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Haggerty Comfort Station

27 Jun

Built in 1937, Located on Hines Drive just West of Haggerty Rd, this comfort station can be found in Hines Park (Haggerty Park location). This comfort station was one of the early public comfort rest stops and it was a prototype for roadside development. When originally constructed, this station had a full-time attendant, an information booth and concession stand. Wayne county was one of the first county road agencies in the United States to promote the “Good Roads Movement” Setting procedures for design, construction, and maintenance of roadside developments.

https://www.waynecounty.com/departments/publicservices/parks/haggerty-park.aspx

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550 N. Holbrook – Starkweather School

27 Jun

550 N. Holbrook. Starkweather School built in 1927. Named after Plymouth’s first born settler child, George Anson Starkweather who once served as a Schoolteacher in addition to being a prominent figure in Plymouth’s history.

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49000 North Territorial

27 Jun

49000 North Territorial Rd. Built prior to 1857. The Gates family had owned the farmland in 1832 and lived on this property for more than 50 years. This welcoming farmhouse had significant remodeling done in the 1940’s and 50’s.

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557 N. Mill Street

27 Jun

557 North Mill St. Originally the home of William & Keziah Starkweather. Starkweather was one of Plymouth’s first pioneers. His first home was built near the corner of Main St & Ann Arbor Trail. This Home was built circa 1835.

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173 S. Union Street

27 Jun

173 S. Union St. Built in 1886. This is the old Presbyterian Parsonage. Today it’s now used for apartments.

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844 Penniman Ave

27 Jun

 

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884 Penniman Ave. Built in the mid 1890’s. Once the home of John Gale who used to own a drug store on the corner of Main & Penniman. This former residence is now home to the Plymouth Coffee Bean, a great place to enjoy a cup of Joe. http://www.plymouthcoffeebean.com/

Below is a historic photo of the home prior to the current modifications:

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760 Burroughs Street

27 Jun

 

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760 Burroughs Street. Originally the home of Bethuel Noyes, it was built circa 1850 and was originally located at 705 South Main St. Mr Noyes was the 1st President of the Village of Plymouth. This home was relocated & renovated by the Bake family some time around 1927.

Below is a photo of a 1928 post card with this home:

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41661 Plymouth Rd

27 Jun

 

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41661 Plymouth Rd. Part of this structure (Main Entrance) was originally a homestead built circa 1889 which was made into a restaurant in 1934 and was added on to through the years. It first started out as the Hillside Barbecue, then Hillside Inn for years before becoming Ernesto’s in the 80’s. It is currently the Courthouse Grill and still features Chef Ernesto’s Italian dishes.  This Plymouth landmark holds many great memories for thousands of people in and around Plymouth and has been enjoyed by generations.

Below are some historic photos that were shared by the descendants of the original owners/proprietors of the Hillside Inn.

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41661 Plymouth Rd circa 1900

 

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499 S. Main Street

26 Jun

499 S. Main St. Built in 1925 was originally built as the Tonquish Lodge #32 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and then later served as the Meeting house for the Mayflower Hotel. This fine establishment is now the Meeting House Grand Ballroom and is an elegant choice for Weddings and banquets. It’s located just steps from Kellogg Park   http://www.meetinghousegrandballroom.com/hosts.html

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921 Church Street

26 Jun

921 Church St. Built in 1841 by Peter Fralick originally as a harness shop, it became a residence sometime within 20 yrs. As a residence, this structure has been in 3 locations! In 1923 when it was located at 968 Penniman it was turned around to its current location on Church St.

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187 Adams Street

26 Jun

187 Adams St. Built in 1834. Known as the “Pumpkin Hill House” a name given by  a previous owner (Sandra Richards) that had a birthday of Oct 31 and had also claimed to be a practicing Witch. Yes, we said Witch. The home was in still in its primitive condition until the current owners rescued this home and brought it into the 21st century. This house still has original hand hewed timbers and others signs of its earlier years. Today this house is “hands down” a wonderful example of how a historic home can be saved and made into an excellent modern home. The painstakingly long hours and effort put into this home will keep it a wonderful part of our community for many years to come. Today this home is also occupied by a black cat named “Pumpkin”. (See Below)

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Below is an old photograph taken circa 1982 before it was remodeled.

