Van Buren
Bloomingdale Depot
Bloomingdale, MI
Originally called the Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad Depot, this building was completed in December 1870.
Decatur Township Hall
Decatur, MI
Constructed at the turn of the century, this building replaced the original 1870 township hall.
Hamilton Grange Hall
Decatur, MI
Local farmers organized Hamilton Grange No. 355 in 1874 and built this hall the following year.
Hartman School
South Haven, MI
In 1906 the South Haven School District built this four-room school in Ward 2. The school, designed by Hussey and White of Lansing, was...
Haven Peaches
South Haven, MI
The Haven peach varieties were developed here by Michigan State University’s South Haven Experiment Station, under the direction of...
Isaac Watts Willard
Paw Paw, MI
In 1838, Isaac Watts Willard (1803-1879) and partners Peter Gremps and Lyman Daniels surveyed and platted the village of Paw Paw.
Liberty Hyde Bailey, 1858-1954
South Haven, MI
The world-famous botanist and horticulturist, Liberty Hyde Bailey, was born in this frame house.
Scott Club
South Haven, MI
This federated women’s club, founded as a reading circle in 1883 and named for Sir Walter Scott, merged with the Literary and Antiquarian...
St. Mark's Church
Paw Paw, MI
St. Mark’s Parish, organized at the county courthouse on February 22, 1851, is Paw Paw’s oldest Episcopal congregation.
Territorial Road
Paw Paw, MI
One of the three great east-west routes of pioneer days, the Territorial Road from Detroit to St. Joe tapped the rich lands of the second...
Van Buren County
Paw Paw, MI
Settlers attracted by lumbering came to this area in the 1830s.
Warner Wine Haus
Paw Paw, MI
Completed in 1898, this structure was built as a waterworks station for the village of Paw Paw.
West Michigan Summer Resorts
South Haven, MI
After the American Civil War (1861-1865) a new wealthy class arose with the time and means to escape the grime of industrialized cities...