List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Cass County
Current listings
Table:
Name

Image

Location

City

Listing date

Cass County Courthouse

110 North Broadway Street

Cassopolis

December 14, 1976

Cass County Office Building / Masonic Temple

109 North Broadway Street

Cassopolis

July 23, 1985

Centennial Hall Building

101-117 West Main Street

Marcellus

March 19, 1980

Chain Lake Baptist Church and Cemetery

16853 Chain Lake Street

Calvin Township

December 5, 1986

District Schoolhouse

17049 US-12

Edwardsburg

August 23, 1980

First Methodist Episcopal Church

31994 Middlecrossing Road

Silver Creek Township

July 18, 1996

First Universalist Church of Dowagiac

306 Courtland Street

Dowagiac

September 8, 1982

Jarius Hitchcox House

15197 US-12

Union

December 10, 1971

Indian Lake Cemetery

School Street at Sink Road

Silver Creek Township

March 15, 1990

Carroll Sherman and Bessie E. Jones House†

170 West Main Street

Marcellus

January 17, 1986

George Washington Jones House†

180 West Main Street

Marcellus

January 17, 1986

Joseph Webster Lee House

69302 Elkhart Road

Ontwa Township

March 19, 1987

Mason District No. 5 Schoolhouse†

17049 US-12

Mason Township

June 10, 1980

Methodist Episcopal Church† / The Old Rugged Cross

61041 Vermont Street

Pokagon

January 20, 2000

George Newton House†

20689 Marcellus Highway

Marcellus

November 14, 1974

Poe's Corners Informational Designation

Intersection of Patterson Hill Road and Born Street

Newberg Township

March 21, 1991

The Presbyterian Church

68961 Lake Street

Edwardsburg

April 20, 2000

Sylvador T. Read House

529 East State Street

Cassopolis

June 10, 1980

Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church

Southeast corner of Leach and Priest roads

Silver Creek Township

January 16, 1976

Smith's Chapel and Cemetery†

29858 Redfield Road

Milton Township

April 24, 1979

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Cassopolis is a village within in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Cass County . It is located mostly in LaGrange Township with a small portion extending east into Penn Township . The village and county are named after statesman Lewis Cass , a New Hampshire native and a prominent U.S. senator from Michigan prior to the American Civil War . Diamond Lake , one of the 100 largest inland lakes in Michigan , is located in Cassopolis . Cassopolis is part of the South Bend-Mishawaka , IN-MI , Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 1,774 at the 2010 cenCassopolis was platted by European Americans in 1831 . It had already been designated the county seat by that point . It was incorporated as a village in 1863 . The county developed farming and some industry . Cassopolis was a transit point on the Underground Railroad , by which sympathizers aided refugee slaves from the South to gain freedom in the North and in Canada . Some refugees continued through Michigan to settle in Canada in order to avoid risk under the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law , which increased incentives for capture . However the 1850s also saw the settlement of many African-Americans and people of mixed African-American and Sapponi and Pumenkey ancestry in Cass County .
Marcellus is a village in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 1,198 at the 2010 census . The village is located within Marcellus Township . It is part of the South Bend-Mishawaka , IN-MI , Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Calvin Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 2,037 at the 2010 census .
Edwardsburg is a village within Ontwa Township in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan , northeast of South Bend . The population was 1,259 at the 2010 census . It is part of the South Bend-Mishawaka , IN-MI , Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Silver Creek Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 3,218 at the 2010 census .
Dowagiac ( /dəˈwɑːdʒæk/ də-WAH-jak ) is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 5,879 at the 2010 census . It is part of the South Bend-Mishawaka , IN-MI , Metropolitan Statistical Area . Dowagiac is situated at the corner of four townships : Wayne Township to the northeast , LaGrange Township to the southeast , Pokagon Township to the southwest , and Silver Creek Township to the northwest . The city name comes from the Potawatomi word dewje'og meaning fishing [ near home ] water . Dowagiac is the headquarters of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and is also contained within the reservation .
Porter Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 3,798 at the 2010 census .
The Carroll and Bessie E. ( Caul ) Jones House , also known as Poke 's Cottage or The Stone House , is a private house located at 170 West Main Street in Marcellus , Michigan . It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1986 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 .
The George Washington Jones House is a private house located at 180 West Main Street in Marcellus , Michigan . It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1986 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 .
Ontwa Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 6,549 at the 2010 census .
Mason District Number 5 Schoolhouse is a former two room rural schoolhouse in Mason Township , Cass County , Michigan built in 1874 ; the school could hold up to 110 students . The school operated until 1959 , when the area became part of the Constantine School District . Constantine School District continued operating the schoolhouse for kindergarten through 6th grade until 1963 . The building was transformed into the Mason Township Hall in 1964 . In 1973 the building also became home to the Mason-Union Branch of the Cass District Library . The school house is listed on both the National Register of Historic Sites and the Michigan registry of Historic Sites . The current uses are still a split use government building , where the historic school house is used by the Cass District Library for the Mason-Union Branch and the new addition in the back , being used by the township .
Mason Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 2,945 at the 2010 census .
The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Pokagon ( also known as the Old Rugged Cross Church ) is a historic church at 61041 Vermont Street in Pokagon Township , Michigan . It is the location of the first performance of the hymn The Old Rugged Cross . The church was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site in 2000 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 .
The Old Rugged Cross is a popular hymn written in 1912 by evangelist and song-leader George Bennard ( 1873-1958 ) .
Pokagon Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 2,029 at the 2010 census . The township includes the unincorporated communities of Pokagon and Sumnerville , adjacent to each other on M-51 . Pokagon Township is the location of the first public performance of the hymn The Old Rugged Cross , the birthplace of journalist Webb Miller , and the location of the government offices of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians .
The George Newton House is a private house located at 20689 Marcellus Highway near Marcellus , Michigan . It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 . It is significant as the home of prominent civic leader George Newton , the son of Cass County pioneer Col. James Newton .
Newberg Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 1,632 at the 2010 census .
Smith 's Chapel , also known as Smith Chapel , is a historic chapel located at 29858 Redfield Road in Milton Township , Cass County , Michigan , near Niles . It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1979 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 . The chapel is the oldest known church building in Cass County , and probably the oldest in southwest Michigan .
Milton Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 3,878 at the 2010 census , up from 2,646 at the 2000 census .