor

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple, Kahn,Alfred

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Science, Education, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Webster Presbyterian Church (added 1985 - - #85003601)

Also known as Webster United Church of Christ

5484 Webster Church Rd. , Dexter

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Libhart,Henry V.

Architectural Style:

Federal, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church School, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church School, Religious Structure

Ypsilanti Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001515)

Also known as See Also:Ladies' Literary Club Building;Ypsilanti Historic D

Irregular pattern along Huron River with boundaries extending to Forest Ave., Grove, Buffalo, and Hamilton Sts. , Ypsilanti

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jordan & Anderson, Falkinburg,Samuel C.

Architectural Style:

Italian Villa, Queen Anne, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Ballard,Arden H.

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 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

Ypsilanti Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1989 - - #88003055)

Also known as Western Addition;Southern Addition;Northeast Addition;See Al

Roughly Michigan, Summit, W. Cross, W. Forest, and Ballard; S. Adams and Woodward; Forest, Grove, Cross, and River , Ypsilanti

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Falkinburg,Samuel C.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Hutchinson,Shelley,et al.

Significant Year:

1917, 1899

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store