National Register of Historic Places listings in Lapeer County, Michigan

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The following is a list of National Register of Historic Places listings in Lapeer County, Michigan. Lapeer County was founded in 1822 and has a current estimated population of almost 90,000. It is officially listed as part of Metro Detroit with Lapeer as a county seat.

The county currently contains 24 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. All 24 of these sites are also listed as Michigan State Historic Sites, in which the county contains 43 such state listed properties.^[1] The listings on the National Register include 15 houses, four historic districts, one former train station, former courthouse, a bank, a mill, and the restricted Younge Site. Additionally, the Warren Perry House has since been demolished but is still listed on the registry. The city of Lapeer has the most listings with 13.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 10, 2011.^[2]

Current listings

[3]	Landmark name	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Joseph Armstrong House		01985-07-26July 26, 1985	707 Monroe Street 43°03′20″N 83°18′58″W / 43.055556°N 83.316111°W / 43.055556; -83.316111 (Joseph Armstrong House)	Lapeer
2	Currier House		01975-06-10June 10, 1975	231 East Saint Clair Street 42°55′15″N 83°02′31″W / 42.920833°N 83.041944°W / 42.920833; -83.041944 (Currier House)	Almont
3	John W. Day House		01987-12-17December 17, 1987	4985 Dryden Road 42°56′44″N 83°08′43″W / 42.945556°N 83.145278°W / 42.945556; -83.145278 (John W. Day House)	Dryden Township
4	Detroit–Bay City Railroad Company Columbiaville Depot		01984-04-05April 5, 1984	4643 First Street 43°09′22″N 83°24′32″W / 43.156111°N 83.408889°W / 43.156111; -83.408889 (Detroit–Bay City Railroad Company Columbiaville Depot)	Columbiaville	The former train station functioned from 1893–1964 and was a prominent stopover to and from Detroit and Bay City. It was built by William Peter, who platted Columbiaville in 1871. Decommissioned in 1964, the railway itself ceased operation in 1977.
5	Dryden Community Country Club–General Squier Historic Park Complex		01986-06-05June 5, 1986	4725 South Mill Road 42°55′33″N 83°07′27″W / 42.925833°N 83.124167°W / 42.925833; -83.124167 (Dryden Community Country Club–General Squier Historic Park Complex)	Dryden Township	Comprising 80 acres (33 ha), the oldest structure on the site is a mill dating to 1871. The complex, which also contains a water park and several other structures, served as the summer residence of George Owen Squier who later converted his property into a county park.
6	James B. Dutton House		01985-07-26July 26, 1985	605 Calhoun Street 43°03′18″N 83°18′54″W / 43.055°N 83.315°W / 43.055; -83.315 (James B. Dutton House)	Lapeer
7	James F. Fairweather–Jacob C. Lamb House		01985-09-26September 26, 1985	540 South Almont Avenue 43°01′07″N 83°04′39″W / 43.018611°N 83.0775°W / 43.018611; -83.0775 (James F. Fairweather–Jacob C. Lamb House)	Imlay City
8	Hadley Flour and Feed Mill		01986-09-25September 25, 1986	3633 Hadley Road 42°57′03″N 83°24′11″W / 42.950833°N 83.403056°W / 42.950833; -83.403056 (Hadley Flour and Feed Mill)	Hadley Township	The site includes several structures, but the main building is a 2½ story wooden gristmill constructed in 1874. The site ceased operation in 1964 and was later converted to a museum known as the Hadley Mill Museum that was donated to the township in 2002.
9	Rodney G. Hart House		01985-07-26July 26, 1985	326 West Park Street 43°03′19″N 83°18′44″W / 43.055278°N 83.312222°W / 43.055278; -83.312222 (Rodney G. Hart House)	Lapeer
10	John and Julia Hevener House		01985-07-26July 26, 1985	1444 West Genesee Street 43°03′03″N 83°19′22″W / 43.050833°N 83.322778°W / 43.050833; -83.322778 (John and Julia Hevener House)	Lapeer
11	Lapeer County Courthouse		01971-09-03September 3, 1971	Courthouse Square, West Nepessing Street 43°03′14″N 83°18′39″W / 43.053889°N 83.310833°W / 43.053889; -83.310833 (Lapeer County Courthouse)	Lapeer	Completed in 1846, the Greek Revival courthouse is recognized as the oldest original courthouse still in use in the state of Michigan and one of the 10 oldest such structures in all of the country. It has remained largely unaltered since it was built and continues to serve the county.
12	John and Rosetta Lee House		01985-07-26July 26, 1985	823 Calhoun Street 43°03′25″N 83°18′55″W / 43.056944°N 83.315278°W / 43.056944; -83.315278 (John and Rosetta Lee House)	Lapeer	Built in 1872, it is one of the few Gothic Revival houses in Lapeer. At some point, it was converted from a single dwelling into an apartment house, which was the biggest structural change to the building, but most of the exterior has remained the same.
