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4 homes on record in 3 towns

Historic homes of Macomb County

Macomb County has 4 homes on record, the oldest the Washington Octagon House (1860), the newest the William Hawkins Ferry House (1964).

  1. Washington Octagon House, Picture of the Loren Andrus Octagon house July 1996, Washington Michigan Plate 1 Washington Octagon House 1860, Washington

    Photo: Ktacia, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  2. William Upton House, William Upton House (rear), Macomb County MI Plate 2 William Upton House 1867, Sterling Heights

    Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  3. Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House Plate 3 Edsel and Eleanor Ford House 1928, Grosse Pointe Shores

    Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Macomb County at a glance

All 4 still stand. Grosse Pointe Shores holds the most, then Sterling Heights (1) and Washington Township (1). Albert Kahn is among the architects on record here.

The first here to join the National Register was the Washington Octagon House, in 1971.

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Every historic home in Macomb County on the map

4 homes on the map

  1. Washington Octagon House Built 1860, Washington
  2. William Upton House Built 1867, Sterling Heights
  3. Edsel and Eleanor Ford House Built 1928, Grosse Pointe Shores
  4. William Hawkins Ferry House Built 1964, Grosse Pointe Shores

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