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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CI5_rowe-house_Highland-Charter-Township-MI.html
Rowe House. . Squire and Dolly Rowe, who settled here in 1835, built this elegant, cut fieldstone house in 1855. The solid cobblestone, beaded mortar joint construction is highlighted by the pleasing and sophisticated use of delicate scrollwork …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM292Z_church-of-saint-bede_Southfield-MI.html
Here once stood the former catholic "Church of Saint Bede"
"Saint Bede" was part of a convent and school that serviced the surrounding community for over 50 years
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28O0_before-lawn-mowers_Rochester-Hills-MI.html
Believe it or not, we have a good reason for not cutting the grass! When the Red House was built in 1850, manicured lawns were not as common, especially for farming communities. While the lawn mower was invented in 1830, it wasn't until the 1860s …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28NZ_1850-red-house_Rochester-Hills-MI.html
Built in approximately 1850, the Red House originally sat across the street from the Van Hoosen Farmhouse. The architectural style is Greek Revival and it appears that the existing structure, though very small, was built in three different phases,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28M5_mount-avon-cemetery_Rochester-MI.html
In 1826, Mount Avon became the first officially platted cemetery in Oakland County. The "Old Ground" or "Historic Acre" contains headstones dating from 1817, the year the earliest settlers arrived in the area. Members of the Graham family, Rochest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28KS_stoney-creek-school_Rochester-MI.html
The School Act of 1829 created the Stoney Creek School District. Fractional School No. 1 was constructed in 1848. Like one-room schoolhouses across the country, the building originally housed children of varying ages and grades, elementary through…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28K7_clinton-kalamazoo-canal_Rochester-Hills-MI.html
This canal, conceived at the peak of the era of canal-building, was part of Michigan's internal improvements program which was announced in 1837. The Clinton-Kalamazoo Canal would make it possible to cross southern Michigan by boat from Lake St. C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28HJ_the-castle_Rochester-MI.html
The Castle emblem represents the City of Rochester located in Kent County, England. On March 17, 1817, James Graham and his sons arrived in this very area while their families settled here later. Many settlers including our founders came here from…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28H6_the-torch_Rochester-MI.html
Built in 1889 to replace a school that had burned down the year before, the Avon School District No. 5 Schoolhouse sits on the site of the first private school in Avon Township, originally constructed in 1847. Since Rochester's founding, the commu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28GT_george-vandeventer-house_Rochester-MI.html
New York native George Vandeventer, who came to Avon Township as a child in 1834, became a successful businessman and civic leader in Rochester. When their home burned in 1875, George and his wife, Julia, built this Italianate-inspired house. The …