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Water Street is a brownfield in Ypsilanti, Michigan which used to be a site of various industries and businesses. [1] In 1999, under the leadership of Cheryl Farmer, the City of Ypsilanti officially embarked on a project to redevelop the area to improve the general image of Ypsilanti and increase its tax revenue.
The Ypsilanti Water Tower is a historic water tower in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. The tower was designed by William R. Coats and built as part of an elaborate city waterworks project that began in 1889. Located on the highest point in Ypsilanti, the tower was built in 1890 at a cost of $21,435.63 (equivalent to $663,528 in 2023).
1858 – February 4, the Village of Ypsilanti reincorporated as a city; 1890 – Michigan's first interurban, the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street Railway, begins service; 1890 – The Ypsilanti Water Tower is completed; 1929 – Miller Motors Hudson opens, it eventually becomes the last Hudson dealership in the world [11]
Ypsilanti: The Ypsilanti Water Works Stand Pipe is a historic water tower constructed in 1889 on the highest point in Ypsilanti. The tower is constructed of limestone, and is 147 feet tall with an 85 foot base. The substructure walls taper from a thickness of forty inches at the bottom to 24 inches at the top.
It is located in the city of Ypsilanti in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The dam was constructed in 1914, and the resulting reservoir is an unnamed 177-acre (31.1 ha) pond along the river.
Ford Lake is a fresh water artificial reservoir located in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The lake was created from the construction of Ford Lake Dam (originally known as Rawsonville Dam) along the Huron River in the early 1930s. [1]
The Ypsilanti Historic District is a historic district located along several blocks on each side of the Huron River in the center of Ypsilanti, Michigan.The original portion of the district was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978; [1] additions to the district were nationally listed in 1989.
A map of the principal buildings in Depot Town. Depot Town is a commercial area, with some residences above storefronts, [1] in Ypsilanti, Michigan's historic district. Depot Town proper consists of East Cross Street from the Huron River to North River Street, and a small area on the 300-block of North River Street.