National Register of Historic Places listings in Emmet County, Michigan facts for kids
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Emmet County, Michigan.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Emmet 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.
There are 52 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including three National Historic Landmarks.
Current listings
| Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. B. Allen House |
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(#86001973) |
822 Grove St. 45°22′14″N 84°56′51″W / 45.370629°N 84.947466°W |
Petoskey | |
| 2 | Isaac Bartram House |
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(#86001975) |
508 Wachtel Ave. 45°22′23″N 84°57′46″W / 45.373056°N 84.962778°W |
Petoskey | |
| 3 | Bay View |
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(#72000613) |
Northeast of Petoskey on US 31 45°22′57″N 84°55′56″W / 45.3825°N 84.932222°W |
Petoskey | Established in 1876 as a Methodist camp meeting, this romantically-planned campground was converted to an independent chautauqua in 1885, a role it served until 1915. These two uniquely American community forms are exemplified in this extensive and well-preserved complex. |
| 4 | Chief Andrew J. Blackbird House |
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(#72000611) |
368 E. Main St. 45°25′49″N 84°59′05″W / 45.430278°N 84.984722°W |
Harbor Springs | The Chief Andrew J. Blackbird House, also known as the Andrew J. Blackbird Museum, was built as the home of Chief Andrew Blackbird, an Odawa (Ottawa) tribe leader, historian, and proponent of Indian civil rights. The house currently operates as a museum of American Indian artifacts. |
| 5 | W. S. Carmichael House |
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(#86001977) |
301 Jackson St. 45°22′16″N 84°57′50″W / 45.371111°N 84.963889°W |
Petoskey | |
| 6 | Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Station |
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(#70000270) |
Pioneer Park, W. Lake St. 45°22′31″N 84°57′33″W / 45.375278°N 84.959167°W |
Petoskey | Also known as the Chicago & West Michigan Railway Station; now used as the Little Traverse History Museum |
| 7 | I. N. Debenham House |
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(#86001979) |
1101 Emmet St. 45°22′00″N 84°57′31″W / 45.366667°N 84.958611°W |
Petoskey | |
| 8 | James and Jean Douglas House |
(#16000232) |
3490 S. Lake Shore Dr. 45°30′04″N 85°05′51″W / 45.501127°N 85.097439°W |
Friendship Township | ||
| 9 | East Mitchell Street Historic District |
(#86001983) |
Roughly bounded by Rose, Kalamazoo, State, Howard, Michigan, and Division 45°22′24″N 84°56′59″W / 45.373333°N 84.949722°W |
Petoskey | ||
| 10 | Gerhard Fochtman House |
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(#86001998) |
1004 Waukazoo Ave. 45°22′07″N 84°57′12″W / 45.368611°N 84.953333°W |
Petoskey | |
| 11 | Fort Michilimackinac |
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(#66000395) |
Near Mackinac Bridge at the southern end of the Mackinac Bridge 45°47′12″N 84°43′58″W / 45.786667°N 84.732778°W |
Mackinaw City | Fort Michilimackinac was an 18th-century French, and later British, fort and trading post. Built around 1715, and abandoned in 1783, it is preserved as an open-air historical museum, with several reconstructed wooden buildings and palisade. |
| 12 | Fourth Ward Polling Place |
(#86002001) |
209 Washington St. 45°22′06″N 84°57′29″W / 45.368333°N 84.958056°W |
Petoskey | ||
| 13 | Meyer Fryman House |
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(#86002002) |
211 Michigan St. 45°22′23″N 84°57′29″W / 45.373056°N 84.958056°W |
Petoskey | |
| 14 | Grace Methodist Episcopal Church |
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(#86002012) |
625 Connable St. 45°22′15″N 84°58′08″W / 45.370833°N 84.968889°W |
Petoskey | The Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, constructed between 1903 and 1908, is a single-story frame church building with a gabled roof. |
| 15 | Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Harbor Springs Depot |
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(#00001487) |
111 W. Bay St. 45°25′43″N 84°59′22″W / 45.428611°N 84.989444°W |
Harbor Springs | |
| 16 | Grays Reef Light Station |
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(#05001210) |
In northeastern Lake Michigan, 3.8 mi (6.1 km) west of Waugashance Island 45°46′00″N 85°09′12″W / 45.766667°N 85.153333°W |
Bliss Township | The Grays Reef Light was constructed in 1936 to warn shipping away from the shoals at Waugoshance Point. |
| 17 | Ernest Hemingway Cottage |
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(#68000026) |
Between the northern shore of Walloon Lake and Lake Grove Rd. 45°16′48″N 84°59′57″W / 45.28°N 84.999167°W |
