National Register of Historic Places listings in Macomb County, Michigan
Name on the Register Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Clinton Grove Cemetery July 25 , 1996 ( # 96000807 ) 21189 Cass Avenue , Clinton Township 42°36′10″N 82°54′13″W / 42.602778°N 82.903611°W / 42.602778 ; -82.903611 ( Clinton Grove Cemetery ) Mount Clemens The Clinton Grove Cemetery Association was established on March 30 , 1855 as a non-sectarian , non-profit association ; its original five-acre plot has since been increased to 50 acres . In 1914 a Tudor office and chapel building were added , both designed by Mount Clemens architect Theophilus Van Damme . Family mausoleums and crypts are scattered among the in-ground burials , as well as a wide variety of 19th and early 20th century monuments . The cemetery is an outstanding example of an urban , park-like memorial burial ground , retaining the feel of a Victorian-era rural cemetery through both landscaping and the variety and quality of its gravemarkers
2 Clinton-Kalamazoo Canal March 24 , 1972 ( # 72000638 ) Runs between Utica and Yates 42°39′17″N 83°03′10″W / 42.654722°N 83.052778°W / 42.654722 ; -83.052778 ( Clinton-Kalamazoo Canal ) Yates The Clinton-Kalamazoo Canal was begun in 1838 , with the plan oc connecting Mount Clemens to the mouth of the Kalamazoo River . However , funding quickly dried up , and all construction stopped in 1843 after only 13 miles had been completed . The remains of the canal extend into both Macomb County and Oakland County
3 Erin-Warren Fractional District No . 2 Schoolhouse April 30 , 2001 ( # 01000412 ) 15500 Nine Mile Road 42°27′53″N 82°57′52″W / 42.464722°N 82.964444°W / 42.464722 ; -82.964444 ( Erin-Warren Fractional District No . 2 Schoolhouse ) Eastpointe Also known as the Halfway Schoolhouse , this school was built in 1872 in the village of Halfway ( now Eastpointe ) . The schoolhouse , when it was sold and moved to the corner of Nine Mile Road and Gratiot Avenue , where it was used as a warehouse . In 1984 , the East Detroit Historical Society purchased the building , and moved it once more to within 60 feet of its original site . Although twice moved , the school remains essentially unaltered
4 First Congregational Church December 6 , 1975 ( # 75000954 ) 69619 Parker Street 42°48′49″N 82°45′37″W / 42.813611°N 82.760278°W / 42.813611 ; -82.760278 ( First Congregational Church ) Richmond In 1887 , the First Congregational Church congregation hired local builder Charles W. McCauley to build this church . It was used for worship until 1973 , when the congregation merged with a nearby church and sold the building to the Richmond Community Theatre , which still uses the structure . It remains a significant and well-reserved example of 19th century Gothic Revival architecture
5 Edsel and Eleanor Ford House July 24 , 1979 ( # 79001164 ) 1100 Lakeshore Drive 42°27′21″N 82°52′26″W / 42.455833°N 82.873889°W / 42.455833 ; -82.873889 ( Edsel and Eleanor Ford House ) Grosse Pointe Shores In 1926 , Edsel Ford ( the son of Henry Ford and a Ford Motor Company executive ) and his wife Eleanor hired Albert Kahn to design a house on the shore of Lake St. Clair in a style resembling that of cottages they had seen in England in the Cotswolds . The site plan and gardens of the estate were designed by Jens Jensen . Construction of the house took a year , but the interior took another two to complete , and the Fords moved in in 1929 . The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016
6 General Motors Technical Center March 27 , 2000 ( # 00000224 ) Bounded by 12 Mile , Mound and Chicago Roads , and Van Dyke Avenue 42°30′48″N 83°02′16″W / 42.513333°N 83.037778°W / 42.513333 ; -83.037778 ( General Motors Technical Center ) Warren The GM Tech Center was designed by architect Eero Saarinen . Construction began in 1949 and continued until 1955 , with a total cost of approximately US $ 100,000,000 . The campus was ceremonially opened by Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 16 , 1956 , and in 1986 the complex was designated by the American Institute of Architects as the most outstanding architectural project of its era
7 Grand Trunk Western Railroad , Mount Clemens Station October 26 , 1981 ( # 81000311 ) 198 Grand Street 42°35′57″N 82°53′30″W / 42.599167°N 82.891667°W / 42.599167 ; -82.891667 ( Grand Trunk Western Railroad , Mount Clemens Station ) Mount Clemens This passenger station was built by the Grand Trunk Western Railroad in 1859 and served the community until 1953 . The site played a significant role in Thomas Edison 's life : in August 1862 , a young Edison pulled a three-year-old boy from the path of an oncoming train . As a reward , the boy 's father , station agent J. U. Mackenzie , taught Edison train telegraphy and operation , spurring his interest in technology . The depot now houses the Michigan Transit Museum
