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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.
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.
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.
Pontiac (/ ˈ p ɒ n (t) i æ k / PON-(t)ee-ak) is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [3] Located roughly 26 miles (41.8 km) northwest of downtown Detroit, Pontiac is part of the Detroit metropolitan area, and is variously described as a satellite city or suburb of Detroit.
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Pontiac, Michigan" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The chief disagreement, on the county board with a 13-6 majority of Democrats, is Coulter's unprecedented wish to revive downtown Pontiac by buying the antiquated office buildings tied to the ...
The Sibley-Hoyt house is a cabin that dates to 1819 or 1820. [2] The sawmill and cabin were owned by Solomon and Sarah Sibley. [2] Located at 146 West Lawrence Street, Pontiac Michigan within the Franklin Boulevard Historic District.