by Manistee VB | Mar 27, 2017
ARCHITECT: Unknown CONSTRUCTED: Circa late 1870s This building was built by Lucas and Nungessor and is one of the oldest buildings in Manistee. The original structure was 48 x 70 feet and three stories tall. It housed the Lucas and Nungessor furniture business, a drug... by Manistee VB | Mar 27, 2017
ARCHITECT: Unknown CONSTRUCTED: 1894 In 1894, local businessman, F.C. Larsen had this mammoth solid brick building constructed for his wholesale grocery store. Upon completion it housed the first cold storage facility in the city. The building later went on to house a... by Manistee VB | Mar 27, 2017
ARCHITECT: Unknown CONSTRUCTED: 1880 Originally constructed in 1880 as the Third Ward School and later known as the Garfield School, this building became the home of the Schoolhouse Store which sold fabric, clothes, and materials from the Glen of Michigan factory... by Manistee VB | Mar 27, 2017
ARCHITECT: Solon S. Beman CONSTRUCTED: 1903 After the Scandinavian Opera House was destroyed by fire; local lawyer and philanthropist, Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell decided to invest $100,000 in order to build a new opera house on the corner of First and Maple streets.... by Manistee VB | Mar 27, 2017
ARCHITECT: Unknown CONSTRUCTED: 1908-1909 In 1908, the site for a new shirt factory on Hancock Street was announced in Manistee. The land, originally owned by the estate of local lumber baron Louis Sands, was offered to the city as a market site. However, local...
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