13	Metamora Crossroads Historic District		01984-07-19July 19, 1984	Intersection of Oak and High Street 42°56′30″N 83°17′20″W / 42.941667°N 83.288889°W / 42.941667; -83.288889 (Metamora Crossroads Historic District)	Metamora	Consisting of 15 buildings dating from 1850–1910, the 3.5 acre (1.4 ha) district centers on Oak and High Street in the village of Metamora, which dates back to 1838. Development of this core area ceased prior to World War I, preserving the early architecture.
14	Charles Palmer House		01987-06-12June 12, 1987	240 North Main Street 43°01′34″N 83°04′28″W / 43.026111°N 83.074444°W / 43.026111; -83.074444 (Charles Palmer House)	Imlay City
15	Warren Perry House		01985-07-26July 26, 1985	892 Saginaw Street 43°02′24″N 83°18′15″W / 43.04°N 83.304167°W / 43.04; -83.304167 (Warren Perry House)	Lapeer
16	Piety Hill Historic District		01985-07-26July 26, 1985	Bounded by Park, Calhoun, Nepressing, Cramton, and Main[4] 43°03′09″N 83°19′00″W / 43.0525°N 83.316667°W / 43.0525; -83.316667 (Piety Hill Historic District)	Lapeer	As the center of Lapeer's early religious gatherings and the oldest platted section of the city, the district includes five different church structures dating from 1881–1911, although the majority of the properties in the district are single-family dwellings dating from 1830–1850.
17	Pioneer State Bank No. 36		01982-04-22April 22, 1982	4046 Huron Street 43°13′45″N 83°11′36″W / 43.229167°N 83.193333°W / 43.229167; -83.193333 (Pioneer State Bank No. 36)	North Branch	Built in 1906, the building stands as the oldest bank institution in North Branch. Founded in 1885 as a state bank and reorganized in 1889, the present site was purchased for a new building in 1903, which was completed in 1906. The structure continues to operate as an independent bank.
18	Samuel J. Tomlinson House		01985-07-26July 26, 1985	841 Calhoun Street 43°03′26″N 83°18′55″W / 43.057222°N 83.315278°W / 43.057222; -83.315278 (Samuel J. Tomlinson House)	Lapeer
19	Columbus Tuttle House		01985-07-26July 26, 1985	610 North Main Street 43°03′18″N 83°19′07″W / 43.055°N 83.318611°W / 43.055; -83.318611 (Columbus Tuttle House)	Lapeer
20	Peter Van Dyke House		01985-07-26July 26, 1985	1091 Pine St. 43°03′34″N 83°18′44″W / 43.059444°N 83.312222°W / 43.059444; -83.312222 (Peter Van Dyke House)	Lapeer
21	William H. and Sabrina Watson House		01985-07-26July 26, 1985	507 Cedar Street 43°03′18″N 83°18′45″W / 43.055°N 83.3125°W / 43.055; -83.3125 (William H. and Sabrina Watson House)	Lapeer
22	West Saint Clair Street Historic District		01986-05-08May 8, 1986	124–328 West Saint Clair Street 42°55′14″N 83°02′52″W / 42.920556°N 83.047778°W / 42.920556; -83.047778 (West Saint Clair Street Historic District)	Almont	Consisting of 15 houses located along a single stretch of West Saint Clair Street, the district also contains the Henry Stephens Memorial Library at 213 West Saint Clair Street, which is a contributing property that was listed in its own right as a Michigan State Historic Site on May 16, 1991.
23	Jay White House		01985-07-26July 26, 1985	1109 West Genesee Street 43°03′02″N 83°19′14″W / 43.050556°N 83.320556°W / 43.050556; -83.320556 (Jay White House)	Lapeer
24	Younge Site		01976-10-29October 29, 1976	Address Restricted	Goodland Township	The Younge Site contains two wooden structures and a burial site presumed to belong to Native Americans in the 1600s. Archaeologists discovered unusual burying practices in the exhumed remains, including the drilling of the skulls and other bone modifications prior to burial.

See also

• List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Lapeer County, Michigan
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Michigan

References

1. ^ State of Michigan (2009). "Historic Sites Online: Lapeer County". http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/advancematch.asp?ctype=any&cname=&cnty=Lapeer. Retrieved July 5, 2010. 
2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
3. ^ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmark sites and National Register of Historic Places Districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. ^ The district is very irregularly shaped and includes assorted properties along the streets of Calhoun, Monroe, Madison, Washington, Main (M-24), Park, Liberty, Church, and Nepessing in the city of Lapeer. State of Michigan. "Piety Hill Historic District boundary map". http://www.hal.state.mi.us/argusimages/series9/93e5751b.jpg. Retrieved July 9, 2011.