8 Holcombe Site April 16 , 1971 ( # 71001023 ) Address Restricted . 42°34′07″N 83°00′34″W / 42.568611°N 83.009444°W / 42.568611 ; -83.009444 ( Holcombe Site ) Warren The Holcombe Site is a Paleo-Indian archaeological site situated on what was , at the time it was occupied , the strandline of a small glacial lake that probably drained into nearby Lake Algonquin . Archaeologists found arrowheads , flint chips , and bone fragments at the site , indicating that these Paleo-Indians hunted Barren-ground Caribou . The site yielded evidence of the Indian 's change in culture and subsistence as the climate in the area changed
9 Kolping Park and Chapel December 12 , 1996 ( # 96001417 ) 47440 Sugar Bush Road 42°39′00″N 82°49′16″W / 42.65°N 82.8211°W / 42.65 ; -82.8211 ( Kolping Park and Chapel ) Chesterfield Township , Michigan Kolping Park is a 19-acre parcel containing a historic wayside chapel , as well as a shrine to Blessed Father Adolph Kolping , and a pavilion , dance hall , rifle range , picnic shelter , parade grounds , playground , soccer field and parking lot on landscaped grounds . The chapel , intended to be reminiscent of European wayside chapels , is a Gothic Revival structure , designed and constructed by Rev . Father Joseph Wuest , founder of the local chapter of the Kolping Society . It is constructed from stones and shells sent to Wuest by Kolping societies from all over the world . In 2016 , the Chapel was moved from its original location to the nearby Chesterfield Historical Village
10 Packard Proving Grounds Gateway Complex February 1 , 2007 ( # 06001322 ) 49965 Van Dyke Avenue 42°39′45″N 83°02′01″W / 42.662525°N 83.033683°W / 42.662525 ; -83.033683 ( Packard Proving Grounds Gateway Complex ) Shelby Township In 1927 , the Packard Motor Car Company acquired a 560-acre ( 2.3 km ) site north of their factory , intending to build an automotive testing facility . The company hired Albert Kahn to design the buildings of the facility , which was opened in 1928 . Packard operated tha facility until their 1957 collapse , after which Ford Motor Company bought it in 1961 . In the late 1990s , Ford turned over 7 acres ( 28,000 m ) of land , containing the most historically important portions of the complex , to the Packard Motor Car Foundation for restoration and care
11 Romeo Historic District July 8 , 1970 ( # 70000281 ) Roughly bounded by the corporate lines of the city 42°48′07″N 83°00′51″W / 42.801944°N 83.014167°W / 42.801944 ; -83.014167 ( Romeo Historic District ) Romeo The Romeo Historic District contains approximately 100 well-preserved historic structures , constructed in a variety of architectural styles . Most are frame structures , including a number of Gothic Revival cottages , but the district also includes substantial brick buildings located along Romeo 's main street
12 William Upton House July 31 , 1986 ( # 86002113 ) 40433 Utica Road 42°35′29″N 83°00′42″W / 42.591389°N 83.011667°W / 42.591389 ; -83.011667 ( William Upton House ) Sterling Heights William Upton was a successful farmer who built this house in 1866-67 . He lived in the house until 1891 , after which a succession of other farmers , and then tenants , lived in the house . In 1964 , the house was purchased by the Macomb Child Guidance Center , and later the city of Sterling Heights bought the building and in 1981-82 , atrestored the exterior and converted the interior into public offices
13 Warren Township District No . 4 School May 29 , 2012 ( # 12000308 ) 27900 Bunert Road 42°29′57″N 82°58′33″W / 42.499029°N 82.975962°W / 42.499029 ; -82.975962 ( Warren Township District No . 4 School ) Warren The Warren Township District No . 4 School , also known as the Bunert School , was constructed in 1875 on land purchased by the school district from August and Mine Bunert . The structure was used as a school until 1944 , and is currently a historical museum operated by the Warren Historical Society . It is the last one-room schoolhouse remaining in Warren
14 Washington Octagon House September 3 , 1971 ( # 71000413 ) 57000 Van Dyke Street 42°43′06″N 83°02′06″W / 42.718333°N 83.035°W / 42.718333 ; -83.035 ( Washington Octagon House ) Washington The Loren Andrus Octagon House , also known as the Washington Octagon House , was built in 1860 by David Stewart for his brother-in-law , Loren Andrus
15 Wolcott Mill December 8 , 2009 ( # 09001063 ) 63841 Wolcott Road 42°45′58″N 82°55′36″W / 42.766175°N 82.926792°W / 42.766175 ; -82.926792 ( Wolcott Mill ) Ray Township The Wolcott Mill was constructed in 1847 , and operated as a grist and feed mill . Fred B. Wolcott purchased it in 1878 , updated the machinery , and operated it for years afterward . Thi mill finally closed in 1967 , and in 1989 was opened as part of the Wolcott Mill Metropark
Map highlighting Macomb County The following is a list of Registered Historic Places in Macomb County , Michigan . This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 24 , 2020 . [ 1 ] Map all coordinates using : OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as : KML · GPX
The following is a list of Registered Historic Places in Macomb County, Michigan.