Historic district, Pontiac
Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District (Boundary Decrease)
No demolition on record
Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District (Boundary Decrease) has stood on Elizabeth Lake Rd. in Pontiac. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District (Boundary Decrease) 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
Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District (Boundary Decrease) is one of the places that gives Pontiac its character.
The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 1981.
Go see it at 140 Elizabeth Lake Rd. Photos never get the scale right.
Where it is
140 Elizabeth Lake Rd., Pontiac
Around the block
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Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District
Historic district, built 1878, Late Victorian, by Elijah E. Myers
Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
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Wisner House
Built 1845, Greek Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.8 mi
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Elmer R. Webster School
Building, built 1920, Classical Revival
Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
0.8 mi
Photo credits
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- Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District (Boundary Decrease) from the street today Photo: Street View, 2025
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.