by Manistee VB | Mar 28, 2017
ARCHITECT: Unknown CONSTRUCTED: 1870s One of the most recognizable names in early aviation history, Harriet Quimby lived in this house located in Arcadia Township. Quimby’s parents settled into the area in the late 1860s and had later obtained this property by the... by Manistee VB | Mar 28, 2017
ARCHITECT: Unknown CONSTRUCTED: 1903 In 1897, the Michigan State legislature enabled the formation of corporations in order to build resorts. In 1902, the Sunnyside Assembly purchased the land on the northwest side of Portage Lake that had formerly belonged to the... by Manistee VB | Mar 28, 2017
ARCHITECT: Roscoe E. Harris CONSTRUCTED: 1930 Designed and constructed in 1930 by Roscoe E. Harris, a professor at Lake Forest College in Illinois, the Fenmoor is a unique home located off of Portage Point Road in Onekama. Built as an actual boathouse, Harris spent... by Manistee VB | Mar 28, 2017
CONSTRUCTED: Platted in 1916 Originally known as Onekama Springs because of the mineral water that bubbled up in and around the area, the site was purchased by lumberman A.W. Farr in 1880. A hotel was built on the site which brought people from all around the country... by Manistee VB | Mar 28, 2017
ARCHITECT: Jonathan Moore & William Wilkinson CONSTRUCTED: 1878 Placed on the State Register of Historic Places in 1986 and the National Historic Register in 1988, this unique fountain once graced the lawns of the former Manistee County Courthouse in the City of...
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