Selfridge Field, Building No. 122, North of Wilbur Wright Boulevard be...
Significance: This building is a rectangular plan, steel framed, two-story, front-gabled structure with brick curtain walls executed in common bond and shielded by an asphalt shingle roof. The building is disti... More
Elijah Anderson House, 401 Chicago Boulevard & North Union Street, Tec...
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Morton's Highway Crossing, Spanning Amtrak on "O" Avenue, Oshtemo, Kal...
Significance: This is the oldest of only three concrete through arch bridges known to survive in Michigan and is one of the oldest concrete bridges of any type left in the state. The structure was determined e... More
[Star Island House, St. Clair Flats, Mich.]
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Mariner's Church, Woodward Avenue, 6 Woodbridge Street, Detroit, Wayne...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12 Survey number: HABS MI-11 Building/structure dates: 1849 Initial Construction
Mariner's Church, Woodward Avenue, 6 Woodbridge Street, Detroit, Wayne...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12 Survey number: HABS MI-11 Building/structure dates: 1849 Initial Construction
Mosel Avenue Bridge, Spanning Kalamazoo River on Mosel Avenue, Kalamaz...
Significance: This three span bridge, with an overall length of 210 feet, is the second longest surviving concrete camelback bridge designed by the Michigan State Highway Department. All spans are of standard ... More
Mosel Avenue Bridge, Spanning Kalamazoo River on Mosel Avenue, Kalamaz...
Significance: This three span bridge, with an overall length of 210 feet, is the second longest surviving concrete camelback bridge designed by the Michigan State Highway Department. All spans are of standard ... More
Fort Sheridan, 25 miles Northeast of Chicago, on Lake Michigan, Lake F...
Significance: Fort Sheridan is an important turn-of-the century military post planned and constructed during a period of transition in national policy which signaled the closing of temporary frontier posts and ... More
Fort Sheridan, 25 miles Northeast of Chicago, on Lake Michigan, Lake F...
Significance: Fort Sheridan is an important turn-of-the century military post planned and constructed during a period of transition in national policy which signaled the closing of temporary frontier posts and ... More
Fort Sheridan, 25 miles Northeast of Chicago, on Lake Michigan, Lake F...
Significance: Fort Sheridan is an important turn-of-the century military post planned and constructed during a period of transition in national policy which signaled the closing of temporary frontier posts and ... More
Fort Mackinac, Officers Stone Quarters, Mackinac Island, Mackinac Coun...
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Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
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U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Mackinaw, Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, MI
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U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Mackinaw, Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, MI
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U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Mackinaw, Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, MI
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U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Mackinaw, Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, MI
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U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Mackinaw, Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, MI
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Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River at Bridge Street, Portland,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge in Portland is a rare two-span metal through truss, with two spans 100 feet in length, featuring decorative treatment at the end posts. This is the oldest known surviving... More
Tuller Hotel, 501-521 Park Boulevard, Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Significance: The Tuller Hotel was one of the largest luxury hotels in Detroit in the early twentieth century, with 800 rooms, each with a private bath. It was also the first hotel built in Detroit's Grand Cir... More
Tuller Hotel, 501-521 Park Boulevard, Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Significance: The Tuller Hotel was one of the largest luxury hotels in Detroit in the early twentieth century, with 800 rooms, each with a private bath. It was also the first hotel built in Detroit's Grand Cir... More
Tuller Hotel, 501-521 Park Boulevard, Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Significance: The Tuller Hotel was one of the largest luxury hotels in Detroit in the early twentieth century, with 800 rooms, each with a private bath. It was also the first hotel built in Detroit's Grand Cir... More
Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58, Integrated Fire Control Area, Ne...
Significance: The Newport NIKE Missile Battery D-57/58 Integrated Fire Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery. It was in this area that the radar systems used to identify and ... More
Bay City Traction & Electric Company, Power Station, 301 Washington St...
Significance: the Bay City Traction and Electric Power Company Power Station was constructed as a steam generating plant providing power for interurban electric traction transportation in Bay City. This buildin... More
Bay City Traction & Electric Company, Power Station, 301 Washington St...
Significance: the Bay City Traction and Electric Power Company Power Station was constructed as a steam generating plant providing power for interurban electric traction transportation in Bay City. This buildin... More
Chicago Athletic Association, 12 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook ...
2008 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Founded in 1890 by elite Chicagoans such as Marshall Field, Cyrus McCormick, and A. G. Spalding, the Chicago Athletic Association was a not-for-pr... More
Traugott Schmidt & Sons Warehouse, 1010 Beaubien Street, Detroit, Wayn...
