# List of Michigan State Historic Sites

The following is a List of Michigan State Historic Sites. The register is maintained by the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, which was established in the late 1960s after the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Sites marked with a dagger (†) are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan. Those with a double dagger (‡) are also designated National Historic Landmarks. As of June 2011, there were more than 2,700 total listings distributed through each of Michigan's 83 counties. In addition, several historical markers have been erected outside of Michigan.
* Alcona (5) •
* Alger (19) •
* Allegan (37) •
* Alpena (13) •
* Antrim (10) •
* Arenac (5) •
* Baraga (10) •
* Barry (30) •
* Bay (34) •
* Benzie (8) •
* Berrien (53) •
* Branch (23) •
* Calhoun (110) •
* Cass (23) •
* Charlevoix (21) •
* Cheboygan (17) •
* Chippewa (31) •
* Clare (9) •
* Clinton (26) •
* Crawford (9) •
* Delta (13) •
* Dickinson (12) •
* Eaton (54) •
* Emmet (26) •
* Genesee (80) •
* Gladwin (2) •
* Gogebic (9) •
* Grand Traverse (22) •
* Gratiot (20) •
* Hillsdale (25) •
* Houghton (39) •
* Huron (30) •
* Ingham (103) •
* Ionia (36) •
* Iosco (10) •
* Iron (14) •
* Isabella (13) •
* Jackson (47) •
* Kalamazoo (62) •
* Kalkaska (4) •
* Kent (83) •
* Keweenaw (15) •
* Lake (9) •
* Lapeer (29) •
* Leelanau (25) •
* Lenawee (69) •
* Livingston (31) •
* Luce (7) •
* Mackinac (48) •
* Macomb (62) •
* Manistee (20) •
* Marquette (41) •
* Mason (17) •
* Mecosta (14) •
* Menominee (15) •
* Midland (7) •
* Missaukee (2) •
* Monroe (26) •
* Montcalm (10) •
* Montmorency (4) •
* Muskegon (27) •
* Newaygo (14) •
* Oakland (198) •
* Oceana (6) •
* Ogemaw (6) •
* Ontonagon (9) •
* Osceola (6) •
* Oscoda (1) •
* Otsego (3) •
* Ottawa (55) •
* Presque Isle (13) •
* Roscommon (5) •
* Saginaw (44) •
* St. Clair (45) •
* St. Joseph (43) •
* Sanilac (29) •
* Schoolcraft (5) •
* Shiawassee (36) •
* Tuscola (47) •
* Van Buren (28) •
* Washtenaw (96) •
* Wayne (357) •
* Wexford (14) •
* Outside Michigan (8)
* Numbers in parentheses denote the number of State Historic Sites in that county. Counties in bold link to separate articles. Counties with their own articles are limited to those that have more than 10 individual sites or markers.

## Alcona County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Greenbush School | NW corner of Campbell and State streets | Greenbush | August 3, 1979 |
| Addison Silverthorn Jewelry Store | 115 Lake Street | Harrisville | August 29, 1996 |
| Sturgeon Point Light Station† | Point Road | Harrisville | February 18, 1982 |
| Joseph Van Buskirk House | 659 US 23 South | Harrisville | February 11, 1972 |
| West Harrisville Depot | 116 Fiske Street | Lincoln | December 3, 1998 |

## Antrim County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Antrim County Courthouse† | 203 East Cayuga Street | Bellaire | April 5, 1974 |
| Brown's School | 4891 M-32 at Marsh Rd. | Jordan Township | August 3, 1979 |
| Central Lake High School | Southwest Corner of State and Howard streets | Central Lake | August 12, 1983 |
| Elk Rapids Iron Company Informational Site | Ames Street (in the yard of the Elks Rapids Inn) | Elk Rapids | February 28, 1969 |
| Elk Rapids Township Hall† | 401 River Street | Elk Rapids | November 15, 1973 |
| Essex Town Site Commemorative Designation | Southwest corner of South Dennis and Essex Roads | Ellsworth | September 14, 1995 |
| Holtz Site† | Island in the Intermediate River | Bellaire | June 20, 1970 |
| Hughes House† | 109 Elm Street | Elk Rapids | October 21, 1975 |
| Edwin Noble House | Isle of Pines Drive | Elk Rapids | April 24, 1979 |
| Pere Marquette Railroad Depot (Alden Station) | 10669 Coy Street | Alden | July 23, 1987 |
| Saint John Nepomucene Catholic Church | M-32 and 4973 St. John Road | East Jordan | November 16, 1994 |
| Village of Wetzell Informational Designation | US 131 North | Mancelona Township | January 19, 1989 |

