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Part of the Marshall Michigan Historic Landmark District. 31: Old-Merchants National Bank and Trust Co. Building: Old-Merchants National Bank and Trust Co. Building: November 21, 2018 : 25 W Michigan Ave.
This was the beginning of the village of Homer. In 1834, the territorial legislature divided the area into townships of 12-mile (19 km) squares 144 square miles (370 km 2). The township in lower Calhoun County was named Homer due to the influence of James Hopkins and many other settlers from Homer, Cortland County, New York.
Homer is a village in Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek , Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 1,575 at the 2020 census .
The township is in central Midland County and is bordered to the northeast by the city of Midland, the county seat.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.3 square miles (55 km 2), of which 20.9 square miles (54 km 2) are land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km 2), or 1.88%, are water. [1]
Homer Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan: ... Home Township, Michigan (disambiguation) Homestead Township, Michigan; Homer Township ...
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The area around Homer gradually became settled by farmers, and by 1856, the village had a population of about 350 people. In 1869/70, a rail line was built through the village, and two more lines were built through Homer in the next 15 years, making the village a transportation hum for the area.
It is a single-story stone structure, with a parapeted sloping roof. It has a single storefront, with a recessed entry flanked by plate glass display windows. Built in 1910, it is the city's only funeral home, and one of its early stone commercial buildings. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]