List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Oakland County
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The following is a list of Michigan State Historic Sites in Oakland County, Michigan. Sites marked with a dagger (†) are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Oakland County, Michigan. Those with a double dagger (‡) are also designated National Historic Landmarks.[1]
Current listings
[edit]Name | Image | Location | City | Listing date |
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Academy of the Sacred Heart Informational Designation | 1250 Kensington Road | Bloomfield Hills | March 20, 1984 | |
Gregor S. and Elizabeth B. Affleck House† | ![]() |
1925 North Woodward Avenue | Bloomfield Hills | January 19, 1978 |
Royal Aldrich House† | ![]() |
31110 Eleven Mile Road | Farmington Hills | October 16, 1981 |
Avon School District No. 5 Schoolhouse | Fourth Street and Wilcox Avenue | Rochester | September 26, 1987 | |
Avon Township School District No. 7 School | 2498 Tienken Road | Rochester Hills | February 15, 1990 | |
B. F. Howland Lumber Co. | 245 N. Main Street | Milford | July 19, 1990 | |
Henry C. Bach House | ![]() |
30115 Ardmore | Farmington Hills | April 19, 1990 |
Bagley Inn | 101 West Long Lake Road | Bloomfield Hills | December 8, 1977 | |
Fred A. Baker House | 10505 Lasalle Boulevard | Huntington Woods | December 5, 1986 | |
Barn Church | 4230 Livernois Road | Troy | February 7, 1977 | |
Battle Alley Historic District | 102 S Broad St; 125, 127, 201 S Saginaw; 106, 108, 109, 111, 117 Battle Alley (Martha St) | Holly | May 17, 1978 | |
Edward E. Beals House | 31805 Bond Street | Farmington Hills | January 16, 1990 | |
Berkley Fire Hall and Village Offices | Coolidge Highway and Rosemont Road | Berkley | July 21, 1988 | |
Bissell House | 334 Union | Milford | July 26, 1974 | |
Botsford Inn† | ![]() |
28000 Grand River | Farmington Hills | February 19, 1958 |
Lemuel Botsford House | 24414 Farmington Road | Farmington Hills | October 16, 1981 | |
Botsford-Graser House† | 24105 Locust Drive | Farmington Hills | February 29, 1996 | |
General Hugh Brady House | 31610 Evergreen Road | Beverly Hills | January 17, 1986 | |
Daniel Broughton House | 32325 Franklin Road | Franklin | December 17, 1987 | |
Marcus Burrowes House | 24300 Locust Drive | Farmington Hills | October 16, 1981 | |
Charles Bissel Button House | 34600 Twelve Mile Road | Farmington Hills | March 16, 1982 | |
Byers Farm | 213 Commerce Road, just west of South Commerce Road (Carroll Lake Rd) | Commerce Township | April 5, 1974 | |
Byers Homestead | 213 Commerce Road | Commerce | April 5, 1974 | |
Campbell House | 3112-3114 Hilton Road | Ferndale | June 28, 1973 | |
Carver Elementary School | 21272 Mendota | Ferndale | November 16, 1995 | |
Caswell House† | 60 West Wattles Road | Troy | January 13, 1972 | |
Cataract House | 54 S Broadway | Lake Orion | February 10, 1983 | |
Edward Chene House | 29920 Ardmore | Farmington Hills | January 20, 2000 | |
Chief Pontiac Informational Designation | ![]() |
Public Fishing Site on Orchard Lake | Orchard Lake | January 24, 1958 |
City of Rochester Informational Designation | 400 Sixth Street | Rochester | December 12, 1979 | |
Clarkston Village Historic District† | ![]() |
Located in the southern part of Independence Township along M-15. The historic district includes Buffalo Street, Church Street, Clarkston Road, Depot Road, Holcomb Street, Main Street (M-15), Miller Road, Waldon Road and Washington Street, and includes over 100 historic structures. | Clarkston | January 16, 1976 |