Walloon Lake | Boyhood summer home of author Ernest Hemingway. His father built the house in 1900 when Hemingway was a year old and it was here the future writer learned to hunt and fish and appreciate the outdoor life he came to celebrate in his writings. |
| 18 | Bert and John Hobbins House |
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(#86002013) |
1024 Emmet St. 45°22′03″N 84°57′33″W / 45.367466°N 84.959061°W |
Petoskey | |
| 19 | Hosman and Wheeler Meat Market |
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(#86002015) |
621 Ingalls Ave. 45°22′14″N 84°57′56″W / 45.370556°N 84.965556°W |
Petoskey | |
| 20 | John Kabler House |
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(#86002017) |
415 Jackson St. 45°22′17″N 84°58′01″W / 45.371389°N 84.966944°W |
Petoskey | |
| 21 | Frank Lesher House |
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(#86002018) |
122 Sheridan St. 45°21′54″N 84°57′36″W / 45.365°N 84.96°W |
Petoskey | |
| 22 | A. Malin House |
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(#86002020) |
54 Bridge St. 45°22′07″N 84°57′46″W / 45.368611°N 84.962778°W |
Petoskey | |
| 23 | George and Eugene Markle House |
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(#86002023) |
701 Kalamazoo St. 45°22′14″N 84°56′43″W / 45.370556°N 84.945278°W |
Petoskey | |
| 24 | George McManus House |
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(#86002026) |
121 State St. 45°22′19″N 84°57′33″W / 45.371944°N 84.959167°W |
Petoskey | |
| 25 | Elias Meyers House |
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(#86002030) |
912 Baxter St. 45°22′08″N 84°57′39″W / 45.368889°N 84.960833°W |
Petoskey | |
| 26 | Jacob Miller House |
(#86002031) |
307 Jackson St. 45°22′16″N 84°57′51″W / 45.371111°N 84.964167°W |
Petoskey | ||
| 27 | Mineral Well Park |
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(#86002036) |
W. Lake St. 45°22′31″N 84°57′37″W / 45.375278°N 84.960278°W |
Petoskey | |
| 28 | John Nyman House |
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(#86002039) |
915 Emmet St. 45°22′07″N 84°57′31″W / 45.368611°N 84.958611°W |
Petoskey | |
| 29 | G. W. Olin House |
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(#86002042) |
610 Kalamazoo St. 45°22′17″N 84°56′44″W / 45.371389°N 84.945556°W |
Petoskey | |
| 30 | Sarah Pennington House |
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(#86002045) |
719 Maple St. 45°22′09″N 84°58′07″W / 45.369167°N 84.968611°W |
Petoskey | |
| 31 | Petoskey Downtown Historic District |
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(#86002048) |
Roughly bounded by Rose, Division, Michigan, and Petoskey 45°22′30″N 84°57′19″W / 45.375°N 84.955278°W |
Petoskey | |
| 32 | Petoskey Grocery Company Building |
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(#86002051) |
616 Petoskey St. 45°22′16″N 84°57′27″W / 45.371045°N 84.957470°W |
Petoskey | |
| 33 | Petoskey Public Works Utility Building |
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(#86002056) |
106 W. Lake St. 45°22′31″N 84°57′39″W / 45.375266°N 84.960940°W |
Petoskey | |
| 34 | Ponshewaing Point Site |
(#72001473) |
Address Restricted |
Ponshewaing | The Ponshewaing Point Site (designated 20EM18) is an archaeological site located on Ponshewaing Point in Crooked Lake. The site was in use approximately AD 800 - 1500, covering several Middle and Late Woodland period occupations. | |
| 35 | Phillip Rehkopf House |
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(#86002069) |
918 Howard St. 45°22′06″N 84°57′21″W / 45.368333°N 84.955833°W |
Petoskey | |
| 36 | Saint Ignatius Church and Cemetery |
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(#06001328) |
101 N. Lamkin Rd. 45°33′06″N 85°06′56″W / 45.551667°N 85.115556°W |
Readmond Township | The area around this church has been an Odawa village (formerly known as Wa-Ga-Nak-A-Sa or Middle Village) since at least the 1700s. In 1741, a Roman Catholic chapel was established at this location in a bark longhouse. The first structure was replaced by a more substantial version, dedicated by Father Frederic Baraga, in 1833. That church was destroyed by fire on Easter Sunday, April 21, 1889, and this church was constructed to replace it. Adjacent to the church is the Middle Village Cemetery, which contains rows of white crosses marking gravesites. |
| 37 | George Schantz House and Store |
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(#86002072) |
534 Wachtel Ave. 45°22′19″N 84°57′47″W / 45.371944°N 84.963056°W |
Petoskey | |
| 38 | Frank Schapler House |
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(#86002074) |
106 E. Lake St. 45°22′30″N 84°57′39″W / 45.375°N 84.960833°W |
Petoskey | |
| 39 | Seventh Day Adventist Church |
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(#86002077) |
