Livingston
Ann Arbor Railroad
Howell, MI
Howell raised twenty thousand dollars in 1885 to induce the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Michigan to enter town.
Brighton District No. 8 School
Brighton, MI
In 1842 pioneer settler Richard Lyons donated land for the first school in Brighton Township’s District No. 8. Area Methodists worshipped...
Brighton Village Cemetery
Brighton, MI
The Brighton Village Cemetery began as a burial ground for the family of William A. Clark, D.D., an Episcopal minister from New York...
County Courthouse
Howell, MI
Albert E. French designed this two-and-a-half-story brick and stone building.
First Congregational Church
Fenton, MI
The Congregational Church of Tyrone grew out of the Methodist Episcopal church that organized here in 1845.
First Presbyterian Church
Gregory, MI
The Reverend Charles G. Clarke of Washtenaw County led eleven people in organizing the First Presbyterian Church in Unadilla on February...
Florence B Dearing Museum
Hartland, MI
Hartland Township was settled in 1831.
George W. Lee House
Howell, MI
This c.1846 Greek Revival house, among Howell’s oldest, was home to prominent citizen George W. Lee (1812-1882).
Hamburg
Hamburg, MI
The Potawatomi spent summers in this area for centuries before the 1831 arrival of the first Euro-American settlers—Felix Dunlavy, Heman...
Hartland Burying Ground
Hartland, MI
The first burial in this cemetery occurred in 1840 upon the death of Thomas Hall, a Hartland Township pioneer.
Hartland Music Hall
Hartland, MI
This structure was constructed in 1858 as the Hartland First Congregational Church.
Howell Carnegie Library
Howell, MI
The Howell library originated as the Ladies Library Association in 1875.
Howell Township District No. 5 School
Howell, MI
Erected in 1880, this building typifies late nineteenth-century rural schools.
Kinsley S. Bingham
Brighton, MI
Twenty-five-year-old Kinsley Bingham left his New York home in 1833 saying: “Give me $500 and let me go to Michigan and I’ll be governor...
Livingston County Press
Howell, MI
The Livingston County Press, one of Michigan’s oldest weekly newspapers, traces its roots to The Livingston Courier, The Livingston...
Old Town Hall
Brighton, MI
Settled in 1832 by Maynard Maltby, this community was originally called Ore Creek for the stream that flows through it.
Plainfield Methodist Church
Plainfield, MI
The Plainfield Methodist Protestant Church formally organized on June 7, 1863.
Saint Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery
Howell, MI
During the 1830s a number of Irish Catholic settlers migrated from New York State to Deerfield and Tyrone Townships, drawn by the...
Spanish-American War Regiments
Brighton, MI
This was once the summer camp of Michigan’s National Guard.
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Howell, MI
Irish immigrants founded a Catholic mission in Livingston County in 1843.
St. Paul's
Brighton, MI
When the Reverend William A. Clark, D.D., purchased his land in Brighton Township, he set aside an acre as a church site and established...
St. Stephen's
Hamburg, MI
This building is one of the oldest Episcopal churches in Michigan.
Tom Walker's Gristmill
Parshallville, MI
This mill, one of the last water-powered gristmills to operate in Michigan, was built in 1869.
Warner Homestead
Brighton, MI
Around 1855, Timothy and Lucretia Warner built this Greek Revival farmhouse.