Clinton-Kalamazoo Canal† | Bloomer State Park No. 2, Rochester-Utica Recreation Area, one mile east of Rochester, off John R and Bloomer Roads | Rochester Hills | September 25, 1956 | |
Clinton Valley Center† (demolished) | ![]() |
140 Elizabeth Lake Road | Pontiac | September 17, 1974 |
Commerce District No. 10 Schoolhouse | 4875 Comstock Street, 2 blocks north of Commerce Road | Commerce | April 10, 1986 | |
Commerce Methodist Episcopal Church | 1155 West Commerce Road, SW corner of Bogie Lake Road | Union Lake vicinity | February 28, 1986 | |
Commerce Roller Mill | Commerce Road in Commerce Village, 1/8 mile west of Carroll Lake Road | Commerce Village | March 20, 1984 | |
Commerce Village Burying Ground | ![]() |
East Commerce Road, NW of Newton Road | Commerce Township | August 23, 1990 |
Congregation Shaarey Zedek Commemorative Designation | ![]() |
27375 Bell Road | Southfield | December 5, 1986 |
Cranbrook‡ | ![]() |
500 Lone Pine Road | Bloomfield Hills | February 11, 1972 |
Crapo Park Informational Site | Bounded by Martha St. (Battle Alley), Washington St, and Grand Trunk Western Railroad | Holly | July 29, 1980 | |
Cornelius Davis House | 30605 Inkster | Farmington Hills | July 20, 1989 | |
James Harvey Davis House | 12451 Andersonville Road | Davisburg | November 15, 1973 | |
Samuel Davis House | 32330 Twelve Mile Road | Farmington Hills | October 16, 1981 | |
Decker Settlement | 1330 Greenshield Road | Lake Orion | July 15, 1999 | |
Detroit Finnish Co-operative Summer Camp | 2524 Loon Lake Road | Wixom | October 16, 1997 | |
Detroit Zoological Park | ![]() |
8450 West Ten Mile Road | Huntington Woods/Royal Oak | October 16, 1997 |
Drayton Plains State Fish Hatchery | 2125 Denby Drive | Drayton Plains | August 24, 1984 | |
Dunning-Schoenemann House | 514 North Main | Milford | June 15, 1979 | |
Eber Durham House | 35835 Thirteen Mile Road | Farmington Hills | December 19, 1984 | |
Emmendorfer House | 4121 Pontiac Trail | Orchard Lake | March 23, 1983 | |
Caleb Everts House† | 8880 Hickory Ridge Road | Rose Center vicinity | June 15, 1979 | |
Farmington Historic District† | ![]() |
Grand River Avenue and Shiawassee Avenue from Warner Street to junction of Grand River and Shiawassee | Farmington | July 26, 1974 |
Farmington Unitarian Church | 25301 Halsted Road | Farmington | October 16, 1981 | |
Joseph G. Farr House | 4553 Commerce Road | Commerce Township | November 16, 1995 | |
Ferndale School | 130 East Nine Mile Road | Ferndale | March 22, 1983 | |
First Baptist Church | 34 Oakland Avenue at Saginaw Avenue | Pontiac | March 18, 1961 | |
First Baptist Church of Royal Oak | 309 North Main Street | Royal Oak | December 15, 1988 | |
First Congregational Church | 65 East Huron | Pontiac | March 18, 1961 | |
First Episcopal Church | 171 West Pike Street | Pontiac | March 18, 1961 | |
First Methodist Episcopal Church | 14 Judson Street | Pontiac | March 18, 1961 | |
First Presbyterian Church | SE corner of West Huron and Wayne streets | Pontiac | March 18, 1961 | |
First Presbyterian Church | 205 East Lake Street | South Lyon | April 20, 1995 | |
First Quaker Meeting Informational Designation | Farmington Municipal Building - Grand River, 1 block west of Farmington Road | Farmington | March 23, 1965 | |
Dr. Henry K. Foote House† | ![]() |
