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Alice B. Cowles House
East Lansing, MI
The Alice B. Cowles House, built in 1857, is the oldest building on the Michigan State University campus.
Beta Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi
East Lansing, MI
On March 20, 1891, a small group of female students organized the Feronian Literary Society as the first women’s organization at what was...
Bigelow-Kuhn-Thomas House
East Lansing, MI
By 1986 this Greek Revival house was the only privately-owned pre-Civil War house still used as a residence in East Lansing.
Capital Bank Tower
Lansing, MI
Upon its completion in 1931, the Capital Bank Tower was hailed by newspapers as the tallest building in the state beyond Detroit.
Carnegie Library
Lansing, MI
In 1902 steel magnate Andrew Carnegie offered Lansing $35,000 to build a new public library.
Central United Methodist Church
Lansing, MI
The first recorded Methodist meeting in Lansing was held in 1845 when the Reverend Lewis Coburn preached in the log cabin of Joab Page of...
Church of the Resurrection
Lansing, MI
On June 15, 1922, the Most Reverend Michael J. Gallagher, bishop of Detroit, sent Father John A. Gabriels to Lansing to establish a...
College Field
East Lansing, MI
In 1900 about 625 students attended the State Agricultural College, known commonly as M.A.C. The school was the precursor to Michigan...
Collegeville
East Lansing, MI
In 1849 when D. Robert Burcham settled in this vicinity, Chippewa and Ottawa Indians lived along the Red Cedar River.
Downtown Historic District
Williamston, MI
Williamston grew where two Native American trails crossed.
Durant Park
Lansing, MI
William C. Durant was one of Michigan´s most important industrialists and the founder of the General Motors Corporation.
First Baptist Church
Leslie, MI
On April 12, 1839, eight people met in the Leslie schoolhouse and organized the First Baptist Church.
First Presbyterian Church
Lansing, MI
This church, Lansing’s first congregation to affiliate nationally (with the Marshall Presbytery), was founded on December 17, 1847.
George E. Palmer
Lansing, MI
George E. Palmer (1862 - 1944) served Lansing as a truant officer, police officer, and superintendent of buildings for the Lansing Public...
Grand River Trail
Williamston, MI
The old Grand River Indian Trail, now US-16, became a plank road in 1848.
Grand Trunk Depot
Lansing, MI
Constructed in 1902, this castle-like building with its square tower was the Lansing station for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad until...
Harry J. Eustace Hall
East Lansing, MI
Famous horticulturist and educator Liberty Hyde Bailey designed this building as the first separate horticulture laboratory in America.
Haslett
Haslett, MI
Settlement on Pine Lake, now Lake Lansing, began in the 1830s, but real growth came after the opening of the Chicago and Northwestern...
Ingham County Courthouse
Mason, MI
Named for Samuel Ingham, secretary of the treasury under Andrew Jackson, Ingham County was organized in 1838.
Integrating East Lansing
East Lansing, MI
Despite the 1948 U.S. Supreme Court decision ending state enforcement of restrictive housing covenants, in the 1960 census only eleven...
John Rayner House
Mason, MI
This handsome brick structure, said to be the oldest remaining house in Mason, is one of the most elaborate and best preserved Greek...
John Taylor
Holt, MI
John Taylor was born into slavery in Kentucky and was liberated by Union troops during the Civil War.
Lansing Becomes the Capital City
Lansing, MI
The territorial courthouse that served as Michigan’s first state capitol was completed in Detroit in 1828.
Lansing City Market
Lansing, MI
Dancing and fiddling heralded the opening of the Lansing City Market on August 25, 1938.
Lansing Community College
Lansing, MI
Lansing Community College was established on April 8, 1957, by the Lansing Public Schools.
Lansing Fire Station No. 8
Lansing, MI
Lansing architects Bowd-Munson Company designed Fire Station No. 8, which opened in June 1931.
Lansing Labor Holiday
Lansing, MI
As the labor movement spread across Michigan in the 1930s, workers in Lansing organized.
Le Roy Township District No. 6 School
Webberville, MI
In 1856 Webberville’s first school was built on the Lansing and Howell plank road, present-day Grand River Avenue.
Little Family Homesite
Lansing, MI
On this site, in 1930, Earl and Louise Little built the house that was home to Malcolm X and his siblings: Wilfred, Hilda, Philbert,...
Masonic Temple
East Lansing, MI
Local Masons organized in 1915 and promptly hired Lansing architect Samuel D. Butterworth, a fellow Mason, to design a meeting hall.
Michigan Automobile Dealers Association
East Lansing, MI
In 1920 the Michigan Automotive Trade Association was founded in Detroit.
Michigan Dental Association
Okemos, MI
The Michigan Dental Association was organized on January 8, 1856, by fourteen dentists who met in Detroit at the office of Hiram Benedict...
Michigan Licensed Beverage Association
Lansing, MI
After the repeal of prohibition in 1933, some Michigan tavern owners and liquor dealers organized trade associations including the...
Michigan Manufacturers Association
Lansing, MI
Since its 1902 founding, the Michigan Manufacturers Association has dealt with many important business issues.
Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company
Lansing, MI
Founded in 1881 by flour mill owners from ten mid-Michigan communities, the Michigan Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company was among the...
Michigan National Guard Armory
Lansing, MI
Built in 1924, the Lansing Armory is one of five Michigan National Guard Armories designed by state architect Lynn W. Fry.