## Arenac County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| First Presbyterian Church of Maple Ridge | 202 Briggs Road | Prescott | November 16, 1981 |
| Lalone Site (20ARL) | SE, NE 5, 18N 5E | Standish | September 17, 1974 |
| Michigan Central Railroad Standish Depot† | 107 North Main Street (North Main St at West Cedar St.) | Standish | August 27, 1977 |
| Saganing Indian Mission Church | 5480 Sturman Rd., Saganing Indian Reservation | Standish Township | November 30, 1983 |
| Second Arenac County Courthouse† | Central Avenue (US 23), east of Main Rd | Omer | March 2, 1976 |

## Baraga County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Assinins† | US 41 | Assinins | June 19, 1971 |
| Baraga County Courthouse | 16 South Third Street | L'Anse | May 21, 1985 |
| Covington Town Hall | 13381 Center St. | Covington | July 15, 2016 |
| Hebard-Ford Summer House† | 13730 Ford Dr. | Pequaming | September 10, 1979 |
| Keweenaw Bay Informational Designation | Baraga State Park on US 41, between Baraga and L'Anse | Baraga Township | January 19, 1957 |
| Kewawenon Mission† | 227 Front Street, between Whirl-I-Gig Road and Peter Marksman Rd, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of L'Anse, Sec. 19, T51N, R32W | Zeba | January 29, 1979 |
| L'Anse - Lac Vieux Desert Trail Informational Designation | US 41 | L'Anse | November 15, 1984 |
| Jacob and Anna Leinonen Homestead | 13960 Murphy Road | Covington | July 15, 1999 |
| Pelkie School House | 15009 Pelkie Rd. | Pelkie | June 10, 1980 |
| Pequaming | 8 miles (13 km) north of L' Anse | Pequaming | April 23, 1971 |
| Skanee School | 13730 Skanee Rd. | Skanee | July 17, 1981 |

## Benzie County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Benzie County Courthouse† | 7157 Crystal Avenue | Beulah | February 16, 1979 |
| Benzonia College Informational Designation | River Road, Benzonia Village Park, US-31 | Benzonia | July 10, 1963 |
| Benzonia Congregational Church | 6941 Grand Traverse Avenue | Benzonia | February 23, 1981 |
| Car Ferries on Lake Michigan Informational Designation | River Road at Lake Michigan | Frankfort | January 19, 1957 |
| Bruce Catton Informational Designation | 891 Michigan Avenue | Benzonia | May 8, 1984 |
| Marquette's Death Informational Designation | Mouth of the Betsie River | Frankfort vicinity | June 11, 1965 |
| Mills Community House† | 891 Michigan Avenue | Benzonia | 1977 |
| Pacific Salmon | 15200 Honor Highway | Beulah | February 22, 1974 |
| Watervale† | 975–1422 Watervale Road | Blaine Township | December 19, 1991 |

## Clare County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Clare Congregational Church† | 110 Fifth Street | Clare | March 17, 1994 |
| Harrison Informational Designation | Lake Street and Budd Lake | Harrison | December 21, 1978 |
| George and Martha Hitchcock House† | 205 East Michigan Street | Farwell | July 29, 1980 |
| Irish Counties | Clare Welcome Center on US 127 | Grant Township | July 19, 1962 |
| Ladies' Library Association of Farwell | 221 West Main Street | Farwell | August 3, 1979 |
| Lincoln Township Hall | 175 Lake George Avenue | Lake George | November 7, 1977 |
| Logging Railroads Commemorative Designation | Highway Park, old US-27, 7.5 miles N of Clare | Hatton Township | February 18, 1956 |
| Michigan Petroleum Industry | Clare Welcome Center on US 127 | Grant Township | 1961 |
| William Henry Wilson House | 390 Main Street | Harrison | April 18, 1983 |

