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Wyandotte (/ ˈ w aɪ ə n d ɒ t / WY-ən-dot) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 25,058 at the 2020 census. [2] Wyandotte is located in southeastern Michigan, approximately 11 miles (18 km) south of Detroit on the Detroit River, and it is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver.
The Ford–Bacon House is located at 45 Vinewood in Wyandotte, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1987 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1] It is now used as the Bacon Memorial District Library. [3] [4]
Downriver communities near Detroit and Dearborn (such as Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Wyandotte, River Rouge, Melvindale and Ecorse) were developed in the 1920s-1940s and are identified by brick and mortar homes (often bungalows), tree-lined streets and Works Progress Administration-designed municipal buildings, typical also of the homes within Detroit's city limits.
The panel approved the state House map redrawn by Michigan's redistricting commission in a court-ordered remedial mapping process that included a public hearing process to solicit feedback on the ...
In 2005, the city of Wyandotte purchased the house with the intent of demolishing it. However, recognizing the historic value, the city sold it as a restoration project. [4] In 2006, the Blankenship/Granzeier family purchased the house and completely restored it. [3] In 2013, the house was sold to the Martin family, who reside there to this day.
Portofino on the River, a popular Wyandotte waterfront restaurant, will close its doors after more than 40 years in business at the end year.
The Wyandotte Odd Fellows Temple is a community building located at 81 Chestnut Street in Wyandotte, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [ 1 ] As of 2010, the building serves as the Wyandotte Arts Center .
By the time Wyandotte was chartered as a city in 1867, churches of five different denominations existed in the city. However, in 1892, the Reverend Joshua Stansfield of the First Methodist church and the Reverend Peter E. Nichol of the First Presbyterian each preached against the sin of dancing.