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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28E4_rollin-sprague-building_Rochester-MI.html
The "Old Stone Store" is the oldest commercial building in Rochester. Dr. Rollin Sprague of New York had the structure built in 1849 of coursed cobblestone, using a construction method more commonly used in his home state. The Sprague Building is …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28E2_the-oak-leaf_Rochester-MI.html
The Oak leaf symbolizes our broader community, Oakland County, of which Rochester was the first settlement. The tall, strong and enduring trees the county was named after dominate the surrounding landscape and played a critical role in supporting …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28D1_warming-house-renovation_Rochester-MI.html
Roy was born in a corner house on Woodward and Pine Street in Rochester to Frank and Martha Rewold. Raised on Ludlow Street, Avon Park became Roy's backyard; swimming in the creek in the summer and skating on the pond in the winter.
Beginning i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XA5_detroit-united-railway-and-car-barn-historical_Rochester-MI.html
An interurban railway was brought to town by the Detroit, Rochester, Romeo, and Lake Orion Railway (DRR&LO) in 1899.
Its powerhouse, located next to Paint Creek, used steam generators to produce electrical power for the entire Flint Division (fro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UXN_three-faced-clock-historical_Rochester-MI.html
The three-faced clock installed April 8, 1993 was provided by NBD Bank, N.A. in cooperation with the Rochester Downtown Development Authority. Its purpose is to both honor the traditions of the past and to compliment Downtown Rochester in the pres…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UWT_rochester-opera-house-historical_Rochester-MI.html
Built in 1890, the Opera House Block opened with the First National Bank and Norton Pharmacy on its ground floor. On November 7, 1890, a grand opening dance launched the upper-level opera house as Rochester's social and cultural center. Until 1933…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UUK_masonic-block-historical_Rochester-MI.html
Built in 1899-1900, the Masonic Block was designed by Edward R. Prall. The Rochester Building Association raised funds for the project. Among its leaders were William Clark Chapman, general manager of Western Knitting Mills and twentieth village p…