List of the oldest buildings in Michigan
This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings in the state of Michigan in the United States. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records.
To be listed here a site must:
- date prior to 1850; or
- be the oldest building in a region, large city, or oldest of its type (church, government building, style, etc.)
List
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| Building | Image | Location | First Built | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officer's Stone Quarters of Fort Mackinac | Mackinac Island | 1780 | Military | Oldest structure within the fort. | |
| McGulpin House | Mackinac Island | 1780 c. | Residential | Architectural style could predate 1780. Relocated in 1981. | |
| Biddle House |  |
Mackinac Island | 1780 c. | Residential/fur trading | Restored in 1959.[1] |
| Navarre-Anderson Trading Post |  |
Frenchtown Charter Township | 1789 | Trading post | |
| Cookhouse at Navarre-Anderson Trading Post complex | Frenchtown Charter Township | 1810 | Food preparation | ||
| Robert Stuart House |  |
Mackinac Island | 1817 | Residential | |
| John Johnston House |  |
Sault Ste. Marie | 1822 | Residential | |
| Mission House |  |
Mackinac Island | 1825 | School/residential | |
| Sheldon Inn |  |
Canton | 1825 | Residential/inn | |
| Edward Loranger House |  |
Frenchtown Charter Township | 1825 | Residential | |
| Charles Trowbridge House |  |
Detroit | 1826 | Residential | Oldest documented building in the city of Detroit.[2] |
| Musgrove Evans House |  |
Tecumseh | 1826 | Residential | |
| Elmwood |  |
Sault Ste. Marie | 1827 | Indian Affairs | Relocated and renovated in 1979. |
| Mission Church |  |
Mackinac Island | 1829 | Religious | Oldest surviving church In Michigan. |
| Fort Gratiot Light | .jpg) |
Port Huron | 1829 | Lighthouse | Michigan's first lighthouse. |
| Barn at Joshua Simmons' farm |  |
Livonia | 1829 | Farm building | |
| Land Office |  |
White Pigeon | 1831 | Government | |
| Caswell House |  |
Troy | 1832 | Residential | |
| Walker Tavern |  |
Cambridge Township | 1832 c. | Residential/tavern | |
| Commandant's Quarters |  |
Dearborn | 1833 | Military | |
| Bagley Inn |  |
Bloomfield Hills | 1833 | Residential/tavern | |
| Joseph Campau House |  |
Detroit | 1835 | Residential | |
| Raisin Valley Friends Meetinghouse |  |
Adrian | 1835 | Religious | |
| Ticknor-Campbell House |  |
Ann Arbor | 1835 | Residential | |
| Old Tavern Inn | Niles | 1835 c. | Tavern | Oldest business in Michigan[3] | |
| Indian Dormitory |  |
Mackinac Island | 1837 | Residential/school | Now known as the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum. |
| The President's House at University of Michigan |  |
Ann Arbor | 1837 | Residential | The oldest building at Michigan's oldest university.[4] |
| St. Ignace Mission |  |
St. Ignace | 1837 | Religious | Relocated in 1954. |
| Trombley House |  |
Bay City | 1837 c. | Residential | Oldest frame house still standing in Bay County. Relocated to Veterans Memorial Park in 1981. |
| Governor's Mansion (Marshall) |  |
Marshall | 1839 | Residential | |
| Old Presque Isle Light |  |
Presque Isle | 1840 | Lighthouse | |
| Joshua Simmons House |  |
Livonia | 1841 | Residential | Another house on the farm may have been built in 1826 |
| Dougherty Mission House |  |
Old Mission | 1842 | Residential | |
| Paw Paw City Hall |  |
Paw Paw | 1842 | Government | Relocated in 1900. |
| Ladies' Literary Club Building |  |
Ypsilanti | 1843 c. | Residential | |
| Abram W. Pike House |  |
Grand Rapids | 1844 | Residential | |
| Ballard-Breakey House |  |
Ypsilanti | 1845 | Residential | construction may have started in 1830s |
| Lapeer County Courthouse |  |
Lapeer | 1846 | Courthouse | |
| Barracks of Fort Wayne |  |
Detroit | 1848 | Military | Oldest remaining military structure in Detroit. |
See also
- List of the oldest buildings in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Michigan
References
- ↑ "Biddle House". michmarkers.com. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ↑ Eric J. Hill, John Gallagher, American Institute of Architects Detroit Chapter, AIA Detroit , Wayne State University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-8143-3120-3, p.232
- ↑ http://www.michigan.org/property/old-tavern-inn-1/
- ↑ Duderstadt, Anne. "The President's House at the University of Michigan". Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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