Michigan - Leelanau County
Leelanau County Michigan has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station, Fountain Point, Grand Traverse Light Station, Grove Hill New Mission Church and Leland Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Leelanau County historic places including Dougherty Peter and David Henry Day.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Leelanau County places including Francis W. Chandler, Albert B. Bibb, Robert J.B. Newcombe, U.S. Lighthouse Service, George Johann Hutzler, Hillding Costruction Co. and Michigan State Highway Department. Prominent architectural styles found in Leelanau Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian and Gothic.

Bingham District No. 5 Schoolhouse (added 1991 - - #91000353)
Jct. of Co. Rds. 618 and 633, Bingham Township , Bingham
Luperah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium
More Information:
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
Empire School (added 2008 - - #08000222)
10017 W. Front St. , Empire
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
Grand Traverse Light Station (added 1984 - - #84001799)
Also known as Cat's Head Point
Leelanau Peninsula , Northport
Jonesey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Grove Hill New Mission Church (added 1972 - - #72000631)
Also known as Omena Presbyterian Church
On MI 22 , Omena
Jonesey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Dougherty,Rev. Peter
Significant Year:
1858
Area of Significance:
Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Hutzler's Barn (added 1978 - - #78000375)
W of Leland on South Manitou Island , Leland
Andrew Jameson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hutzler,George Johann
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
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
More Information:
Lake Leelanau Narrows Bridge (added 2000 - - #99001732)
M-204 over Lake Leelanau Narrows , Leland Township
Luperah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Leelanau Transit Company Suttons Bay Depot (added 1997 - - #97000929)
Also known as Suttons Bay Railroad Depot
101 S. Cedar St. , Suttons Bay
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
More Information:
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
More Information:
Morgan--Copp--Mervau Building (added 2000 - - #00000219)
Also known as Corner Store
101 N. Mill St. , Northport
Andrew Jameson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Medical Business/Office, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Specialty Store
More Information:
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
More Information:
North Manitou Shoal Light Station (added 2005 - - #05000981)
Also known as North Manitou Light
NE Lake Michigan, approx. 3 mi. SE of North Manitou Island , Leland Township
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
U.S. Lighthouse Service
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Maritime History, Architecture, Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
More Information:
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
More Information:
Riverside Inn (added 2003 - - #03000386)
302 E. River St. , Leland
Luperah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant
More Information:
Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (added 1992 - - #91001997)
5899 Co. Rd. 669, Cleveland Township , Glen Arbor
Nesternest, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Asian, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Sleeping Bear Inn (added 1979 - - #79000284)
Also known as Glen Haven Inn
MI 209 , Glen Haven
Cropbot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Park
More Information:
Sleeping Bear Point Life Saving Station (added 1979 - - #79000285)
Also known as Glen Haven Coast Guard Station
N of Glen Haven , Glen Haven
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Newcombe,Robert J.B.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
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
More Information:
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