## Crawford County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| 32nd Red Arrow Division Informational Designation | Camp Grayling, vicinity of stone mess hall | Grayling | April 15, 1977 |
| Beginning of State Reforestation Informational Site | Higgins Lake Nursery, County Road 200, 1/2 mile east of old US-27, 1/4 mile N of Roscommon County line | Grayling vicinity | February 26, 1957 |
| Camp Grayling Officers Open Mess | Building #311, Howe Road | Grayling | August 24, 1978 |
| Douglas House† | 6122 County Road 612 | Grayling | November 18, 2000 |
| Grayling Fish Hatchery | 4893 W North Down River Road | Grayling | February 26, 1957 |
| Hartwick Pines | 3896 Hartwick Pines Rd. | Grayling Charter Township | September 17, 1957 |
| Michigan Central Railroad - Grayling Station | 401 Norway Street | Grayling | August 21, 1986 |
| Pere Cheney Cemetery | End of Center Plains Trail | Roscommon | February 18, 1993 |
| Homesite of Chief David Shoppenagon Informational Site | Old US-27/I-75 intersection at Au Sable River | Grayling | December 12, 1979 |

## Gladwin County

| Name | Image | Location | City | Listing date |
| Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church | | 3555 North Oberlin Road | Sherman Township | November 20, 1987 |
| Zion Evangelical Lutheran School | | 3557 North Oberlin Road | Sherman Township | November 20, 1987 |

## Gogebic County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Ashland Mine | 215 W McLeod Ave, Ironwood, MI 49938 | Ironwood | March 3, 1971 |
| Colby Mine | 503 Burma Rd. | Bessemer | September 25, 1956 |
| Copper Peak† | North Black River Valley Parkway, Ottawa National Forest | Ironwood vicinity | January 22, 1971 |
| Solomon S. Curry House† | 631 East McLeod Avenue | Ironwood | November 7, 1977 |
| Erwin Central School | N8908 Van Buskirk Road | Erwin Township | 2012 |
| Gogebic County Courthouse† | 200 North Moore Street | Bessemer | December 10, 1971 |
| Gogebic Iron Range Informational Designation | Memory Lane Park (roadside park on US-2, 1 mile east of Bessemer) | Bessemer vicinity | August 23, 1956 |
| Ironwood City Hall† | McLeod Avenue and Norfolk Street | Ironwood | May 14, 1975 |
| Norrie Park Informational Designation | 498 W. Norrie Park Road | Ironwood | April 13, 1960 |
| Raphael Pumpelly, Site of Discovery of Iron Ore Formation Informational Designation | Across from No. 1 Newport Heights, off of Country Club/Bonnie Road | Ironwood | August 3, 1979 |

## Iosco County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Alabaster Quarry Informational site | US Gypsum Co. Quarry, intersection of Benson and Turtle roads | Alabaster | August 8, 1963 |
| Alabaster Historic District† | Bounded by Lake Huron, Gypsum, Keystone, and Rempert Rds. | Alabaster | December 16, 1977 |
| Edward A. Brackenridge House | 218 West Dwight Street | Oscoda | November 26, 1985 |
| Louis Chevalier Claim Informational Site | 295 Harbor Street | Au Sable | July 29, 1980 |
| Cooke Hydroelectric Plant† | 1201 Cooke Dam Rd. | Oscoda | August 2, 1996 |
| Dock Reserve Informational Site | Beach at end of Michigan, River Road, Dwight and Park streets | Oscoda | July 21, 1988 |
| Five Channels Dam Archeological District† | 6051 State Route 65 | Glennie | March 13, 2002 |
| Green Pack House | 5014 N US-23 | Oscoda | January 27, 1983 |
| Ladies Literary Club Building | 316 Newman Street | East Tawas | April 5, 1974 |
| Lumbering on the Huron Shore Informational Designation | Tawas Point State Park | East Tawas | July 19, 1956 |
| Lumberman's Memorial | 5401 Monument Rd. | Oscoda Township | February 19, 1958 |
| Pioneer Township Cemetery | 4252 Old State Rd. | Grant Township | September 1, 1963 |
| Tawas Point Light Station† | Tawas Point Road | East Tawas vicinity | April 23, 1971 |

