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Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
A second parcel of land was purchased for the cemetery in 1865, and a third in 1881; this brought the size of the cemetery to its current 65 acres (260,000 m 2). [4] [6] A stone gateway into the cemetery was completed the same year. [6] In 1869, [4] remains from Detroit's Ste. Anne Cemetery were moved and re-interred at Mount Elliott. [3]
West Vernor–Junction Historic District is a commercial historic district located along West Vernor Highway between Lansing and Cavalry in Detroit, Michigan. The district includes 160 acres (0.65 km 2) and 44 buildings. [2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]
Name Image Location Summary Bricktown Historic District Separates the Renaissance Center from Greektown.: Bricktown separates the Renaissance Center from Greektown. [citation needed] Bricktown is home to St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church, the oldest standing church in Detroit, and the Italian Renaissance style Wayne County Building (which was saved from demolition in the early 1980s).
Brush Park map made from piecing together smaller maps dated 1897, obtained from the Library of Congress website. The Brush Park Historic District is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. [3] [4] It is bounded by Mack Avenue on the north, Woodward Avenue on the west, Beaubien Street on the east, and the Fisher Freeway on the south.
Mount Olivet Cemetery (Detroit) S. St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery (Hartland, Michigan) St. Hedwig Cemetery (Michigan)
A parish cemetery with a variety of monuments spanning from the early 19th century to the present lies east, to the rear of the church. [2] [5] A large statue of Our Lady of Lourdes stands on the grounds facing Gratiot. [4] Near the rear of the cemetery is the grotto. [2] The shrine is constructed from imported limestone, and was completed in ...
M-8 is a 5.5-mile (8.9 km) state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan lying within the cities of Detroit and Highland Park.Much of it is the Davison Freeway, the nation's first urban depressed freeway, which became a connector between the Lodge and the Chrysler (Interstate 75, I-75) freeways.