Michigan Pharmacists Association
Lansing, MI
On November 14, 1883, seventy-seven druggists met in the State Capitol to organize the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association.
Michigan Retail Hardware Association
Lansing, MI
With the philosophy, “in union there is strength,” twenty Michigan hardware retailers convened in Detroit on July 9, 1895, and organized...
Michigan School for the Blind
Lansing, MI
Michigan began educating the blind in 1859 at Flint’s Michigan Asylum.
Michigan Sheriffs' Association
Lansing, MI
In December 1877 twenty-four county sheriffs met in Lansing and formed the Michigan State Sheriffs Association--committed to devising...
Michigan Society of Professional Engineers
Lansing, MI
On May 10, 1946, forty-five engineers from around the state met to organize the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers, which was...
Michigan State Medical Society
East Lansing, MI
In 1819 five physicians organized the Michigan Medical Society in Detroit.
Michigan State Police
East Lansing, MI
When the United States declared war against Germany in 1917, the Michigan National Guard was called to federal service.
Michigan State University-- Founded 1855
East Lansing, MI
On this site stood College Hall, first building in the United States erected for the teaching of scientific agriculture.
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
Lansing, MI
In 1945 attorney Samuel Charfoos founded a workers´ compensation association in Detroit, "filling a vacuum" for injured workers´ legal...
Michigan's Three Capitols
Lansing, MI
This building is the third to serve as the seat of Michigan state government.
Mount Hope Cemetery
Lansing, MI
Mount Hope Cemetery opened as Lansing's new city cemetery in June 1874 on what was formerly the John Miller Farm.
North Presbyterian Church
Lansing, MI
On October 19, 1863, fourteen members of Lansing’s First Presbyterian Church signed the Articles of Association creating the Franklin...
Okemos Methodist Church
Okemos, MI
About 1839 Joseph H. Kilbourne settled in this vicinity on land previously occupied by Chief Okemos and several hundred Indians.
Optometric Association
Lansing, MI
The state’s professional optometry organization was founded as the Michigan Optical Society in Muskegon in 1896.
Plymouth Congregational Church
Lansing, MI
Congregational churches originated with the Puritan and Separatist churches of New England.
Ransom Eli Olds
Lansing, MI
Born in Geneva, Ohio, Ransom E. Olds came to Lansing in 1880.
REO Motor Car Company
Lansing, MI
In 1904 Ransom Eli Olds founded the REO Motor Car Company and built a factory on this site.
Roswell Everett House
Lansing, MI
Roswell Everett, a native of New York State, came to Michigan in 1834.
Saint Mary Parish
Williamston, MI
Beginning in the 1850s, Williamston Catholics worshipped with visiting priests.
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
Lansing, MI
In 1848, soon after the Michigan legislature relocated the state capital to Lansing Township, an Episcopal society met in the new...
Sophie Turner House
Lansing, MI
Sophie Scott Turner (1856 - 1941), a member of one of Lansing's pioneer families, built this house in 1927, Turner was considered on of...
St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Parish
East Lansing, MI
Founded in 1940 by Bishop Joseph H. Albers, St. Thomas Aquinas was the largest parish in the Diocese of Lansing by 1988.
State Bar of Michigan
Lansing, MI
The State Bar of Michigan was established by the legislature in 1939 as an organization dedicated to improving the administration of...
State Highway Department
Lansing, MI
Created in 1905, the State Highway Department, the precursor to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), revolutionized U.S....
Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian Church
Leslie, MI
In 1845 local Catholics began holding Mass in the home of Irish immigrant James Markey in Bunker Hill Township.
The Grand River
Lansing, MI
The Grand River and its valley were formed by the melting of the continental glacier that retreated from this area some twelve thousand...
The Kerns Hotel Fire
Lansing, MI
At 5:30 A.M. on December 11, 1934, the fire alarm outside the Kerns Hotel sounded.
The Pulver Brothers
Lansing, MI
As demand for oil and automobiles increased in the early 1920s, brothers Benjamin A. (1875-1960) and Elmer E. (1880-1965) Pulver formed...
The Strand
Lansing, MI
On April 21, 1921, this building opened as the Strand Theater and Arcade.
Town of Michigan
Lansing, MI
In 1847, required by Michigan’s 1835 constitution to choose a permanent capital site within the first decade of statehood, the...
Trinity A. M. E. Church
Lansing, MI
Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church of Lansing is the oldest black church in the city.
Turner-Dodge House
Lansing, MI
Gracefully situated high on the bank of the Grand River, this Classical Revival-style mansion, built in 1858, was the home of prominent...
Union Depot
Lansing, MI
The Union Depot began passenger service for the Michigan Central and Pere Marquette Railroads in 1902.
VFW National Home
Eaton Rapids, MI
In 1923 the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) initiated a plan to build a national home for the families of deceased and disabled American...
White Oak
White Oak, MI
The settlements of White Oak, Ingham, Wheatfield, and Leroy were organized as Ingham Township by the legislature on March 11, 1837.
Wolverine Boys' State: The American Legion
Lansing, MI
On November 28, 1937, the board of directors of The American Legion established Wolverine Boys’ State.
Woodberry-Kerns House
Lansing, MI
Darius Moon, prominent turn-of-the-century Lansing architect, designed this Queen Anne house in 1896 for Chester E. Woodberry, founder of...