Michigan - Macomb County - Historic Districts
Macomb County Michigan (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include General Motors Technical Center, Packard Proving Grounds Gateway Complex and Packard Proving Grounds, Clinton Grove Cemetery and Kolping Park and Chapel.

Several famous people are associated with these Macomb County historic places including Harley Jefferson Earl, Alfred P. Jr. Sloan and Wuest Father Joseph.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Macomb County places including Albert & William E. Kapp Kahn, Thomas Dolliver Church, Eero Saarinen, Packard Motor Car Co., Albert Kahn, Rev. Father Joseph Wuest and Theophilus Van Damme. Prominent architectural styles found in Macomb Country are Modern Movement, Tudor Revival and Gothic.

Clinton Grove Cemetery (added 1996 - - #96000807)
21189 Cass Ave., Clinton Township , Mt. Clemens
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Van Damme, Theophilus
Architectural Style:
Gothic, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Art, Landscape Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
General Motors Technical Center (added 2000 - - #00000224)
Bounded by 12 Mile, Mound and Chicago Rds, and Van Dyke Ave. , Warren
Epicsunwarrior, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Saarinen, Eero, Church, Thomas Dolliver
Architectural Style:
International Style
Historic Person:
Sloan, Alfred P. Jr., Earl, Harley Jefferson
Significant Year:
1956, 1949
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Transportation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Kolping Park and Chapel (added 1996 - - #96001417)
47440 Sugar Bush Rd. , Mount Clemens
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wuest, Rev. Father Joseph
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Wuest,Rev. Father Joseph
Significant Year:
1932, 1926
Area of Significance:
Religion, European, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure
Packard Proving Grounds (added 2000 - - #00000161)
Also known as Packard Motor Speedway
Bounded by Van Dyke Ave., Mound Rd., 23 Mile Rd., and 22 Mile Rd. , Shelby Township
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kahn, Albert, Packard Motor Car Co.
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Air-Related, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Water Works
Current Function:
Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Packard Proving Grounds Gateway Complex (added 2007 - - #06001322)
Also known as Packard Motor Speedway
49965 Van Dyke Ave. , Shelby Township
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Packard Motor Car Co., Kahn, Albert & William E. Kapp
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Air-Related, Multiple Dwelling, Road-Related, Water Works
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Organizational
Romeo Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000281)
Roughly bounded by the corporate lines of the city , Romeo
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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