West Bridge St. i.e. Street, showing Grand Trunk Railroad?, Grand Rapi...
"Berke & Gay Furniture Co." on center building; flour mill at right. "H 75" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071428. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[Oriel Cabinet Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.]
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G.R. & I.R.Y. i.e. Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway station, Bay View, M...
Corresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30474. "G 3220" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018992. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Joyce Estate, Powerhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...
Significance: Completed in 1918, the Powerhouse originally contained electrical generating equipment and switch-gear equipment. According to an account published in 1922, "all buildings and the grounds are ele... More
President of the bank. Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
County supervisor (FSA) looking over used farm machinery with FSA (Far...
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Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Dam Tender's House & Office, Grand Rapids...
Survey number: HAER MN-66-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Minnesota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Meyer S. May House, 450 Madison Avenue, Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI
Significance: Early house of this type in Michigan. / Date of construction: 1909. Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright. Prairie School. Brick with stone trim. Two stories, approx. 50' x 90'. Low hip roof, wide ov... More
Eliphalet H. Turner House, 731 Front Avenue Northwest, Grand Rapids, ...
Significance: A mid-19th century town house of Greek Revival type with an exceptionally fine entrance and a unique stair rail. / Date of construction: 1846. Architect: Gideon Colton. Stone. Rectangular with ... More
Joyce Estate, Laundry, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles nor...
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Abraham Pike House, 230 East Fulton Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, Ke...
Significance: Abraham W. Pike was a prosperous businessman and active public servant in the town of Grand Rapids. This is a good example of ante-bellum Greek Revival style. / Greek Revival. Wood frame; brick ... More
Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...
Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More
Joyce Estate, Three-Car Garage, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 ...
Significance: As reported by the "Grand Rapids Herald Review" of 14 March 1917, David Gage Joyce's original plans for his summer estate at Trout Lake called for the construction of a garage during that year. J... More
Joyce Estate, Farmhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...
Significance: As reported by the "Grand Rapids Herald Review" of 14 March 1917, initial plans for the Joyce Estate called for the construction of a "barn" and "farmhouse" before the end of the year. An early p... More
Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 ...
Significance: When wealthy Chicagoan David Gage Joyce constructed the first buildings for his summer retreat on the west side of Trout Lake in 1917, his estate enclosed about 2,600 acres. In following years, J... More
David M. Amberg House, 573 College Avenue, Grand Rapids, Kent County, ...
The address used in the survey was updated from 573 College Avenue to 505 College Avenue Southeast. Significance: Built in 1909 for a prosperous liquor wholesaler. This is the only surviving example of the wor... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
Damon Hatch House, 445 Cherry Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, Kent Cou...
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Joyce Estate, Men's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...
Significance: ... this building was constructed "in the early 1920." It apparently was on site by 1924, when Waleski's father, Joseph, Sr., was hired as a bodyguard by the estate's founder David Gage Joyce and... More
Samuel Sanford House, 540 Cherry Street, Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-34 Survey number: HABS MI-21 Building/structure dates: 1850 Initial Construction
Aaron B. Dikeman House, 302 Fulton Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, Ken...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-37 Survey number: HABS MI-24 Building/structure dates: ca. 1846 Initial Construction
Aaron B. Dikeman House, 302 Fulton Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, Ken...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-37 Survey number: HABS MI-24 Building/structure dates: ca. 1846 Initial Construction
Lovett-Barnard House, 2211 Lake Drive, Southeast, East Grand Rapids, K...
Significance: The house was the finest example of the ten or more river stone houses in the Gothic Revival style. / Date of erection: 1851. Probably designed by George S. Lovett, who was an engineer. He was ... More
Lovett-Barnard House, 2211 Lake Drive, Southeast, East Grand Rapids, K...
Significance: The house was the finest example of the ten or more river stone houses in the Gothic Revival style. / Date of erection: 1851. Probably designed by George S. Lovett, who was an engineer. He was ... More
Y.M.C.A., Grand Rapids, Mich. - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...
Title from jacket. "H 88" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036687. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Joyce Estate, Main Pump House, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 m...
Significance: In 1917, wealthy Chicagoan David Gage Joyce erected a complex of buildings on Trout Lake to serve as a family summer resort. A description of the Joyce Estate, published in 1922, notes that the s... More
Joyce Estate, Privy, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north...
Significance: Little is known about the Privy, a small structure set in the woods about 40 feet behind (west of) the Maid's Cabin (HABS No. MN-146-M) in the Main Cabin Compound. ... This small, single-story str... More
Joyce Estate, Water Tank, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...
Significance: There is no documentary or pictorial evidence concerning the age or origins of the Water Tank. A description of the Joyce Estate, published in 1922, noted that the sleeping cottages in the Main C... More
Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...
Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More
Pearl Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River at Pearl Street, Grand Rapid...
