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The building was originally a house belonging to Edwin C. Smith. The church [purchased it in about 1920. Pontiac Cultural Arts Center (47 Williams Street): This building was originally the Pontiac City Library, built in 1898 by the Ladies' Library Association. In 1924 the Association turned the library over to the City of Pontiac, and when the ...
Pontiac was founded in 1818-19 by a group of investors. [2] In 1819, Oakland County was established, with a county seat at Pontiac. By 1820, Pontiac had a dam, a sawmill, a flour mill, and a blacksmith shop. A courthouse was constructed in 1824, and by 1830 the city of Pontiac was clearly the center of commerce for the county.
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Pontiac, Michigan" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
With 170 years of Michigan automotive history thrumming through the place, museum board chair Terry Connolly, a former Pontiac Motors engineer, said he hopes it can inspire some pride in residents.
He rebuilt the 1830 era building at Pontiac's first corner in 1882 and named it the "Crofoot Block". He practiced law on the 3rd floor, overlooking from his 10-foot by 10-foot (3.0 m) north-facing window the rapid growth of Pontiac's Downtown Commercial District. Pontiac's Crofoot School was named after this prominent family, and is still in use.
Pontiac was founded in 1818, and residential development soon spread west and north of the downtown area. The portion of the city that is now this district was originally owned by the Oakland County Agricultural Society, and used as a fairground, with the county fair held at this location starting in 1850.
Roughly bounded by Montcalm St., Perry St., Joslyn Ave., Gage St., Glenwood, and Nelson St., Pontiac, Michigan Coordinates 42°39′13″N 83°16′44″W / 42.65361°N 83.27889°W / 42.65361; -83.27889 ( Modern Housing Corporation Addition Historic
Mothballing is ultimately what saved dilapidated downtown buildings as the Book Cadillac hotel, the Metropolitan Building at 33 John R and the iconic Michigan Central Station until Detroit's ...