National Register of Historic Places - Michigan (MI), Kent County

Kent County Michigan (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kent County places including Wencel Cukerski, Frank Lloyd Wright, Spier and Gehrke, Vinton, Colonel H.H., et al, E. & Son Brielmair, McDole, Shaw, et al., Humbrecht and Associates and Harry L. Mead. Prominent architectural styles found in Kent Country are Late Victorian, Greek Revival and Italianate.

Auburn Hills Historic District (added 2025 - - #100012128)

Also known as Fuller-Sweet Neighborhood

Auburn Avenue NE, Dale Court NE, Drexel Court NE, Palmer Court NE, Travis Street NE, and 1301 Sweet Street NE, Grand Rapids

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Area of Significance:

Ethnic Heritage-Black, Social History

Downtown Lowell Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001539)

Roughly along Main St. bet. Hudson and Washington , Lowell

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Vinton, Colonel H.H., et al, McDole, Shaw, et al.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local, State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Hotel, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Social, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Museum, Park, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Fallasburg Historic District (added 1999 - - #98001217)

Also known as Fallasburg

Covered Bridge Rd. , Vergennes Township

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Cemetery, Hotel, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Museum, Single Dwelling

Heartside Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002844)

Division, Commerce, and Ionia Aves., Fulton, Weston, Oakes, and Cherry Sts. , Grand Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Warehouse

Heartside Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2022 - - #100007933)

Roughly Sheldon Blvd. SE, South Division Ave., Commerce Ave. SW, Ionia Ave. SW, Weston St. SE, Cherry St. SW, Williams St. SW, Bartlett St. SW, and Goodrich Street SW, all south of Fulton St, Grand Rapids

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Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Industry

Heritage Hill Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000399)

Bounded by Michigan Ave. on the N, Pleasant St. on the S, Union Ave. on the E, and Clarendon Pl. and Jefferson Ave. W , Grand Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple, Wright,Frank Lloyd

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

Heritage Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1976 - - #76002371)

Also known as See Also:Heritage Hill Historic District

600 block of Union St. , Grand Rapids

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Ledyard Block Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000878)

123-145 Ottawa Ave., and 104-124 Monroe Center, NW , Grand Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Mt. Mercy Academy and Convent (added 1993 - - #93000769)

Also known as Mt. Mercy Apartments

1425 Bridge St., NW , Grand Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Church School

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Saint Joseph Seminary (added 2019 - - #100004384)

600 Burton St. SE, Grand Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Religion

Period of Significance:

1920-1966 AD

Sisters of the Order of Saint Dominic Motherhouse Complex (added 2022 - - #100007588)

Also known as Marywood Academy

2025 Fulton St. East, Grand Rapids

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education