Significance: The bridge is a good example of open spandrel type arch construction, as described in engineering textbooks published during the first quarter of the twentieth century. This type of bridge constr... More
Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN
Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More
Abraham Pike House, 230 East Fulton Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, Ke...
Significance: Abraham W. Pike was a prosperous businessman and active public servant in the town of Grand Rapids. This is a good example of ante-bellum Greek Revival style. / Greek Revival. Wood frame; brick ... More
Joyce Estate, Playhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...
Significance: ... the Playhouse was constructed about 1927 for Beatrice Clotilde ("B.C.") Joyce, the only child of the estate's founder, David Gage Joyce. David Gage's probate inventory, dated 1938, itemizes "... More
Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 ...
Significance: When wealthy Chicagoan David Gage Joyce constructed the first buildings for his summer retreat on the west side of Trout Lake in 1917, his estate enclosed about 2,600 acres. In following years, J... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
Grand Rapids City Hall, 35 Lyon Street Northwest, Grand Rapids, Kent C...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Boardman Noble House, 671 Front Avenue Northwest, Grand Rapids, Kent C...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-35 Survey number: HABS MI-22 Building/structure dates: ca. 1848 Initial Construction
Grand Trunk Ry. Steel Arch [i.e. Whirlpool Rapids] Bridge, Niagara
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Furniture exhibition building, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Sheldon Avenue, Grand Rapids, Mich.]
Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Joyce Estate, Tennis Court, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mile...
Significance: No historical information is available about the Tennis Court. ... Tall chain-link fencing encloses the rectangular court to the north, west and south; the east side is open. A gate is situated i... More
Joyce Estate, Barn, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north ...
Significance: According to the "Grand Rapids Herald Review" of 14 March 1917, the original plan for the Joyce Estate included a "farmhouse" and "barn." An early photograph of the farmstead shows a log-frame fa... More
Meyer S. May House, 450 Madison Avenue, Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI
Significance: Early house of this type in Michigan. / Date of construction: 1909. Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright. Prairie School. Brick with stone trim. Two stories, approx. 50' x 90'. Low hip roof, wide ov... More
Joyce Estate, Utility Building No. 2, Chippewa National Forest Road 21...
Significance: Although the date and original function of this building are note known, its wood-frame construction and drop siding are similar to that of the Moore Island Cabin, which seems to have been built i... More
Joyce Estate, Utility Building No. 1, Chippewa National Forest Road 21...
Significance: The date and original function of this building are not known. Its wood-frame construction with drop siding, however, is similar to that of other buildings erected at the Joyce Estate during the ... More
Pearl Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River at Pearl Street, Grand Rapid...
Significance: The bridge is a good example of open spandrel type arch construction, as described in engineering textbooks published during the first quarter of the twentieth century. This type of bridge constr... More
Eliphalet H. Turner House, 731 Front Avenue Northwest, Grand Rapids, ...
Significance: A mid-19th century town house of Greek Revival type with an exceptionally fine entrance and a unique stair rail. / Date of construction: 1846. Architect: Gideon Colton. Stone. Rectangular with ... More
Good Roads Convention, Grand Rapids, 1915
J201319 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Battle Creek, Mich. Copyright deposit; Kenneth Spencer; 1915.
Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...
Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Main Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of David Gage Joyce and his wife B... More
Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...
Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Main Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of David Gage Joyce and his wife B... More
Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...
Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More
Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...
Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More
Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 ...
Significance: When wealthy Chicagoan David Gage Joyce constructed the first buildings for his summer retreat on the west side of Trout Lake in 1917, his estate enclosed about 2,600 acres. In following years, J... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
Samuel Sanford House, 540 Cherry Street, Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-34 Survey number: HABS MI-21 Building/structure dates: 1850 Initial Construction
Grand Rapids, Michigan 1868. - Public domain old map
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 350 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100;... More
Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R. station, Petoskey
Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Central High School, Grand Rapids, Mich.]
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Grand Rapids, Mich. Chapter school communities, wrapping the layettes ...
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC Jr. Red Cross. Data: Exc. to Jr. Red Cross. Ind. [crossed out] Group title: P... More
Vista Drive-in Theater, M-45 Highway, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Drive-in theater signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-4). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside Am... More
Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...
Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Joyce Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of guests of David Gage Joyce and... More
Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN
Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More
Abraham Pike House, 230 East Fulton Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, Ke...
Significance: Abraham W. Pike was a prosperous businessman and active public servant in the town of Grand Rapids. This is a good example of ante-bellum Greek Revival style. / Greek Revival. Wood frame; brick ... More
Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...
Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More
Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...
Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More
Joyce Estate, Playhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...
Significance: ... the Playhouse was constructed about 1927 for Beatrice Clotilde ("B.C.") Joyce, the only child of the estate's founder, David Gage Joyce. David Gage's probate inventory, dated 1938, itemizes "... More
Joyce Estate, Farmhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...
