List of the oldest buildings in Michigan

This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings in the state of Michigan in the United States. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records.

To be listed here a site must:

• date prior to 1850; or
• be the oldest building in a region, large city, or oldest of its type (church, government building, style, etc.)

List

Building	Image	Location	First Built	Use	Notes
Officer's Stone Quarters of Fort Mackinac		Mackinac Island	1780	Military	Oldest structure within the fort.
McGulpin House		Mackinac Island	1780 c.	Residential	Architectural style could predate 1780. Relocated in 1981.
Biddle House		Mackinac Island	1780 c.	Residential/fur trading	Restored in 1959.[1]
Navarre-Anderson Trading Post		Frenchtown Charter Township	1789	Trading post
Cookhouse at Navarre-Anderson Trading Post complex		Frenchtown Charter Township	1810	Food preparation
Robert Stuart House		Mackinac Island	1817	Residential
John Johnston House		Sault Ste. Marie	1822	Residential
Mission House		Mackinac Island	1825	School/residential
Sheldon Inn		Canton	1825	Residential/inn
Edward Loranger House		Frenchtown Charter Township	1825	Residential
Charles Trowbridge House		Detroit	1826	Residential	Oldest documented building in the city of Detroit.[2]
Musgrove Evans House		Tecumseh	1826	Residential
Elmwood		Sault Ste. Marie	1827	Indian Affairs	Relocated and renovated in 1979.
Mission Church		Mackinac Island	1829	Religious	Oldest surviving church In Michigan.
Fort Gratiot Light		Port Huron	1829	Lighthouse	Michigan's first lighthouse.
Barn at Joshua Simmons' farm		Livonia	1829	Farm building
Land Office		White Pigeon	1831	Government
Caswell House		Troy	1832	Residential
Walker Tavern		Cambridge Township	1832 c.	Residential/tavern
Commandant's Quarters		Dearborn	1833	Military
Bagley Inn		Bloomfield Hills	1833	Residential/tavern
Joseph Campau House		Detroit	1835	Residential
Raisin Valley Friends Meetinghouse		Adrian	1835	Religious
Ticknor-Campbell House		Ann Arbor	1835	Residential
Old Tavern Inn		Niles	1835 c.	Tavern	Oldest business in Michigan[3]
Indian Dormitory		Mackinac Island	1837	Residential/school	Now known as the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum.
The President's House at University of Michigan		Ann Arbor	1837	Residential	The oldest building at Michigan's oldest university.[4]
St. Ignace Mission		St. Ignace	1837	Religious	Relocated in 1954.
Trombley House		Bay City	1837 c.	Residential	Oldest frame house still standing in Bay County. Relocated to Veterans Memorial Park in 1981.
Governor's Mansion (Marshall)		Marshall	1839	Residential
Old Presque Isle Light		Presque Isle	1840	Lighthouse
Joshua Simmons House		Livonia	1841	Residential	Another house on the farm may have been built in 1826
Dougherty Mission House		Old Mission	1842	Residential
Paw Paw City Hall		Paw Paw	1842	Government	Relocated in 1900.
Ladies' Literary Club Building		Ypsilanti	1843 c.	Residential
Abram W. Pike House		Grand Rapids	1844	Residential
Ballard-Breakey House		Ypsilanti	1845	Residential	construction may have started in 1830s
Lapeer County Courthouse		Lapeer	1846	Courthouse
Barracks of Fort Wayne		Detroit	1848	Military	Oldest remaining military structure in Detroit.

See also

• List of the oldest buildings in the United States
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Michigan

References

1. "Biddle House". michmarkers.com. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
2. Eric J. Hill, John Gallagher, American Institute of Architects Detroit Chapter, AIA Detroit , Wayne State University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-8143-3120-3, p.232
3. http://www.michigan.org/property/old-tavern-inn-1/
4. Duderstadt, Anne. "The President's House at the University of Michigan". Retrieved 16 March 2016.