Significance: The Traugott Schmidt & Sons Warehouse, a Renaissance Revival structure, functioned as a factory/warehouse for Traugott Schmidt & Sons Inc., a tannery company. The warehouse was the last building ... More
[Design drawing for stained glass window showing St. James Major with ...
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Atlas of Genesee County, Michigan : containing maps of every township ...
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1888, by Hadsall & Cookingham, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C." LeGear. Atlases of the United States, 4979 Includes indexes, bri... More
Compliments of Union Mills Co., Detroit, Mich.
Composite of milling scenes showing "ancient oriental milling," "primitive western milling" (windmill, Wind Mill Point, Detroit, ca. 1810), "Detroit's first grist mill" (log building), and "modern full roller s... More
[Design drawing for stained glass window with Saint Peter (Upon this R...
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Detroit, Michigan. Police officers removing sit-down strikers from the...
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Judge R. S. Wilson House, East Ann & North Division Streets, Ann Arbor...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS MI-27-2 Building/structure dates: 1840 Initial Construction
Judge R. S. Wilson House, East Ann & North Division Streets, Ann Arbor...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS MI-27-2 Building/structure dates: 1840 Initial Construction
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
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
Selfridge Field, Building No. 3899, East of Taxiway A, west of Ammo Ro...
Significance: This building served as an aircraft armament targeting facility for WWII through the early Cold War period. It is therefor directly associated with Selfridge's combat readiness training mission as... More
St. Katherine's Episcopal Chapel, 4650 Meridian Road, Williamston, Ing...
Significance: This pleasant chapel was built in 1887 and is reminiscent of Medieval, English, country architecture. Although simple in design and workmanship it remains almost entirely in its original state. /... More
White's Bridge, Spanning Flat River, White's Bridge Road, Smyrna, Ioni...
Significance: White's Bridge is one of two surviving examples of a Brown truss covered bridge in the United States. Patented by Josiah Brown Jr. in 1857, the Brown truss represents a mid-nineteenth century flo... More
The Locks, Sault St. Marie, Mich.
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Allen Park Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 7, Southfiel...
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Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Spillway, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon Rive...
Significance: The Croton Hydroelectric Plant spillway was a key design feature of this electrical generation complex, an important example of the work of William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan civil engineer who... More
Cronk Road Bridge, Spanning St. Joseph River on Cronk Road, Litchfield...
Significance: The pony truss bridge was determined to be eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Survey number: HAER MI-22 Building/structure dates: 1886 Initial Construction
Rouge Steel Company, 3001 Miller Road, Dearborn, Wayne County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N773 Survey number: HAER MI-325 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001516
Rouge Steel Company, 3001 Miller Road, Dearborn, Wayne County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N773 Survey number: HAER MI-325 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001516
Rouge Steel Company, 3001 Miller Road, Dearborn, Wayne County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N773 Survey number: HAER MI-325 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001516
Rouge Steel Company, 3001 Miller Road, Dearborn, Wayne County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N773 Survey number: HAER MI-325 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001516
Rouge Steel Company, 3001 Miller Road, Dearborn, Wayne County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N773 Survey number: HAER MI-325 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001516
Rouge Steel Company, 3001 Miller Road, Dearborn, Wayne County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N773 Survey number: HAER MI-325 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001516
Rouge Steel Company, 3001 Miller Road, Dearborn, Wayne County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N773 Survey number: HAER MI-325 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001516
U.S. Veterans Bureau Hospital No. 100, 5500 Armstrong Road, Battle Cre...
Significance: United States Veterans Bureau Hospital No. 100 officially opened on October 15, 1924. Situated on a campus setting near the Kalamazoo River, the Center was built on a 675 acre site once occupied ... More
U.S. Veterans Bureau Hospital No. 100, 5500 Armstrong Road, Battle Cre...
Significance: United States Veterans Bureau Hospital No. 100 officially opened on October 15, 1924. Situated on a campus setting near the Kalamazoo River, the Center was built on a 675 acre site once occupied ... More
U.S. Veterans Bureau Hospital No. 100, 5500 Armstrong Road, Battle Cre...
Significance: United States Veterans Bureau Hospital No. 100 officially opened on October 15, 1924. Situated on a campus setting near the Kalamazoo River, the Center was built on a 675 acre site once occupied ... More
U.S. Veterans Bureau Hospital No. 100, 5500 Armstrong Road, Battle Cre...
Significance: United States Veterans Bureau Hospital No. 100 officially opened on October 15, 1924. Situated on a campus setting near the Kalamazoo River, the Center was built on a 675 acre site once occupied ... More
U.S. Veterans Bureau Hospital No. 100, 5500 Armstrong Road, Battle Cre...