213 West Huron Street | Milford | July 26, 1978 |
Ford-Peabody House | 325 Woodward Avenue | Birmingham | November 15, 1973 | |
Elizabeth Denison Forth Informational Site | Oak Hill Cemetery, 216 University Drive | Pontiac | July 16, 1992 | |
Four Towns Methodist Church | 6451 Cooley Lake Road | Union Lake | March 9, 1966 | |
Fractional School District No. 10 Schoolhouse | 3995 West South Boulevard, SE corner of Adams Road | Troy | December 19, 1984 | |
Franklin Boulevard Historic District† | Roughly bounded by Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Orchard Lake Avenue, Miller and West Huron streets | Pontiac | April 10, 1986 | |
Franklin Cemetery | 26480 Scenic Drive | Franklin | July 15, 1999 | |
Franklin Village Informational Designation | On Village Green, Franklin Road between Carol and Wellington streets | Franklin | March 25, 1960 | |
Franklin Village School | 32220 Franklin Road | Franklin | January 19, 1978 | |
Harry Frink House | 2246 Oxford Road | Oxford | May 10, 1990 | |
Jacob and Rebecca Fuerst Farmstead† | ![]() |
24000 Taft Road | Novi | June 29, 2000 |
John Garfield House | 35810 Thirteen Mile Road | Farmington Hills | October 16, 1981 | |
German School | 32240 Middlebelt Road | Farmington Hills | October 16, 1981 | |
Glen Oaks | 30500 Thirteen Mile Road | Farmington Hills | October 16, 1981 | |
Luman W. Goodenough House | 24705 Farmington Road | Farmington Hills | July 26, 1978 | |
Goodenough-Spicer Stable | 24915-C Farmington Road | Farmington Hills | December 5, 1996 | |
Gray-Spicer House | 24915-C Farmington Road | Farmington Hills | December 5, 1996 | |
Silas Green House | 28001 Ten Mile Road | Farmington Hills | October 16, 1981 | |
Greenwood Cemetery | Oak Street, between Greenwood and Lakeview roads | Birmingham | July 18, 1991 | |
U. S. Hackett Block | 5 Washington (Lapeer) Road, south of Burdick St | Oxford | July 18, 1996 | |
John Dallas Harger House | ![]() |
36500 Twelve Mile Road | Farmington Hills | July 20, 1989 |
Hathaway-Hess Farm | 825 South Williams Lake Road | Waterford Township | September 7, 1989 | |
Hibbard Tavern | 115 Summit | Milford | April 24, 1979 | |
Higley-Farr House | 316 Farr Street | Commerce Village | January 8, 1981 | |
Holly Town Hall | ![]() |
102 Front Street | Holly | August 22, 1985 |
Howarth United Methodist Church School | Bald Mountain Road | Auburn Heights vicinity | January 27, 1983 | |
Hubbard-Kesby House† | ![]() |
1965 Dawson Road | Milford | November 16, 1995 |
John W. Hunter House† | ![]() |
556 West Maple Road | Birmingham | June 19, 1971 |
Stephen Jennings House | 26337 Drake Road | Farmington Hills | December 19, 1984 | |
Hamilton Jones House | 36510 Twelve Mile Road | Farmington Hills | October 16, 1981 | |
Kelley-Fisk Farm | 9180 Highland Road | White Lake | September 24, 1992 | |
Cyrus Kilburn Farm | 3724 Noble Road, east of Delano Road | Oxford vicinity | June 21, 1990 | |
Kresge Foundation Informational Designation | 3215 West Big Beaver Road | Troy | July 26, 1974 | |
Lake Orion Community Church | 21 East Church Street | Lake Orion | June 15, 1979 | |
Lake Orion Methodist Church | 140 East Flint Street, SW corner of Slater | Lake Orion | September 29, 1972 | |
Lake Orion Town Hall | 37 East Flint Street | Lake Orion | January 8, 1981 | |
Lakeville Hall | 1469 Milmine Street | Lakeville | May 17, 1978 | |
Lawnridge Hall | 1385 South Adams Road | Rochester Hills | October 10, 1989 | |
