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The first commercial building in Alma was constructed in the late 1850s by General Ely; by 1884 the Alma commercial district encompassed the heart of what is now the Alma Downtown Historic District: Superior Street from just east of Woodworth to a point west of State Street, and another half-block both north and south along State.
The Wright Opera House Block, also known as the Alma Opera House Block, is a commercial block located at 101–113 East Superior Street and 408 North State Street in Alma, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
Alma: March 28, 1985: Lumberjack & Riverdrivers Association Park: Lumberjack Road, about 1.5 miles N of M-46 Seville: January 11, 1982: Dr. Charles H. MacLachlan Sanitarium and House† 6482 Pingree Road Elwell: January 8, 1981: Michigan Masonic Home: 1200 Wright Avenue Alma: May 21, 1985: Michigan's Petroleum Industry Informational Designation
Alma: The Wright Opera House Block, also known as the 'Alma Opera House Block, was built in 1880 by lumberman Ammi Willard Wright. It is a large brick building houseing five commercial spaces on the first floor, and a performance space and offices on the upper floors. The 1899 Lancashire Building addition is integral to the original building.
The Holiday Park Site, designated 20GR91, is an archaeological site located in Alma, Michigan. The site is a few hundred meters south of the Pine River, [3] and was the location of a Late Woodland period village covering approximately 0.5 acres (0.20 ha). [1] The Holiday Park Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]
Alma was founded in 1853 by Ralph Ely. Perhaps first known for the Alma Springs Sanitarium, built and promoted in the 1880s by millionaire lumberman and capitalist Ammi W. Wright, it achieved its greatest prominence nationally in the 1910s and 1920s as home of the Republic Motor Truck Company, briefly the largest exclusive truck manufacturer in the world. [5]
The Conservation Park Site, also known as the Pine River Park Site and designated 20GR33, is an archaeological site located along the Pine River in Alma, Michigan.The site was discovered by archaeologists from Alma College in 1976, and excavations conducted in 1977-81 and 1983-85 found early Woodland period material.
Alma Downtown Historic District may refer to: Alma Downtown Historic District (Alma, Kansas) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Waubaunsee County Alma Downtown Historic District (Alma, Michigan) , NRHP-listed in Gratiot County