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In 1892, the store is identified as John Russell's general store. For some time, the upstairs was used by the Masonic Temple, and then in 1910 was used by R. F. Dundon's Actual Business College. Russell retired in 1924 and leased the first floor storefront to the Chalmers & Burns Confectionery, who occupied the space until 1937.
These included constructed the Alma Roller Mills in 1881, the Wright House hotel in 1883, the First State Bank of Alma in 1883, the Alma Springs Sanitarium in 1885, the Alma Sugar Company plant in 1899, the Alma Manufacturing Company gasoline engine plant in 1903, and the Central Michigan Produce Company in 1905.
Industrial giant Edward Ford was the son of glass pioneer John Baptiste Ford and the founder of the Michigan Alkalai Company in Wyandotte and the Ford Plate Glass Company in Toledo, Ohio (later the Libbey–Owens–Ford Company). Ford built both the impressive Ford-Bacon House and the George P. MacNichol House across the street.
EAST LANSING — Ever wonder what Michigan State University looked like 100 years ago? These photographs from the United States National Archives give us a glimpse of life on campus during the ...
Rosedale Gardens was platted by the Shelden Land Company in the 1920s. [2] The company modeled the development on Rosedale Park in Detroit. The first house in Rosedale Gardens was the Harsha house, built in 1925; the house was occupied in January 1926. These houses were wood structures. [2]
In 1866, he moved to Owosso and opened a wood sash, blind, and door manufacturing company, the first of many woodworking companies to establish themselves in Owosso. Through the 1870s and 1880s, Woodard grew his business to include furniture and caskets in addition to sash, blinds, and doors.
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Built in 1863, the structure is a wood framed, two-story Greek Revival house built for farmer John W. Day and later purchased by Augustus Dittman in 1870. The house has undergone a few additions, including the entire right side wing in 1880. 4: Detroit–Bay City Railroad Company Columbiaville Depot