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Historic home, Plymouth, since 1875

Henry W. Baker House

Still standing, photographed 2012

The Col. Frank J. Hecker House in Detroit, Michigan, United States, seen here from across Woodward Avenue, is listed on..., 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Built
1875
Style
Italianate
Standing
151 years

The Henry W. Baker House at 233 S. Main St, built in 1875. The family, the architect, the block it belongs to and what stands there today.

On the map

More photos of Henry W. Baker House

Photographed 2007

Henry Baker house, Plymouth, Michigan. On the National Register of Historic Places, 2007 Photo: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The house at 233 S. Main St went up in 1875, as railroads, lumber and farm money built the region's main streets.

The style is Italianate, and the details still show it.

Most homes like it are lived in, so enjoy it from the sidewalk.

The Henry W. Baker House is located at 233 S. Main St. in Plymouth, Michigan. It was built by its original owner as a private home, but now houses commercial space.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 1875 Built Italianate
  2. 2026 Today 151 years and still standing

Where it is

233 S. Main St., Plymouth

On this map

  1. Henry W. Baker House This place
  2. Charles G. Curtiss Sr. House 370 ft
  3. United States Post Office Plymouth Station 0.1 mi
  4. Plymouth High School and Central Grade School 0.1 mi
  5. Starkweather School 0.6 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Around the block

Photo credits

Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.

  1. The Col. Frank J. Hecker House in Detroit, Michigan, United States, seen here from across Woodward Avenue, is listed on..., 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Henry Baker house, Plymouth, Michigan. On the National Register of Historic Places, 2007 Photo: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Baker Family of Plymouth Michigan at Belle Isle, Detroit Photo: Chauncey LeGros, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Henry William Baker,[1] President of Daisy Mfg, 1895 thru 1919, 2012 Photo: Chauncey LeGros, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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.