Hudson Downtown Historic District
Hudson Downtown Historic District | |
Looking east along West Main Street (M-34) | |
41°51′18″N 84°21′20″W / 41.85500°N 84.35556°W / 41.85500; -84.35556 | |
NRHP reference No. | 74000992[1] |
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Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 24, 1974 |
Designated MSHS | January 21, 1974[2] |
The Hudson Downtown Historic District is a historic district comprising the downtown area of the city of Hudson in westernmost Lenawee County, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan Historic Site on January 21, 1974.[2] It was later added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 1974.[1]
History
The district traces its origins to the founding of Hudson with the arrival of the railways in 1837. Merchants opened establishments at this location on the Tiffin River in the early 1840s, and by 1853, hudson was organized as a village. Hudson served as an important trading center from 1854–1891. Most of the original wooden buildings were destroyed in a fire in 1858, and two and three story brick buildings replaced them. Another fire in 1864 destroyed much of the remaining wooden building stock. The oldest remaining building in the district is the J. K. Boise Dry Goods Company (Hudson Dry Goods) block located on the southeast corner of West Main and Church streets, which dates from 1854-1855.[3]
Description
The Hudson Downtown Historic District encompasses West Main Street (M-34) between Howard Street on the west and Market Street on the east. It extends to the north to Railroad Street and south to Seward Street. The Dr. Leonard Hall House was located at 334 West Main Street within the district, although that property has since been demolished.[2]
The district includes fifty structures, most of which are architecturally significant representations of the kind of buildings that were commonly erected in the nineteenth century in small midwestern towns. The majority of the buildings are two- and three-story commercial structures designed to house businesses and office space. These are primarily brick, although some older frame structures still stand on Church Street.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 11, 2009.
- ^ a b c State of Michigan (2009). "Hudson Downtown Historic District". Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^ a b Kathryn Eckert (April 3, 1973), NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY- NOMINATION FORM: Hudson Downtown Historic District (note: large pdf file)
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districts
- Clinton Downtown Historic District
- Dennis-State Streets Historic District
- Downtown Adrian Commercial Historic District
- Hudson Downtown Historic District
- John W. and Erena Alexander Rogers Keeney Farm
- Saint Joseph Church and Shrine
- Saint Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church and Cambridge Township Cemetery
- Tecumseh Downtown Historic District
- Tecumseh Historic District
properties
- Adrian Engine House No. 1
- Adrian Public Library
- Adrian Union Hall-Croswell Opera House
- Brookside Cemetery
- Civil War Memorial
- Clark Memorial Hall
- David Carpenter House
- Davenport House
- Dr. Leonard Hall House
- Dr. Samuel Catlin House
- First Presbyterian Church of Blissfield
- Gamaliel Thompson House
- George B. and Amanda Bradish Horton Farmstead
- George J. Kempf House
- Governor Charles Croswell House
- G. P. Sparks House
- Heman R. Goodrich House
- Irish Hills Towers
- Jackson Branch Bridge No. 15
- John Pennington–Henry Ford House
- Joseph E. Hall House
- Lenawee County Courthouse
- Lorenzo and Ruth Wells Palmer House
- Musgrove Evans House
- Murray D. Van Wagoner Memorial Bridge
- Nathaniel S. Wheeler House
- Raisin Valley Friends Meetinghouse
- S. Walker's Hotel
- Saint Elizabeth's Church
- Saint John's Lutheran Church
- Saint Mary of Good Counsel Catholic Church
- Samuel W. Temple House
- Walker Tavern
- William Hayden House