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Old house photo and picture of Pumpkin courtesy of Patricia Malcolm.

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218 S. Main Street

26 Jun

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218 S. Main. Built 1893. Originally the home of Thomas Patterson, It also served as the Plymouth Hospital from 1932 – 1966. It’s now used for commercial purposes.

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1160 Penniman Ave

26 Jun

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1160 Penniman. Built circa 1840 was originally the home of Senator Ebenezer J. Penniman, he was the first Plymouth citizen elected to the U.S. Congress. Penniman was in business as a dry-goods merchant here in Plymouth, and served as the dry-goods merchant supervisor of Plymouth Township. In 1851, he was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress, serving until 1853.He was a member of the convention that met under the oaks at Jackson, Michigan, July 6, 1854, at the organization of the Republican party in Michigan and was instrumental in getting our first Republican candidate (Abraham Lincoln) voted into office.  Penniman also served as president of the First National Bank of Plymouth. Ebenezer passed away in 1890 and was buried in the Riverside cemetery here in Plymouth. After Ebenezer’s passing, this home was deeded to his daughter Katherine (Penniman) Allen  who continued to live in this home with husband William Allen. Like her father, Kate also ventured into the business world and was well-known for owning the Penn-Allen Theaters located in Plymouth and Northville. This home now serves as offices for Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church.

Below is an image of Ebenezer Penniman and a link to wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_J._Penniman

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711 Starkweather St

26 Jun

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711 Starkweather. Built in 1875. This was the home of George Anson Starkweather who was the first settler child born in Plymouth. Starweather was a Plymouth merchant, schoolteacher, lawyer, farmer, greenhouse owner, banker, he served as Plymouth Township supervisor and also as Plymouth Village President, he was a philanthropist, a leading community member and firm believer in education who, during the 1850s, served one term in the Michigan Legislator, representing Plymouth. Mr. Starkweather was also very instrumental in bringing the Rail Roads to Plymouth. Desendence of George Starkweather are still active in Plymouth today.

Below is a photo of George Starkweather Circa 1856:

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Also check out:  http://detroit1701.org/Starkweather%20Residence.html

 

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46255 North Territorial Rd

26 Jun

46255 N. Territorial Rd. The John Tibbits Farmstead built prior to 1827. Plymouth’s 1st town meeting was held in the barn that still sits on the property. John Tibbitts who played a signifcant role in Plymouth’s history was laid to rest in the Shearers Cemetery which is walking distance of this home.http://detroit1701.org/Tibbitts%20Farmstead.htmlImage

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760 Penniman Ave – Penn Theatre

26 Jun

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PENN Theatre. Sitting directly across from Kellogg Park at 760 Penniman. Built in 1941, the doors opened 3 days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. This Plymouth landmark is home to thousands of memories for many that live in the area. Watching a movie here is a must. For Showtimes and more history visit:http://www.penntheatre.org/history.html

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Ford/Plymouth Mill Plant on Wilcox Rd @ Hines Drive

26 Jun

PlymouthMillHines Drive & Wilcox Rd. Henry Ford had this structure built in 1920. At one time this was the site of the Plymouth Flour Mill which eventually became Wilcox Mill. This property is now owned by Wayne County and is used for storage.

A view of the factory from the 1920s:

Learn more at:  http://www.detroit1701.org/Plymouth%20Mill.html

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280 N. Main Street – Bode’s Corned Beef House

21 Jun

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280 N. Main Street. Built in 1868 by E. Gottlieb Bode who was an immigrant born in Germany in 1821. Mr Bode originally built this as Bode’s Hotel in anticipation for the Railroads which came shortly after the hotel was constructed. When the Railroads came, this hotel was already standing, sitting along the side of the tracks ready to accommodate passengers who were traveling by steam engine. Having also served as a home, a place of worship, and a boarding house, in 1959 it was opened as Bode’s Corned Beef House which many of us can still enjoy today. Gottlieb and his wife are both buried at Plymouth’s Riverside cemetery.

Historic photo of Gottlieb with Wife Mary (Minnie):

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