## Kalkaska County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Excelsior Town Hall | 987 Sigma Rd SE | Excelsior | July 26, 1974 |
| Hotel Sieting | 398 South Cedar Street | Kalkaska | August 23, 1990 |
| Kalkaska Cemetery Chapel | 260 West St. | Kalkaska | June 10, 1980 |
| Rugg Pond Dam | 4849 Valley Road | Kalkaska vicinity | May 8, 1984 |

## Lake County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Brown Trout Informational Designation | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Baldwin on M-37 | Baldwin | February 15, 1984 |
| Idlewild Informational Designation | US-10 and South Broadway Street | Idlewild | 2009 |
| Idlewild Lot Owners Association | Lake Drive and Glade Avenue | Idlewild | 2009 |
| The Island / The Flamingo Club | 1002 Martin Luther King Avenue | Idlewild | 2009 |
| Lake County Informational Designation | Lake County Courthouse | Baldwin | February 19, 1958 |
| Marlborough Historic District† | James Road | Marlborough | October 1, 1971 |
| Shrine of the Pines | M-37, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Baldwin | Baldwin vicinity | July 20, 1982 |
| Daniel Hale Williams House | 15712 Lake Drive | Idlewild | 2009 |
| Herman & Lela Wilson House | 6583 Paradise Path | Idlewild | 2009 |

## Luce County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Helmer General Store and Resort | RD #3 - County Road 417, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of H-44 | Helmer | January 13, 1982 |
| Luce County Sheriff's House and Jail† | 411 West Harrie Street | Newberry | August 15, 1975 |
| John McGruer House | 7964 N. M-123 | Newberry | June 30, 1988 |
| Newberry Hotel | 301 South Newberry Avenue | Newberry | September 8, 1982 |
| Newberry State Bank Building | 318 Newberry Avenue | Newberry | August 21, 1986 |
| Life Saving Station Informational Site | Mouth of the Two Hearted River, Two Hearted River Forest Campground, east of County Road 423 | Newberry vicinity | December 12, 1979 |
| Watershed between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan | Roadside Park on M-28, west of M-117 | Newberry vicinity | February 12, 1959 |

## Midland County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Bradley House† | Corner of Cook Road and Main Street | Midland | April 23, 1971 |
| Chemical Industry Informational Designation | 700 block of West Main Street | Midland | September 17, 1957 |
| Homer Township Cemetery | 1136 East Prairie Road, bounded by Pine River and Prairie roads | Midland vicinity | September 19, 1991 |
| John and Almira Kelly House | 505 Main Street | Midland | September 24, 1984 |
| Midland County Courthouse† | 301 West Main Street | Midland | May 21, 1985 |
| James T. Pardee House† | 812 West Main Street | Midland | March 19, 1987 |
| Upper Bridge | Currie Parkway over the Tittabawassee River | Midland | August 18, 1988 |
| Alden Dow House and Studio | 315 Post St | Midland | June 29, 1989 |

## Missaukee County

| Name | Image | Location | City | Listing date |
| Lake City United Methodist Church Informational Designation | | 301 East John Street | Lake City | December 5, 1986 |
| Swedish Lutheran Church (Demolished) | | 3815 S Morey Rd, Lake City | Lake City | September 10, 1979 |

