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Historic district, Farmington, since 1823

Farmington Historic District

Photographed standing in 2010

Farmington, Michigan downtown, Masonic Lodge, 2007 Photo: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opened
1823
Style
Greek Revival
Standing
203 years

Farmington Historic District has stood on Grand River Ave. and Shiawassee Ave. from Warner St. to junction in Farmington since 1823, 203 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

More photos of Farmington Historic District

House on Farmington Road, Farmington Historic District, Farmington MI, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Houses on Farmington Road, Farmington Historic District, Farmington MI, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Houses on Grand River, Farmington Historic District, Farmington MI, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 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 24, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

Farmington Historic District opened in 1823, in the years when roads in from Detroit were plank and mud.

It was built in the Greek Revival style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.

It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Go see it at Grand River Ave. and Shiawassee Ave. from Warner St. to junction. Photos never get the scale right.

Farmington Historic District is the town center of Farmington, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The area roughly corresponds to the section of Grand River Avenue and Shiawassee Avenue from Warner Street to junction of Grand River and Shiawassee.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 1823 Built Greek Revival, Late Victorian
  2. 1976 Listed on the National Register June 18, 1976
  3. 2026 Today 203 years and still standing

Where it is

Grand River Ave. and Shiawassee Ave. from Warner St. to junction, Farmington

On this map

  1. Farmington Historic District This place
  2. First Methodist Episcopal Church of Farmington 0.2 mi
  3. Botsford-Graser House 0.5 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. Farmington, Michigan downtown, Masonic Lodge, 2007 Photo: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. House on Farmington Road, Farmington Historic District, Farmington MI, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Houses on Farmington Road, Farmington Historic District, Farmington MI, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Houses on Grand River, Farmington Historic District, Farmington MI, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Commercial Buildings on Grand River, Farmington Historic District, Farmington MI, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. Map of the boundaries of the Farmington Historic District, 2009 Photo: David Devine, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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.