224 Michigan St. 45°22′21″N 84°57′26″W / 45.3725°N 84.957222°W |
Petoskey | The old Seventh Day Adventist Church is a two-story frame Queen Anne structure with a front-gable roof and an entrance tower at one end topped with an onion-like dome. It was originally built in 1891 as a Seventh-day Adventist church, and was later sold to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 40 | Shafer's Grocery and Residence |
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(#86002079) |
1018 Emmet St. 45°22′04″N 84°57′33″W / 45.367778°N 84.959167°W |
Petoskey | |
| 41 | Shay Complex |
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(#72000612) |
Main and Judd Sts. 45°25′49″N 84°59′02″W / 45.430278°N 84.983889°W |
Harbor Springs | Originally a complex of three buildings constructed by Ephraim Shay, only on structure, the house, remains. The house is unique in its hexagon shape and all-metal construction. |
| 42 | Skillagalee Light Station |
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(#84001389) |
Southwest of Waugoshance Island 45°40′35″N 85°10′18″W / 45.676389°N 85.171667°W |
Cross Village | More commonly known as the Ile Aux Galets Light, the Skillagalee Light warns shipping away from the shoals at Waugoshance Point. A light was first constructed here in 1851; the current structure dates from 1888. |
| 43 | St. Francis Solanus Mission |
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(#72000614) |
475 W. Lake St. 45°22′32″N 84°58′03″W / 45.375556°N 84.9675°W |
Petoskey | St. Francis Solanus Mission is a historic mission on W. Lake Street in Petoskey, Michigan. It is the only existing building in the Arbre Croche district dating from the time of Bishop Frederic Baraga, and is the oldest building still standing in Petoskey, as well as one of the oldest in northern lower Michigan. |
| 44 | Stout House |
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(#86002080) |
606 Grove St. 45°22′14″N 84°57′05″W / 45.370556°N 84.951389°W |
Petoskey | |
| 45 | Trinity Evangelical Church |
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(#86002082) |
219 State St. 45°22′14″N 84°57′21″W / 45.370556°N 84.955833°W |
Petoskey | The Trinity Evangelical Church is a 2-1/2 story Classical Revival brick structure with a single story polygonal entrance and a gable roof. The Trinity Evangelical congregation constructed this church in 1929. As of 2017, the building houses the New Life Anglican Church. |
| 46 | Jacob VanZolenburg House |
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(#86002083) |
203 State St. 45°22′20″N 84°57′32″W / 45.372222°N 84.958889°W |
Petoskey | |
| 47 | Waugoshance Light Station |
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(#83000841) |
Northwest of Waugoshance Island 45°46′30″N 85°05′19″W / 45.775°N 85.088611°W |
Waugoshance Island | The Waugoshance Light was constructed in 1851 to warn shipping away from the shoals at Waugoshance Point. The light was deactivated in 1912, and has bee abandoned since. |
| 48 | J. M. Wells House |
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(#86002084) |
203 W. Lake St. 45°22′29″N 84°57′45″W / 45.374722°N 84.9625°W |
Petoskey | |
| 49 | West Mitchell Street Bridge |
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(#86002085) |
W. Mitchell St. at Bear River 45°22′26″N 84°57′39″W / 45.373889°N 84.960833°W |
Petoskey | |
| 50 | White Shoal Light Station |
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(#84001391) |
Northwest of Waugashance Island 45°50′32″N 85°08′07″W / 45.842222°N 85.135278°W |
Mackinaw City | The White Shoal Light was constructed in 1912 to warn shipping away from the shoals at Waugoshance Point. |
| 51 | Wycamp Creek Site |
(#71001022) |
Address Restricted 45°39′08″N 85°00′10″W / 45.652225°N 85.002861°W |
Levering | The Wycamp Creek Site (designated 20EM4) is an archaeological site located in a small dune field near Lake Michigan, on a Nipissing terrace near Wycamp Creek. It is likely this site was occupied more or less continuously throughout the Late Middle and Late Woodland period. | |
| 52 | Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church |
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(#86002086) |
812 Petoskey St. 45°22′11″N 84°57′27″W / 45.369722°N 84.9575°W |
Petoskey | The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church is a one-story Late Victorian frame structure. It was erected 1892 for the Zion Evangelical Church congregation, who used the church until 1949. In 1951, the Petoskey Mennonite Church purchased the building; they used the building until 2015. As of 2017, the building is used by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Petoskey as their 'Chapel of Our Guardian Angels. |
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