## Montcalm County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Charles J. Church-Frank S. Gibson House | 301 South Barry | Greenville | May 18, 1989 |
| Clifford Lake Hotel | 561 West Clifford Lake Drive | Stanton vicinity | June 23, 1983 |
| Cowden Lake Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ) | 4510 Gravel Ridge Road, NE corner of Coral Road (County Road 530) | Coral vicinity | January 19, 1989 |
| Ambrose J. Ecker House | 615 Lafayette | Greenville | September 21, 1988 |
| Charles H. Gibson House | 311 West Washington Avenue | Greenville | March 21, 1991 |
| Giles Gilbert House† | 306 North Camburn Street | Stanton | May 8, 1984 |
| Greenville Informational Designation | 213 North Franklin Street | Greenville | August 15, 1975 |
| Little Denmark Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1031 South Johnson Road (County Road 595) at intersection of Pakes Road | Gowen vicinity | February 26, 1985 |
| Saint Paul's Episcopal Church | 305 South Clay Street, SE corner of Cass Street | Greenville | January 23, 1992 |
| Winter Inn† | 100 North Lafayette Street | Greenville | September 10, 1979 |

## Montmorency County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Big Rock Informational Designation | M-32 West at Thornton Road | Atlanta | January 17, 1991 |
| Calvary Episcopal Church | 330 North State Street, SE corner of Third Street | Hillman | May 8, 1984 |
| Camp Lunden | County Road 612, 6 miles east of Lewiston | Lewiston | June 20, 1994 |
| Congregational United Church of Christ | Northeast corner of Kneeland and Woodfield Street | Lewiston | February 25, 1988 |

## Oceana County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Benona Township Hall | 7169 West Baker Road | Shelby vicinity | July 20, 1989 |
| Jared H. Gay Log House† | Route 2, 128th Avenue | Crystal Valley | May 15, 1987 |
| Hart Historic Industrial District | 215 Lincoln Street, 216 Lincoln Street, and 109 Union Street | Hart | June 21, 1990 |
| Charles Mears Silver Lake Boardinghouse† | Southeast corner of Lighthouse and Silver Lake Channel roads | Mears vicinity | December 5, 1986 |
| Pawabawme Burial Ground (Demolished) | Tyler Road at Walkerville Road | Hart vicinity | March 16, 1981 |
| Petite Pointe Au Sable Lighthouse | North Lighthouse Drive | Golden Township | 2014 |
| Veterans Day Storm - Graveyard of Ships Informational Designation | 421 South Hancock Street | Pentwater | May 21, 1985 |

## Ogemaw County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Cleveland Park Pavilion | Cleveland Park | Rose City | January 18, 2001 |
| Ogemaw Springs Commemorative Designation | Maes Road | Ogemaw Township | 2012 |
| Rose City / The Big Fire Commemorative Designation | Rose City Park along M-33 | Rose City | January 17, 2002 |
| Rose Township Fractional District No. 5 School | 3668 Cherry Street | Rose Township | April 20, 1995 |
| Frank Sebastian Smith House | 124 East Houghton Avenue (M-55) | West Branch | February 16, 1989 |

## Ontonagon County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Marsi Homestead | 45467 South Road | Bohemia Township | September 8, 1982 |
| Methodist Episcopal Church | Minnesota Mine Location, south end of Rockland on US-45 | Rockland | November 16, 1982 Burned Down and Rebuilt |
| Minesota Mine | SE of Rockland, off of US-45 | Rockland | May 17, 1973 |
| Ontonagon Copper Boulder Informational Site | Victoria Reservoir | Rockland | February 17, 1965 |
| Ontonagon Lighthouse† | Off M-64 at the mouth of the Ontonagon River | Ontonagon | May 17, 1973 |
| Porcupine Mountains Informational Designation | Porcupine Mountains State Park, M-107, 10 miles west of Silver City | Silver City vicinity | September 17, 1975 |
| Soo Line Railroad Depot | Soo Line Railroad Tracks and Division Street | Trout Creek | June 15, 1979 |
| Victoria Mining Company Town | Intersection of Victoria Dam Road and Victoria Road | Rockland vicinity | April 23, 1971 |
| Elton B. Walker House | 605 Ridge Road | Mass City | April 23, 1985 |