Significance: United States Veterans Bureau Hospital No. 100 officially opened on October 15, 1924. Situated on a campus setting near the Kalamazoo River, the Center was built on a 675 acre site once occupied ... More
St. Clair Tunnel, Port Huron Pump House, Southwest of west portal, Por...
Significance: This pump house has served as a critical component of the drainage system built to prevent surface runoff from the 11.50-acre watershed created by the open-cut approach to the Port Huron (west) po... More
Sturgeon Road Bridge, Spanning Sturgeon River, Baraga, Baraga County, ...
Significance: The Sturgeon Road Bridge is significant as a long span, pony steel truss structure typical of that era of bridge construction. Survey number: HAER MI-73
Allen Park Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 10, Southfie...
Significance: Building 10, the Boiler House, was the first structure completed at the Allen Park Veterans Administration Hospital in 1938. Before the hospital could be opened, the complex first needed power an... More
Metropolitan Building, 25-107 John R Street, Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Significance: This is a significant example of the kind of speculative commercial construction commonplace in Detroit during the city's period of rapid growth brought about by the success of the automobile indu... More
St. Mary's Falls Canal, Soo Locks, St. Mary's River at Falls, Sault St...
Significance: The locks of the St. Mary's Falls Canal reflect a national level of significance in settlement, transportation, industrial, and engineering history. The completion of the State Locks in 1855 effe... More
John W. O'Conner House, 160 Prairie Avenue, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Count...
Significance: The house is a contributing structure in the Henderson Park/West Main Hill Historic District. This district is an early example of a "naturalistic" subdivision originally laid out in 1888 by Fran... More
John W. O'Conner House, 160 Prairie Avenue, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Count...
Significance: The house is a contributing structure in the Henderson Park/West Main Hill Historic District. This district is an early example of a "naturalistic" subdivision originally laid out in 1888 by Fran... More
Grand River Avenue Bridge, Spanning Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Gran...
Significance: This is the sixth longest concrete "camelback" girder bridge left in Michigan. It created a grade separation for Grand River Avenue, which at the time of construction was part of US Route 16 link... More
Grand River Avenue Bridge, Spanning Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Gran...
Significance: This is the sixth longest concrete "camelback" girder bridge left in Michigan. It created a grade separation for Grand River Avenue, which at the time of construction was part of US Route 16 link... More
Grand River Avenue Bridge, Spanning Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Gran...
Significance: This is the sixth longest concrete "camelback" girder bridge left in Michigan. It created a grade separation for Grand River Avenue, which at the time of construction was part of US Route 16 link... More
Selfridge Field, Building No. 121, Wilbur Wright Avenue west of Ash St...
Significance: This building, designed to complement the Georgian Revival architecture of the bases initial permanent construction in the Cantonment district, assumed a critical role in servicing the base's flig... More
Selfridge Field, Building No. 121, Wilbur Wright Avenue west of Ash St...
Significance: This building, designed to complement the Georgian Revival architecture of the bases initial permanent construction in the Cantonment district, assumed a critical role in servicing the base's flig... More
Selfridge Field, Building No. 121, Wilbur Wright Avenue west of Ash St...
Significance: This building, designed to complement the Georgian Revival architecture of the bases initial permanent construction in the Cantonment district, assumed a critical role in servicing the base's flig... More
[City Hall and Campus Martius, Detroit, Mich.]
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Old Fort, [Fort Mackinac], Mackinac Island
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[Street scene showing R. Nelson's General Store, Front St., Marquette,...
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Poletown Historic District, St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church, 2390 ...
Significance: Built for a predominantly Polish and Slavic congregation worshipping under Byzantine-Slavonic Rite. Became Saint Nicholas Greek Catholic Church in 1932 until ca. 1963. Architecturally represents... More
Pasadena Apartments, 97-103 Orchard Lake Avenue, Pontiac, Oakland Coun...
Survey number: HABS MI-411 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pasadena Apartments, 97-103 Orchard Lake Avenue, Pontiac, Oakland Coun...
Survey number: HABS MI-411 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wisconsin-Michigan Railroad Bridge, Spanning Menominee River, on Count...
Significance: The Wisconsin & Michigan Railroad Bridge is an example of a pin-connected Pratt through truss, a standard design used during the late 19th century. The bridge is unusual, in that it consists of t... More
Wisconsin-Michigan Railroad Bridge, Spanning Menominee River, on Count...
Significance: The Wisconsin & Michigan Railroad Bridge is an example of a pin-connected Pratt through truss, a standard design used during the late 19th century. The bridge is unusual, in that it consists of t... More
Selfridge Field, Building Nos. 242, 247, 250, 242 & 247 Birch Street &...
