Michigan - Leelanau County - Historic Districts
Leelanau County Michigan (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station, Fountain Point, Leland Historic District and Port Oneida Rural Historic District and Core, William and Margaret McFarland, Farm.

The famous person David Henry Day is associated with one of more of the Leelanau County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Leelanau County places including Albert B. Bibb and Francis W. Chandler. Prominent architectural styles found in Leelanau Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Gothic and Greek Revival.

Campbell--DeYoung Farm (added 2011 - - #11000634)
9510 E. Cherry Bend Rd. (Elmwood Charter Township), Cherry Bend
Luperah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Core, William and Margaret McFarland, Farm (added 2005 - - #04001579)
Also known as Ruby Ellen Farm, P31827; Michigan Centennial Farm
5946 S. Center Hwy;5856 S. Lake Leelanau Dr. , Bingham Township
Luperah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Camp, Forest, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Camp, Conservation Area, Forest, Single Dwelling, Storage
Fountain Point (added 2003 - - #03000623)
990 South Lake Leelanau Dr. , Suttoms Bay Township
Arbitrarily0, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Glen Haven Village Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000882)
Also known as Glen Haven
MI 209 , Glen Haven
MJCdetroit, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Day,David Henry
Significant Year:
1857
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Commerce, Commerce, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Entertainment/Recreation, Industry, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Hutzler, George Conrad, Farm (added 1991 - - #91000466)
Also known as Conrad Hutzler Farm
S. Manitou Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashore , Glen Haven
Markdh92, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Leland Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000951)
Also known as Fishtown
Roughly bounded by the park, Main St., Ave. A, and the harbor , Leland
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site, Specialty Store
North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station (added 1998 - - #98001191)
Also known as North Manitou Coast Guard Station
East Coast, North Manitou Island , Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashor
Werewombat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chandler, Francis W., Bibb, Albert B.
Architectural Style:
Gothic, Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Port Oneida Rural Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000563)
Also known as Pyramid Point;Port Oneida
Roughly bounded by Lake Michigan, Shell Lake, Bass Lake, and Tucker Lake , Maple City
Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
European, Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Funerary, Landscape, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Clubhouse, Graves/Burials, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
South Manitou Island Lighthouse Complex and Life Saving Station Historical District (added 1983 - - #83003782)
Sandy Point , South Manitou Island
CarolSpears, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
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