Lawrence Institute of Technology Informational Designation | 2100 West Ten Mile Road | Southfield | November 14, 1961 | |
Masonic Block | 400–404 Main / 111–115 East Fourth, Northeast corner of Main and East Fourth Streets | Rochester | August 21, 1987 | |
Willard M. McConnell House | 206 Auburn Avenue | Pontiac | January 20, 1984 | |
McPherson Oil Co. Service Station | 239 N Main Street | Milford | July 19, 1990 | |
Meadow Brook Farms† | 480 South Adams Road | Rochester Hills | November 3, 1976 | |
Methodist Episcopal Church† | ![]() |
33112 Grand River Avenue | Farmington | 2007 |
Methodist Episcopal Church of Highland Station† | ![]() |
205 West Livingston Road | Highland | March 16, 1981 |
Michigan's First Tri-Level Intersection | Woodward Avenue at Eight Mile Road | Ferndale | 2007 | |
Milford Rural Agricultural School† | 630 Hickory Street | Milford | September 21, 1988 | |
Edward N. Moseman House | 33203 Biddestone | Farmington Hills | June 20, 1991 | |
Mount Avon Cemetery | Third and Wilcox streets | Rochester | August 3, 1979 | |
Theron Murray House | 30943 Halsted Road | Farmington Hills | October 16, 1981 | |
Myrick-Palmer House† | 223 West Huron Street | Pontiac | May 9, 1969 | |
Nardin Park United Methodist Church Informational Designation | ![]() |
29887 W Eleven Mile Road | Farmington Hills | July 21, 1990 |
Newman African Methodist Episcopal Church Commemorative Designation | 233 Bagley | Pontiac | February 29, 1996 | |
John Norris House | 3497 Auburn Road | Auburn Hills | July 17, 1986 | |
Oak Grove Cemetery | Garden Road | Milford Township | September 10, 1979 | |
Oak Hill Cemetery† | 216 University Drive | Pontiac | August 21, 1987 | |
Oakland County Courthouse Informational Site (delisted) | Southwest corner of Saginaw and Huron streets | Pontiac | February 17, 1970 | |
Oakland County Informational Designation | Oakland County Courthouse, 1200 N Telegraph, just north of Elizabeth Lake Road | Pontiac | November 18, 1965 | |
Oaklands Model Home | 29615 Green Acres | Farmington Hills | April 19, 1990 | |
Old Oak | 6115 Wing Lake Road | Birmingham vicinity | October 9, 1978 | |
Orchard Lake Chapel | 5171 Commerce Road, between Hiller and Orchard Lake roads | Orchard Lake | July 26, 1974 | |
Orchard Lake Schools Historic District† | ![]() |
North shore of Orchard Lake between Commerce and Orchard Lake Roads | Orchard Lake | July 26, 1974 |
Ortonville Methodist Episcopal Church | 91 Church St | Ortonville | February 10, 1983 | |
Ortonville Mill† | 366 Mill Street | Ortonville | November 6, 1970 | |
Oxford Methodist Episcopal Church (Demolished) | 21 East Burdick | Oxford | June 17, 1978 | |
Oxford Savings Bank Building | 1 North Washington Street | Oxford | September 24, 1992 | |
Paint Creek Mill Race Commemorative Designation | Orion Road at Gallagher Road | Goodison | January 17, 2002 | |
Jabez Payne-Francis Ingersoll House | 5020 Carroll Lake Road | Commerce Township | April 23, 1985 | |
James H. Persall House | 3301 Auburn Road, NW corner of Squirrel Road | Auburn Hills | November 20, 1987 | |
Judson and John Pettibone House | 36400 Twelve Mile Road | Farmington Hills | August 22, 1985 | |
Nathan Philbrick Tavern | 26007 Power Road | Farmington Hills | November 16, 1981 | |
Pine Grove† (also known as the Moses Wisner House) | 405 Oakland Avenue | Pontiac | September 25, 1956 | |
Pioneer Cemetery | Lahser Road, north of West Ten Mile Road | Southfield | November 20, 1987 | |