Significance: These buildings are representative of the Georgian Revival architecture present through the cantonment area, with simple porches and restrained details such as corbelling, window hoods and returns... More
Selfridge Field, Building Nos. 242, 247, 250, 242 & 247 Birch Street &...
Significance: These buildings are representative of the Georgian Revival architecture present through the cantonment area, with simple porches and restrained details such as corbelling, window hoods and returns... More
Sts. Peter & Paul's Jesuit Church, East Jefferson Avenue & Saint Antoi...
Significance: Sts. Peter and Paul's Jesuit Church was originally built as the Cathedral of the Detroit Diocese. The edifice was designed by F. Letourne, Architect, and the Vicar General of the Diocese, Peter Ki... More
Percy Jones Hospital, Commander's Quarters, 100 West Washington Street...
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Monroe Street Bridge, Spanning River Raisin at Monroe Street, Monroe, ...
Significance: The Monroe Street Bridge is an early example of a reinforced concrete cantilever girder bridge, a design developed in the late 1910s as an alternative to standard concrete arch bridge designs. Th... More
Mason Road Bridge, Spanning Bad River, Ithaca, Gratiot County, MI
Significance: The Mason Road Bridge is one of the largest Pratt pony truss structures with pinned connections surviving in Michigan. It has been considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places... More
Capital City Airport, North side of Grand River Avenue, Lansing, Ingha...
Significance: The Capital City Regional Airport complex is significant for its diverse representation of the development of the airport industry. Aviation activity is represented from 1925, with the first offi... More
Second Presbyterian Church, 1936 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook ...
STORED ON SITE. mchr 2011 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Originally designed by noted architect James Renwick and built in 1874, Second Presbyterian Church was later remodeled in 1900 due to dev... More
Sheridan Road Bridge, Spanning Flint River, Taymouth, Saginaw County, ...
Significance: The Sheridan Road Bridge is significant as the last remaining skewed, Pratt, through-truss bridge in Michigan. The structure is places on its abutments at an approximate 45 degree angle because t... More
Hoover House, 2015 Washtenaw, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, MI
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Delta Kappa Epsilon Meeting House, 611 1/2 East William Street, Ann Ar...
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Gage, Keith & Ascher Buildings, 18 & 30 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago...
Significance: All three buildings are significant examples of Chicago School architecture. The Gage Building, with its unique, gracefully-ornamented facade designed by Louis Sullivan, was to be one of the archi... More
Tallman Road Bridge, Spanning Looking Glass River, Eagle, Clinton Coun...
Significance: The Tallman Road Bridge is one of the oldest metal truss bridges in Michigan designed and built in 1880 circa. It is a Pratt Through Truss type of structure and one of a few left in Michigan. Su... More
Tallman Road Bridge, Spanning Looking Glass River, Eagle, Clinton Coun...
Significance: The Tallman Road Bridge is one of the oldest metal truss bridges in Michigan designed and built in 1880 circa. It is a Pratt Through Truss type of structure and one of a few left in Michigan. Su... More
Davison Freeway, Woodward Avenue Bridge, Spanning Davison Freeway, Hig...
Significance: This is one of three similar bridges designed to carry a major north-south arterial street over the Davison Limited Highway. The hinged, reinforced concrete, rigid-framed bridge design permitted ... More
Davison Freeway, Woodward Avenue Bridge, Spanning Davison Freeway, Hig...
Significance: This is one of three similar bridges designed to carry a major north-south arterial street over the Davison Limited Highway. The hinged, reinforced concrete, rigid-framed bridge design permitted ... More
Ballard House, 125 North Huron Street, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 Survey number: HABS MI-27-23 Building/structure dates: 1832 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1842 Subsequent Work Building/stru... More
Ballard House, 125 North Huron Street, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 Survey number: HABS MI-27-23 Building/structure dates: 1832 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1842 Subsequent Work Building/stru... More
Barratt Farm, Barn, Port Oneida, Glen Arbor, Leelanau County, MI
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Detroit, Michigan. Poker hand and hands of girl players
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Sinclair House, 1223 Pontiac Street, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, MI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS MI-27-3 Building/structure dates: ca. 1843 Initial Construction
Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Powerhouse, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon Ri...
Significance: The Croton Hydroelectric Plant powerhouse was designed by William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan, civil engineer who specialized in the design of small and mid-sized hydroelectric plants in the Mid... More
Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Powerhouse, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon Ri...
Significance: The Croton Hydroelectric Plant powerhouse was designed by William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan, civil engineer who specialized in the design of small and mid-sized hydroelectric plants in the Mid... More
The Belvedere Hotel, Charlevoix, Mich.
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