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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BPV_berrien-county-courthouse_Oronoko-Charter-Township-MI.html
The county courthouse is an iconic symbol of the American legal system. Its importance in Michigan is established in the Michigan Constitution of 1835, which authorized county courts and the laws that followed, requiring counties to provide suitab…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1849_1870-berrien-county-jail_Oronoko-Charter-Township-MI.html
A Unique Jail
Gilbert B. Avery, architect of the 1839 Courthouse next door, also designed the 1870 Berrien County Jail and Sheriff's Residence. The brick jail appeared from the outside as a conventional square structure with a ventilator atop a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1848_berrien-springs-courthouse_Oronoko-Charter-Township-MI.html
This building, a fine example of the Greek Revival style, was designed by Gilbert B. Avery in 1838. James Lewis, the contractor, agreed to complete the building by April, 1839. Built almost entirely of whitewood, the courthouse has hand-hewn timbe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1847_andrews-university_Oronoko-Charter-Township-MI.html
This, the oldest Seventh-day Adventist college and the pioneer in a world-wide system of Christian education, was chartered in 1874 at Battle Creek as Battle Creek College. It was moved to Berrien Springs in 1901 where its name was changed to Emma…