The Polar Bears | White Chapel Cemetery, 621 West Long Lake Road | Troy | April 25, 1988 | |
Pontiac Post Office | 35 East Huron Street | Pontiac | September 26, 1987 | |
Poppleton School | 60 West Wattles Road (moved from 1480 West Big Beaver Road) | Troy | August 22, 1981 | |
Joshua C. Predmore House | 244 North Broadway, SW corner of Church Street | Lake Orion | August 3, 1979 | |
Priscilla Calkins Prior House | 835 Garner Road | Milford | February 29, 1996 | |
Rackham Golf Course | 10100 Ten Mile Road | Huntington Woods | 2012 | |
Rochester Informational Designation | 400 Sixth Street | Rochester | 1980 | |
Rochester Opera House | 340 Main Street | Rochester | June 21, 1990 | |
Stephen Yerkes Rodgers House | 39040 Nine Mile Road | Farmington Hills | November 7, 1977 | |
Rose Township Hall | 204 Franklin Street | Rose Center | July 20, 1982 | |
Roseland Park Mausoleum | Northwest corner of Twelve Mile Road and Woodward Avenue | Berkley | January 27, 1983 | |
Rowe House† | ![]() |
2360 Lone Tree Road, east of Ridge Road | Milford vicinity | September 17, 1974 |
Royal Oak Methodist Episcopal Church | 320 West Seventh Street | Royal Oak | June 30, 1988 | |
Royal Oak Township Cemetery / Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery | Bounded by Twelve Mile and Rochester Roads and Main Street | Royal Oak | April 18, 1996 | |
Royal Oak Woman's Club | 404 South Pleasant Street | Royal Oak | June 15, 1979 | |
S. S. Kresge Company Informational Site | 3100 Big Beaver Road | Troy | July 26, 1974 | |
Saginaw Trail Informational Designation / John Almon Starr House | 3123 Crooks Road | Royal Oak | September 17, 1957 | |
Saint Patrick's Catholic Church | Union Lake Road at Hutchins Road | Oxbow vicinity | April 11, 1977 | |
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, School and Convent† | 150 East Wide Track Drive, at Whittemore Street | Pontiac | April 28, 1987 | |
Sashabaw Cemetery | 5331 Maybee Road, east of Sashabaw Road | Clarkston vicinity | June 2, 1966 | |
Sashabaw Presbyterian Church† | 5331 Maybee Road | Clarkston vicinity | September 18, 1964 | |
Samuel Saterlee House | 4805 North Adams Road | Bloomfield Hills vicinity | March 19, 1980 | |
Scripps-Wildwood Farm Historic District | Josyln Court, West Josyln Road and south of Scripps Road | Orion Township | March 16, 1989 | |
Seymour Lake Methodist Episcopal Church | 3050 Sashabaw Road, NW corner of Seymour Lake Road | Ortonville vicinity | June 15, 1984 | |
David Simmons House | 22000 Haggerty | Farmington Hills | October 16, 1981 | |
Lawrence Simmons House | 33742 Twelve Mile Road | Farmington Hills | August 12, 1983 | |
South Commerce Burying Ground | NE corner of Wixom and Maple roads | Wixom | October 23, 1987 | |
South Lyon Elevator | 415 East Lake Street | South Lyon | January 25, 1985 | |
Southfield Cemetery | ![]() |
23520 Civic Center Drive | Southfield | November 20, 1987 |
Southfield Centre Commemorative Designation | 24350 Civic Center Drive | Southfield | June 17, 1993 | |
Southfield Town Hall | 26082 Berg Road | Southfield | January 16, 1990 | |
Southfield United Presbyterian Church | 2157510 Mile Rd | Southfield | July 17, 1997 | |
Spicer Barn | 24915-C Farmington Road | Farmington Hills | December 5, 1996 | |
Rollin Sprague Building† | 300 Main Street | Rochester | July 15, 1999 | |
Helen Sprague-Cork House | 53481 West Ten Mile Road | South Lyon vicinity | February 23, 1981 | |
Washington Stanley Farm† | ![]() |
