Roughly bounded by Plum St., East Dr., Forest St., and Hanover St.
Marshall, Calhoun County

Designation and Designation Date

• National Historic Landmark, listed July 17, 1991

Significant Date(s), Notes

•  1830-1930, era in which buildings were erected

Significance Statement

The Marshall Historic District comprises an outstanding collection of remarkably intact nineteenth and early twentieth century architecture in a small-scale American city. The city once served as the bustling commercial, political and social center of the surrounding agrarian region.

The district is a virtual encyclopedia of America's most popular styles during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Italian Villa, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Beaux-Arts Classical and Art Deco. Most houses are built of wood, but many are executed in brick or yellowish-brown Marshall sandstone quarried locally.

For information about any of the programs described on this site, write the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, Michigan Historical Center, P.O. Box 30740, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48909-8240, or call us at (517) 373-1630.

For information about the Marshall Historic District, including tour information, visit the Marshall Historical Society Web site.