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Ithaca Downtown Historic District (Ithaca, Michigan)
The Ithaca Downtown Historic District is a commercial historic district located on East Center Street, between Main and Pine River, in Ithaca, Michigan (covering 100-168 and 101-161 East Center Street). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. History Ithaca was founded in 1855; development of the new settlement began the next year when it was selected as the county seat of the newly formed Gratiot County, Michigan, Gratiot County. The first commercial enterprise, located just west of this district, was John Jeffery's store, built in 1856. In 1860 a hotel was built at the corner of Main and Center (within this district), and by 1869 the block was filled with one- to three- story wooden commercial buildings. Ithaca was incorporated as a village in 1869. In the 1870s, brick buildings were constructed in the district; the first one being the 1875 Richardson & Weatherwax grocery store. In 1882 a railroad was built into the village. This spurred both agric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ithaca, Michigan
Ithaca is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located very near the geographical center of the state's lower peninsula. The population was 2,910 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Gratiot County Gratiot County ( ') is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 41,761. The county seat is Ithaca, although its most populous city is Alma. Gratiot County comprises the Alma, MI Micropolitan Statistica ..., and is run as a council-manager government. It sits at the conjunction of four townships in the center of the county: Emerson Township, Michigan, Emerson Township to the northeast, Arcada Township, Michigan, Arcada Township to the northwest, Newark Township, Michigan, Newark Township to the southwest, and North Star Township, Michigan, North Star Township to the southeast, but is administratively autonomous. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |