National Register of Historic Places listings in Sanilac County, Michigan

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sanilac County, Michigan.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sanilac County, Michigan, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.^[1]

There are 12 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 8, 2024.^[2]

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^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Cadillac House	Cadillac House	December 4, 2018 (#100003216)	5502 Main St. 43°16′06″N 82°31′52″W / 43.2682°N 82.5310°W / 43.2682; -82.5310 (Cadillac House)	Lexington	A three-story Italianate commercial building built in 1860 as a hotel.
2	John Divine Law Office–Moore Public Library	John Divine Law Office–Moore Public Library	January 31, 1985 (#85000167)	7239 Huron Ave. 43°16′06″N 82°31′57″W / 43.268333°N 82.5325°W / 43.268333; -82.5325	Lexington	A two-story brick building built as a store and law offices, later converted to a library.
3	John L. Fead House	John L. Fead House	October 5, 1978 (#78001510)	5349 Washington St. 43°16′18″N 82°31′45″W / 43.271667°N 82.529167°W / 43.271667; -82.529167 (John L. Fead House)	Lexington	Queen Anne style residential structure, ca. 1890s.
4	Joseph M. Loop House	Joseph M. Loop House	November 9, 1972 (#72000654)	228 S. Ridge 43°25′28″N 82°32′38″W / 43.424444°N 82.543889°W / 43.424444; -82.543889 (Joseph M. Loop House)	Port Sanilac	1870s residential structure in the Second Empire style. Now operated as a museum.
5	Thomas and Margaret Spencer Matthews Farm	Thomas and Margaret Spencer Matthews Farm	April 7, 1995 (#95000371)	5916 E. Gardner Line Rd., Worth Township 43°12′28″N 82°34′48″W / 43.207778°N 82.58°W / 43.207778; -82.58	Amadore	Farm owned by immigrants from Canada in the mid to late 19th century.
6	Charles H. Moore–Albert E. Sleeper House	Charles H. Moore–Albert E. Sleeper House	January 11, 1985 (#85000064)	7277 Simons St. 43°16′10″N 82°31′50″W / 43.269444°N 82.530556°W / 43.269444; -82.530556	Lexington	Home built ca. 1860 with Gothic Revival and Queen Anne architectural elements.
7	William Reuben Nims House	William Reuben Nims House	April 11, 1985 (#85000719)	7156 Huron Ave. 43°16′03″N 82°32′09″W / 43.2675°N 82.535833°W / 43.2675; -82.535833 (William Reuben Nims House)	Lexington	Italianate, brick residence built in 1874.
8	Port Sanilac Light Station	Port Sanilac Light Station More images	July 19, 1984 (#84001842)	Lake St. 43°25′44″N 82°32′24″W / 43.428889°N 82.54°W / 43.428889; -82.54 (Port Sanilac Light Station)	Port Sanilac	U.S. Coast Guard lighthouse on Lake Huron. First lit in 1886.
9	Port Sanilac Masonic and Town Hall	Port Sanilac Masonic and Town Hall	July 25, 1996 (#96000808)	20 N. Ridge St. 43°25′53″N 82°32′31″W / 43.431389°N 82.541944°W / 43.431389; -82.541944	Port Sanilac	Former Masonic lodge built in 1880s.
10	W.R. Roach Cannery Warehouse and Office Building	W.R. Roach Cannery Warehouse and Office Building	July 20, 2005 (#05000717)	89 E. Sanborn 43°16′21″N 82°36′54″W / 43.2725°N 82.615°W / 43.2725; -82.615	Croswell	Former office building and warehouse, now converted to apartments, that served an adjacent cannery and vinery.
11	Sanilac Petroglyphs (ezhibiigadek asin)	Sanilac Petroglyphs (ezhibiigadek asin) More images	January 25, 1971 (#71001024)	8251 Germania Rd.^[6] 43°39′28″N 83°01′07″W / 43.6577778°N 83.0186111°W / 43.6577778; -83.0186111	Greenleaf Township	240-acre state park that contains pre-Columbian Native American petroglyphs.
12	SPORT (tug) Shipwreck Site	SPORT (tug) Shipwreck Site More images	October 29, 1992 (#92001503)	Three miles off the coast of Lexington^[7] 43°16′00″N 82°27′54″W / 43.2668°N 82.465°W / 43.2668; -82.465 (SPORT (tug) Shipwreck Site)	Lexington	Underwater wreck of a tugboat that sank in 1920.

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ Location derived from Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 2007. Accessed 1 March 2010. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"
^ Location derived from Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve, Michigan Underwater Preserve Council, 2011. Accessed 18 November 2015. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 8, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

[refnums-5] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[6] Location derived from Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 2007. Accessed 1 March 2010. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"

[7] Location derived from Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve, Michigan Underwater Preserve Council, 2011. Accessed 18 November 2015. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted"

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Sanilac County, Michigan, United States
County seat: Sandusky
Cities	Brown City‡ Croswell Marlette Sandusky	Map of Michigan highlighting Sanilac County.svg
Villages	Applegate Carsonville Deckerville Forestville Lexington Melvin Minden City Peck Port Sanilac
Townships	Argyle Austin Bridgehampton Buel Custer Delaware Elk Elmer Evergreen Flynn Forester Fremont Greenleaf Lamotte Lexington Maple Valley Marion Marlette Minden Moore Sanilac Speaker Washington Watertown Wheatland Worth
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Former community	Omard
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