Ionia
Alvah N. Belding Library
Belding, MI
Alvah N. Belding erected this library in 1917-18 as a memorial to his parents, Hiram and Mary Wilson Belding.
Church of Christ
Muir, MI
In 1856 the Reverend Isaac Errett organized Disciples of Christ congregations in Montrose (present-day Muir) and Lyons.
City Of Portland
Portland, MI
In 1833, Elisha Newman filed a federal land grant for extensive land around the Looking Glass and Grand Rivers that would later become...
Fred W. Green
Ionia, MI
Governor of Michigan, 1927-1931, Fred W. Green was born in Manistee in 1872 and grew up in Cadillac.
Frederick Hall House
Ionia, MI
Captain Lucius Mills, a local builder, constructed this house for Frederick and Ann Hall in 1869-70.
Ionia Church of Christ
Ionia, MI
In Merritt’s Hall on January 24, 1859, the Reverend Isaac Errett and forty-three members signed the original charter of the Ionia Church...
Ionia County Courthouse
Ionia, MI
Completed in 1885, the Ionia County Courthouse is the largest structure ever built of Ionia sandstone.
John C. Blanchard
Ionia, MI
John Celsus Blanchard (1822-1905) epitomizes the American “self-made man.
Pere Marquette Railway Depot
Belding, MI
Completed in 1921 for the Pere Marquette Railway, this depot is typical of the railroad stations that served Michigan towns during the...
Saranac
Saranac, MI
In 1836, when Saranac was settled, the upper Grand River Valley was a promising but undeveloped area.
Smyrna
Smyrna, MI
In 1843 Calvin Smith became the first white settler in the area.
St. John the Baptist Church
Hubbardston, MI
Organized in 1855 to serve Irish Catholic immigrants, the parish of St. John the Baptist worshipped in a simple church on the Cowman farm...
St. John's Episcopal Church and Parish House
Ionia, MI
The St. John’s Episcopal parish was established on February 4, 1841.
The Roadside Table
Saranac, MI
Here on old US-16 in Boston Township, Ionia County, the first picnic table along a highway right-of-way was placed in 1929 through the...
White's Bridge
Smyrna, MI
This picturesque covered bridge, one of the last of its kind in Michigan, was built in 1867 by Jared N. Brazee and J. N. Walker, builders...