3231 Beaver Road | Troy | June 19, 1971 |
John Almon Starr House | 3123 Crooks Road | Royal Oak | November 26, 1985 | |
Orson Starr House | 3123 North Main Street | Royal Oak | August 6, 1976 | |
Frank Steele House | 35810 Eleven Mile Road | Farmington Hills | January 16, 1990 | |
Stoney Creek School | ![]() |
Washington Road near Runyon Road | Rochester Hills | 2005 |
Stoney Creek Village† (currently used as the Van Hoosen Farm Museum) | ![]() |
1005 Van Hoosen Rd | Rochester | 1982 |
Stony Creek Cemetery | Letica Drive near Romeo Road | Rochester | 2006 | |
Stony Creek Masonic Lodge / Mount Moriah Commemorative Designation | Along the Old Romeo Trail, near the Van Hoosen Farm Museum | Rochester Hills | November 16, 1995 | |
Stout Memorial Library | 47 Williams Street | Pontiac | October 23, 1979 | |
Joshua B. Taylor House | 487 Gunn Road | Oakland Township | December 15, 1988 | |
Temple Beth El | ![]() |
7400 Telegraph Road | Bloomfield Hills | April 12, 2001 |
Terry House | 1081 West Auburn Road | Rochester Hills | July 26, 1974 | |
Mary Thompson House | 25630 Evergreen | Southfield | August 26, 1999 | |
Daniel Thorne House | 32805 Wing Lake Road | Franklin | built 1837 | |
Charles Torrey House† | 1141 Foxwood Court | Bloomfield Township | October 12, 1990 | |
Township Hall | 407 Pine Street | Rochester | March 28, 1979 | |
Troy Corners Informational Site | Square Lake Road and Livernois Road | Troy | May 10, 1968 | |
Historic Green Informational Site | 60 West Wattles Road | Troy | January 18, 1980 | |
Troy Township Informational Site | East side of Livernois Road, south of Wattles Road | Troy | October 15, 1992 | |
George W. Vandeventer Home | 404 West Third Street | Rochester | January 22, 1998 | |
Walled Lake School | 207 Liberty Street, at Market Street | Walled Lake | February 23, 1981 | |
Governor Fred Warner House | 35805 Grand River Avenue | Farmington | February 11, 1972 | |
Waterford Village Historic District† | ![]() |
Dubay and Pontiff Streets; Steffens, Andersonville and Airport Roads | Waterford | June 18, 1976 |
Wattles House | 3864 Livernois | Troy | April 11, 1977 | |
Western Knitting Mill† | 400 Water Street | Rochester | March 13, 2003 | |
White Lake Cemetery | 6190 White Lake Road | Clarkston vicinity | August 21, 1986 | |
Samuel White House | 46040 Nine Mile Road, between Beck and Taft roads | Novi | February 23, 1981 | |
Williams Settlement of the Saginaw Trail | North of Pontiac on US-10, Sec. 11, T3N, R9E | Pontiac vicinity | August 23, 1956 | |
Willis-Byrnes House | 129 Shadbolt | Lake Orion | June 6, 1977 | |
Austin Wing House | 5841 Wing Lake Road | Birmingham vicinity | August 21, 1986 | |
Winkler's Mill (Demolished) | 6381 Winkler Mill Road (Marker at Rochester Area Historical Society Museum) | Rochester Hills | July 15, 1968 | |
Witch's Hat Depot | 300 Dorothy Street in McHattie Park | South Lyon | August 22, 1981 | |
Wixom-Wire House | 687 North Wixom Road | Wixom | February 10, 1983 | |
Joseph D. Yerkes House† Commemorative Designation | ![]() |
42580 Eight Mile Road | Novi | September 21, 1983 |
Robert Yerkes House† | ![]() |
535 East Base Line Road | Northville | May 14, 1975 |
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Oakland County, Michigan
- List of Michigan State Historical Markers in Oakland County
Sources
[edit]- Historic Sites Online – Oakland County. Michigan State Housing Developmental Authority. Accessed May 28, 2011.