Historic district, Pontiac
Pontiac Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)
No demolition on record
Pontiac Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) has stood on Roughly E. Huron St. and S. Saginaw St. within loop of Wide Track Dr. in Pontiac. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
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
Pontiac Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) is one of the places that gives Pontiac its character.
The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 1989.
Go see it at Roughly E. Huron St. and S. Saginaw St. within loop of Wide Track Dr. Photos never get the scale right.
Where it is
Roughly E. Huron St. and S. Saginaw St. within loop of Wide Track Dr., Pontiac
On this map
- 1 Pontiac Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) This place
- 2 Eagle Theater 0.1 mi
- 3 Pontiac Commercial Historic District 0.1 mi
- 4 Central School 0.2 mi
- 5 Fairgrove Avenue Historic District 0.4 mi
- 6 Myrick-Palmer House 0.4 mi
- 7 Oak Hill Cemetery 0.5 mi
- 8 Franklin Boulevard Historic District 0.5 mi
- 9 St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Convent, and School 0.5 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the block
-
Eagle Theater
Theater, built 1927, Moorish
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
-
Pontiac Commercial Historic District
Historic district, built 1865, Early Commercial, by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
-
Central School
School, built 1893, Richardsonian Romanesque
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
-
Fairgrove Avenue Historic District
Historic district, built 1895, Colonial Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
-
Myrick-Palmer House
Built 1855, Italian Villa
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
-
Oak Hill Cemetery
Park, built 1822, Classical Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
-
Franklin Boulevard Historic District
Historic district, built 1848, Greek Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
-
![St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Convent, and School, St Vincent DePaul Catholic Church Pontiac MI. On the National Register of Historic Places]](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-5134-822-thumb-9038613238.jpg)
St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Convent, and School
House of worship, built 1885, Gothic Revival, by Donaldson & Meier
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
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.