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Rochester was founded as a trading post in 1831 between the European settlers and local Native Americans, along the old Michigan Road where it intersected Mill Creek. Most of the contributing buildings lie along the old Michigan Road, now Main Street, in a right-of-way pattern (the newer, non-contributing buildings do not follow this pattern). [3]
Bloomer State Park No. 2, Rochester-Utica Recreation Area, one mile east of Rochester, off John R and Bloomer Roads Rochester Hills: September 25, 1956: Clinton Valley Center† (demolished) 140 Elizabeth Lake Road Pontiac: September 17, 1974: Commerce District No. 10 Schoolhouse: 4875 Comstock Street, 2 blocks north of Commerce Road Commerce ...
RCS Administration Center is the former Rochester High School, at one point in its past serving kindergarten through graduating senior students. Built in 1889 but renovated at different times in its history, it opened as Rochester School (Avon #5), replacing an earlier school on that same site that had burned down in 1888.
The BID was an effort by the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation and the Partnership for Downtown Rochester to revitalize downtown's core by levying a special tax to property owners within ...
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The Rochester Oral History Archive (ROHA) Project is based in Rochester, Michigan. ROHA's goal is to collect memories about the city of Rochester and compile them in a publicly accessible, digital format. The project benefits not only residents of Rochester but also non-residents who are interested in the city's history. [1] [2]
Dec. 10—Riann Bright feels a sense of connection as a downtown resident. "There is just so much that is intertwined downtown," she said. "For me, there is a higher sense of community." As ...
Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District: March 20, 1981 : 140 Elizabeth Lake Rd. Pontiac: The Eastern Michigan Asylum (later the Pontiac State Hospital, then the Clinton Valley Center) was a psychiatric hospital built according to the Kirkbride Plan.