Washtenaw
Anti-slavery Society
Ann Arbor, MI
The founding meeting of the Michigan Antislavery Society was held in the First Presbyterian Church, located on this site, on November 10,...
Bell Road Bridge
Dexter Township, MI
This Pratt through-truss bridge, erected in 1891, was built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio.
Bethel Church
Freedom Township, MI
In 1840 the Reverend Friedrich Schmid of Ann Arbor organized the Evangelical German Bethel Congregation in Freedom Township.
Bethlehem United Church of Christ
Ann Arbor, MI
In the late 1820s and early 1830s many German Protestant immigrants settled in the Ann Arbor area.
Blacksmith Shop
Manchester, MI
In 1877 local masons built this shop in eight days.
Bridgewater Town Hall
Bridgewater Township, MI
Bridgewater Township was set off from Hixon Township in 1832.
Central Title Service Building
Ann Arbor, MI
On August 6, 1845, the first graduation ceremony for the University of Michigan was held in this building, which was then the First...
Chelsea Depot
Chelsea, MI
In 1880 Chelsea was chosen by the Michigan Central Railroad for an experiment in upgrading the appearance of rural stations.
Cleary College
Ypsilanti, MI
In 1883 Irish immigrant Patrick Roger Cleary (1858-1948) founded Cleary’s School of Penmanship.
Cook Family Cemetery
Saline, MI
On May 22, 1831, the Presbyterian Church in Newark, New York, formally dismissed twelve of its members who were moving to Michigan and...
Delhi Bridge
Scio Township, MI
The Delhi Bridge was one of many Pratt through truss iron bridges built to order by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio,...
Dexter Depot
Dexter, MI
The Michigan Central Railroad reached Dexter from Detroit on July 4, 1841, just after Dexter’s first depot was completed.
Earhart Manor
Ann Arbor, MI
Michigan pioneer Elnathan Botsford settled this site in 1825.
Eastern Michigan College
Ypsilanti, MI
Founded by legislative action in 1849 as the Michigan State Normal School, it was the first state teacher education school west of Albany.
Elijah Mc Coy
Ypsilanti, MI
Canada-born Elijah McCoy (1843-1929) automated steam engine maintenance, previously done by hand, by patenting an automatic lubricator in...
First Congregational Church
Chelsea, MI
Vermont Congregationalists organized a church in Sylvan Township in 1849.
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Ypsilanti, MI
When the First Methodist Episcopal Church opened in June 1892, the Ypsilantian called it “an ornament to the city.
Governor Alpheus Felch
Ann Arbor, MI
Born in Maine in 1804, Felch graduated from Bowdoin College in 1827.
Hudson Mills
Dexter, MI
This hamlet developed around the mills which were located here to utilize the great water power of the Huron River.
John Wesley Conant House
Salem Township, MI
John W. and Alice Conant of New York purchased land near Denton in 1833, and built this house soon after.
Manchester Township Library
Manchester, MI
In 1838, one year after Michigan attained statehood, Manchester Township established its library, one of the first township libraries in...
Martha Cook Building
Ann Arbor, MI
The Martha Cook Building first housed women students of the University of Michigan in 1915.
Michigan Becomes a State
Ann Arbor, MI
On this site in 1836, delegates from all parts of Michigan met in Washtenaw County’s first courthouse to consider a proposal by Congress...
Michigan Central Railroad Depot
Ann Arbor, MI
Built in 1886, and conceived by Frederick Spier, the design of this granite block building was influenced by the great American architect...
Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site
Ann Arbor, MI
At this site the first Jewish cemetery in Michigan was established in 1848-49.
Michigan's Interurbans
Ypsilanti, MI
Michigan’s first interurban, the Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, began operating in 1890.
North Lake Methodist Church
Dexter Township, MI
The Reverend Charles Glenn organized the first Methodist class here in 1836, and for the next ten years the group met in the home of his...
Prospect Park
Ypsilanti, MI
In 1842 this site became Ypsilanti’s second cemetery, and at one time approximately 250 people were buried here.
Saint Mary Church
Manchester, MI
The first Catholic church in the Manchester area was built by German settlers in Freedom Township in 1839 and dedicated to Saint Francis...
Saline Presbyterian Church
Saline, MI
In 1831 Presbyterian families from Newark, New York, traveled by boat through the Erie Canal to Detroit.
Salt Springs
Saline, MI
The City of Saline took its name from the natural salt springs in this area.
South Salem Stone School
Plymouth, MI
This schoolhouse was built here in 1857 on land deeded to the school district by Welcome J. Partelo.
St. Andrew´s Episcopal Church
Ann Arbor, MI
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church had been organized by the spring of 1828.
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Dexter, MI
The Catholic church in this village dates back to 1840 with Fathers Cullen, Hennesy, and Pulsers serving the predominantly Irish...
St. Patrick's Church
Ann Arbor, MI
Catholicism in Northfield Township dates from the early nineteenth century.
St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Ann Arbor, MI
In 1831 Father Patrick O’Kelly came from Detroit to minister to the Irish Catholics in the Washtenaw area.
Sutherland-Wilson Farm
Ann Arbor, MI
In the 1850s, Langford (1802-1865) and Lydia (1806-1892) Sutherland replaced their small log cabin with this Greek Revival house.
The Barracks
Ypsilanti, MI
When the Civil War began in 1861, this corner site housed a commercial building called the Norris Block.
The German Church
Manchester, MI
Many of Manchester’s early settlers came from Wittenberg, Germany.
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
By legislative act in 1837, Ann Arbor was selected as the site for the University of Michigan.
The Welfare Building
Chelsea, MI
The Welfare Building was constructed in 1906 as a recreation facility for the workers of the Glazier Stove Company.
Thomas Church
Freedom Township, MI
In 1833 the Basel Mission Institute of Switzerland sent Friedrich Schmid as its first missionary to the United States.
Ticknor-Campbell House
Ann Arbor, MI
In 1844 Benajah Ticknor, a U.S. naval surgeon from Connecticut, built this Classical Revival house on his 183-acre farm in Pittsfield...
Webster Township Hall
Webster Township, MI
In 1976 Webster Township Hall, built in 1871, was the sixth oldest township hall in continuous use in the state.
Webster United Church of Christ
Webster Township, MI
In 1834 construction began on Webster Church, the oldest church building in continuous use in Washtenaw County.
Willow Run (1941-1953)
Belleville - Ypsilanti Township, MI
After entering World War II in 1941, America desperately needed military equipment and supplies.
Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti, MI
Located at the juncture of old Indian trails and the Huron River, this area was the camping and burying ground for several Indian tribes.
Ypsilanti Water Tower
Ypsilanti, MI
The Ypsilanti Water Tower was designed by William R. Coats and constructed as part of an elaborate city waterworks project that began in...
Zion Lutheran Church
Chelsea, MI
Pioneer German families founded Zion Lutheran Church in 1865 as the western portion of Saint Thomas Lutheran parish.