## Osceola County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Congregational Church | 216 South Main | Hersey | June 15, 1979 |
| Joseph W. Guyton Informational Designation | 308 N. Main St. | Evart | June 15, 2005 |
| John E. Larson Farm | 20432 Mackinaw Trail | Tustin | June 5, 1997 |
| Marion Mill Pond / Founding of Marion Information Designation | M-66, one block north of Main, adjacent to water and Lake Shore Drive | Marion | April 15, 1999 |
| North Evart United Methodist Church | 8985 90th Avenue | Evart vicinity | July 20, 1984 |
| Reed City Community Building (Demolished) | Slosson Avenue at Chestnut Museum | Reed City | September 21, 1988 |
| Swedish Evangical Lutheran Church | 308 Michigan Avenue | Tustin | July 15, 2004 |
| Swedish Immigration Informational Designation | Old US-131 near Tustin, about 10 miles south of Cadillac | Tustin | June 15, 1979 |

## Oscoda County

| Name | Image | Location | City | Listing date |
| Mio Dam | | Route No. 1, Pond Drive at the Au Sable River | Mio | 2005 |
| Oscoda County Courthouse† | | 311 Morenci Avenue | Mio | August 13, 1971 |

## Otsego County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| First Congregational Church | 218 West Second Street | Gaylord | March 16, 1989 |
| Frank A. and Rae E. Harris Kramer House† | 221 Center, SW corner of Shelden Street | Gaylord | February 18, 1993 |
| Otsego County Informational Designation | Otsego County Courthouse, 225 W. Main (M-32) at Otsego Avenue | Gaylord | February 17, 1960 |
| St. Mary's Catholic Church | 147 North Otsego Street | Gaylord | 2005 |

## Roscommon County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Eggleston School† | 10539 Nolan Road | Nester Township | February 29, 1996 |
| Gerrish Township Informational Site | 2997 East Higgins Lake Drive | Gerrish Township | December 12, 1979 |
| Pioneer House | 900 Lake Street | Roscommon | January 20, 2000 |
| Roscommon Lumber Company / Prudenville Informational Designation | Trestle Park, M-55 at M-18 | Prudenville | 2014 |
| Terney House | 603 Lake Street | Roscommon | August 24, 1978 Demolished in 2012 |

## Schoolcraft County

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Bishop Baraga's First Mission Church Informational Site | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) North of Manistique on Leduc Road, less than .25 miles (0.40 km) west of M-94, at Arrowhead Inn Point | Manistique vicinity | April 2, 1957 |
| Blaney Inn | 4395 State Hwy M77 | Mueller Township | July 23, 1987 |
| Manistique Pumping Station† | Deer Street (US-2) | Manistique | March 19, 1980 |
| Seul Choix Pointe Lighthouse† | County Road 431 at Seul Choix Pointe | Gulliver vicinity | August 21, 1987 |
| Thompson / Christmas Tree Ship | 0.3 miles East from Thompson on US-2 | Thompson Township | April 13, 2006 |
| White Marble Lime Company Kilns | 5055W US-2 | Manistique vicinity | November 13, 1964 |

## Outside Michigan

| Name | Location | City | Listing date |
| Battle of Monterey Pass / Michigan Cavalry Brigade Informational Designation | 14325 Buchanan Trail East | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania vicinity | 2012 |
| Birthplace of Kiwanis Informational Designation | 3636 Woodview Trace | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1982 |
| Cadillac Museum (Musée Lamothe-Cadillac) | Lamothe Cadillac Avenue | Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave, France | 1984 |
| Michigan at Perryville Informational Designation | Perryville Battlefield State Park, 1825 Battlefield Road | Perryville, Kentucky | 1983 |
| Michigan at Tebbs Bend Informational Designation | Green River Hill Confederate Cemetery | Campbellsville, Kentucky | 1988 |
| Michigan Light Artillery Regiment / Batteries F and G Informational Designation | Battlefield Memorial Highway/U.S. Route 421 | Richmond, Kentucky | 2012 |
| Stones River Informational Designation | Stones River National Battlefield | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 1966 |
| Stonewall Regiment Informational Designation | 8629 Reno Monument Road | Boonsboro, Maryland vicinity | 1984 |