Significance: As reported by the "Grand Rapids Herald Review" of 14 March 1917, initial plans for the Joyce Estate called for the construction of a "barn" and "farmhouse" before the end of the year. An early p... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
Joyce Estate, Men's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...
Significance: ... this building was constructed "in the early 1920." It apparently was on site by 1924, when Waleski's father, Joseph, Sr., was hired as a bodyguard by the estate's founder David Gage Joyce and... More
Grand Rapids City Hall, 35 Lyon Street Northwest, Grand Rapids, Kent C...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Joyce Estate, Golf Clubhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mi...
Significance: ... the Golf Clubhouse was constructed about 1925, along with the neighboring nine-hole, pitch-and-putt Golf Course. The Clubhouse is mentioned in a personal property inventory of the estate comp... More
Samuel Sanford House, 540 Cherry Street, Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-34 Survey number: HABS MI-21 Building/structure dates: 1850 Initial Construction
Lovett-Barnard House, 2211 Lake Drive, Southeast, East Grand Rapids, K...
Significance: The house was the finest example of the ten or more river stone houses in the Gothic Revival style. / Date of erection: 1851. Probably designed by George S. Lovett, who was an engineer. He was ... More
East Grand Rapids, Mich., lakeside club from waterside, Reeds Lake
Title from jacket. "G 4461" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036667. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
City Hall, Grand Rapids, Mich. - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Raker on a Wisconsin cranberry marsh. With a swinging motion the prong...
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Joyce Estate, Mary Louise Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3...
Significance: ... this building was completed shortly after the construction of the Main Cabin and the initial three sleeping cabins. It apparently is one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in the "Grand Rapids... More
Joyce Estate, Mary Louise Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3...
Significance: ... this building was completed shortly after the construction of the Main Cabin and the initial three sleeping cabins. It apparently is one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in the "Grand Rapids... More
Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...
Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More
Pearl Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River at Pearl Street, Grand Rapid...
Significance: The bridge is a good example of open spandrel type arch construction, as described in engineering textbooks published during the first quarter of the twentieth century. This type of bridge constr... More
Joyce Estate, Butler's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mi...
Significance: It presumably took a significant number of servants to maintain the "casual" lifestyle at the Joyce Estate. Given its name, the Butler's Cabin apparently housed one or more of the male staff. ...... More
Joyce Estate, Butler's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mi...
Significance: It presumably took a significant number of servants to maintain the "casual" lifestyle at the Joyce Estate. Given its name, the Butler's Cabin apparently housed one or more of the male staff. ...... More
Joyce Estate, Bathhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...
Significance: ... the bathhouse was built about 1920. ... The Bathhouse is the only two-story building on the Joyce Estate. Since its construction, it has been transformed form a utilitarian bathhouse into a s... More
Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN
Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More
Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...
Significance: ... this cabin was built soon after completion of the Main Cabin and the first three sleeping cabins. It is apparently one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in an article about the estate in the ... More
Abraham Pike House, 230 East Fulton Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, Ke...
Significance: Abraham W. Pike was a prosperous businessman and active public servant in the town of Grand Rapids. This is a good example of ante-bellum Greek Revival style. / Greek Revival. Wood frame; brick ... More
Joyce Estate, Barbeque Pit, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mile...
Significance: According to former Joyce Estate caretaker Joseph Waleski, Jr., the Barbeque Pit was built "in the late 1940s." ... Constructed of heavily mortared, rubble fieldstone, the Barbeque Pit consists of... More
Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...
Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Main Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of David Gage Joyce and his wife B... More
Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...
Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More
North Park Bridge, Spanning Grand River at North Park Street, Grand Ra...
Significance: The North Park Bridge is the second longest through Pratt truss bridge of its kind in Michigan. It has been officially determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic P... More
Joyce Estate, Gun Room, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles no...
Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Samuel Sanford House, 540 Cherry Street, Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-34 Survey number: HABS MI-21 Building/structure dates: 1850 Initial Construction
Boardman Noble House, 671 Front Avenue Northwest, Grand Rapids, Kent C...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-35 Survey number: HABS MI-22 Building/structure dates: ca. 1848 Initial Construction
Aaron B. Dikeman House, 302 Fulton Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, Ken...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-37 Survey number: HABS MI-24 Building/structure dates: ca. 1846 Initial Construction
Lovett-Barnard House, 2211 Lake Drive, Southeast, East Grand Rapids, K...
Significance: The house was the finest example of the ten or more river stone houses in the Gothic Revival style. / Date of erection: 1851. Probably designed by George S. Lovett, who was an engineer. He was ... More
Joyce Estate, Ice House, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...
Significance: ... the Ice House dates from about 1918, shortly after the first building were erected on the estate. Ice gathered from Trout Lake in the winter cooled food and beverages during the summer, stand... More
[East Grand Rapids, Mich., lakeside club from waterside, Reeds Lake]
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