Grass Lake / Michigan Central Railroad Depot

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Grass Lake

The first settlers arrived in Grass Lake in 1829. Two years later a post office, the second in Jackson County, opened at the settlement. In 1832 Grass Lake Township was created; the current boundaries were established ...

Michigan Central Railroad Depot

Built in 1886, and conceived by Frederick Spier, the design of this granite block building was influenced by the Romanesque style of the great American architect Henry Hobson Richardson. The massive arch and two-foot thick walls are balanced by simple ...

Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot

Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot Built in 1892. This Property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Marker can be reached from Dey Street near North 5th Street (Michigan Route 51).

Courtesy hmdb.org