Historic home, Plymouth, since 1890
Charles G. Curtiss Sr. House
Photographed standing in 2007
- Built
- 1890
- Style
- Stick-Eastlake
- Standing
- 136 years
The Charles G. Curtiss Sr. House at 168 S. Union St, built in 1890. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.
Then and now
Photographed 2007
Today, from the street
What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
The house at 168 S. Union St went up in 1890, in the decades its town grew around the railroad and the mill.
The style is Stick-Eastlake, and the details still show it.
Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.
The Charles G. Curtiss Sr. House is a private home at 168 S. Union St. in Plymouth, Michigan in the United States.
Timeline
- 1890 Built Stick-Eastlake
- 2026 Today 136 years and still standing
Where it is
168 S. Union St., Plymouth
Around the block
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Henry W. Baker House
Built 1875, Italianate
Photo: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
370 ft
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Plymouth High School and Central Grade School
Building, built 1917, Collegiate Gothic
Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
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United States Post Office Plymouth Station
Building, built 1935, Classical Revival
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Starkweather School
School, built 1927, Late Gothic Revival, by Malcomson & Higginbotham
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.6 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Charles Curtiss House, Plymouth, Michigan, 2007 Photo: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Charles G. Curtiss Sr. House from the street today Photo: Street View, 2024
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.