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Building, Howell, since 1889

Livingston County Courthouse

Still standing, photographed 2015

Livingston County Courthouse, 200 E. Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, 2010 Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opened
1889
Standing
137 years

Livingston County Courthouse has stood on Grand River Avenue in Howell since 1889, 137 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

More photos of Livingston County Courthouse

Howell court house as seen from a southeast view overlooking the Howell amphitheater during a big band performance, 2013 Photo: Joshuay04, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Howell Courthouse by Joshua Young, 2015 Photo: Joshuay04, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Livingston County Courthouse, Howell, Michigan, 2012 Photo: Aon25, 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 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

Livingston County Courthouse opened in 1889, in the decades its town grew around the railroad and the mill.

The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 1976.

Next time you are nearby, stop at Grand River Avenue and look up.

The Livingston County Courthouse is a government building located at 200 East Grand River Avenue in Howell, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 1889 Built
  2. 1976 Listed on the National Register August 13, 1976
  3. 2026 Today 137 years and still standing

Where it is

Grand River Avenue, Howell

On this map

  1. Livingston County Courthouse This place
  2. Howell Downtown Historic District 0.1 mi
  3. John H. and Martha Durfee Galloway House 0.2 mi
  4. Ann Arbor Railway Station 0.2 mi
  5. William K. and Nellie (Harper) Sexton House 0.6 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

More from Howell in the 1880s

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. Livingston County Courthouse, 200 E. Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, 2010 Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Howell court house as seen from a southeast view overlooking the Howell amphitheater during a big band performance, 2013 Photo: Joshuay04, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Howell Courthouse by Joshua Young, 2015 Photo: Joshuay04, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Livingston County Courthouse, Howell, Michigan, 2012 Photo: Aon25, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

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