Historic district, Waterford Township, since 1818
Waterford Village Historic District
Still standing, photographed 2013
- Opened
- 1818
- Standing
- 208 years
Waterford Village Historic District has stood on Dubay Street in Waterford Township since 1818, 208 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
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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
In 1818, when Michigan was still a young state of farms, mills and river landings, Waterford Village Historic District opened in Waterford Township.
The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 1979.
Go see it at Dubay Street, Pontiff Street, Steffens Street, Andersonville Road and Airport Road. Photos never get the scale right.
Waterford Village is an historic community in Waterford Township, Michigan. First settled in 1819, the village is located in the northernmost part of the township along Dixie Highway, on the southeast shore of Van Norman Lake.
Timeline
- 1818 Built
- 1979 Listed on the National Register August 10, 1979
- 2026 Today 208 years and still standing
Where it is
Dubay Street, Pontiff Street, Steffens Street, Andersonville Road and Airport Road., Waterford Township
Google has no street picture right at this spot. The map still shows it.
On this map
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Waterford Village Historic District, 2013 Photo: Fanfair, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Vintage base ball game at Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, on August 7, 2011, between the Lah-De-Dahs of... Photo: Cmadler, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.