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Landmarks and historic homes of Pontiac

Every building in the set, with its year and a link to its own landmark page.

By Victoria JacksonEditor In Chief Published 1 min read
Pontiac, Michigan, Downtown Pontiac, Michigan looking northwest
Pontiac, Michigan. Photo: Lrgjr72, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The numbers

  1. Oak Hill Cemetery 1822

    Classical Revival, Gothic, Pontiac

  2. Wisner House 1845

    Greek Revival, Pontiac

  3. Franklin Boulevard Historic District 1848

    Greek Revival, Italianate, Pontiac

  4. Horatio N. Howard House 1850

    Greek Revival, Pontiac

  5. Myrick-Palmer House 1855

    Italian Villa, Pontiac

  6. Pontiac Commercial Historic District 1865

    Early Commercial, Gothic, Pontiac

  7. Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District 1878

    Late Victorian, Italianate, Pontiac

  8. St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Convent, and School 1885

    Gothic Revival, Collegiate Gothic, Pontiac

  9. Central School 1893

    Richardsonian Romanesque, Pontiac

  10. Fairgrove Avenue Historic District 1895

    Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Pontiac

  11. Modern Housing Corporation Addition Historic District 1919

    Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Pontiac

  12. Elmer R. Webster School 1920

    Classical Revival, Prairie School, Pontiac

Bars run from the lowest figure shown, 1822 for Oak Hill Cemetery, to the highest, 1920 for Elmer R. Webster School. Figures from Rebuild Detroit landmark pages.

Your next step

Walk the neighborhoods these buildings call home.

Every Metro Detroit landmark

Detroit's past is still standing, brick by brick. Rebuild Detroit's landmark pages list 16 landmarks and historic homes in Pontiac.

The oldest dates to 1822 and the newest to 1949. 4 of them are historic homes.

The buildings

Oak Hill Cemetery dates to 1822. Wisner House dates to 1845.

Franklin Boulevard Historic District dates to 1848. Horatio N. Howard House dates to 1850.

Myrick-Palmer House dates to 1855. Pontiac Commercial Historic District dates to 1865.

Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District dates to 1878. St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Convent, and School dates to 1885.

Central School dates to 1893. Fairgrove Avenue Historic District dates to 1895.

Final word

Each building links to its own page with its architect, its builder and its dates. Keep this page handy.

Sources

Victoria Jackson

Victoria Jackson

Editor In Chief, Detroit Ledger

Victoria Jackson is a lifelong student and sharp-eyed documentarian of all things Detroit, from its rich musical roots and cultural icons to its shifting neighborhoods, storied architecture, and underground legends.

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