The following is a list of Registered Historic Places in Kent County, Michigan.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 19, 2024.[1]
[2] | Name on the Register[3] | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Ada Covered Bridge | February 16, 1970 (#70000275) |
Across the Thornapple River 42°57′08″N 85°29′10″W / 42.952222°N 85.486111°W | Ada | ||
2 | Aldrich Building | November 12, 1982 (#82000536) |
98 Monroe Center, NW. 42°57′55″N 85°40′12″W / 42.965278°N 85.67°W | Grand Rapids | ||
3 | Aldrich Godfrey and White Block | January 27, 1999 (#99000052) |
89-99 Monroe Center 42°57′53″N 85°40′13″W / 42.964722°N 85.670278°W | Grand Rapids | ||
4 | Mathias J. Alten House and Studio | June 23, 2009 (#08001102) |
1593 East Fulton Street 42°57′47″N 85°37′50″W / 42.963056°N 85.630417°W | Grand Rapids | ||
5 | American Box Board Company Headquarters and Factory | November 24, 2020 (#100005823) |
470 Market Ave. SW 42°57′17″N 85°40′56″W / 42.95473°N 85.68221°W | Grand Rapids | ||
6 | American Seating Company Factory Complex | July 25, 2003 (#03000687) |
801 Broadway Ave., NW. 42°58′40″N 85°40′46″W / 42.977814°N 85.679506°W | Grand Rapids | ||
7 | Berkey and Gay Furniture Company Factory | December 20, 2000 (#00001486) |
940 Monroe Ave., NW. 42°58′44″N 85°40′18″W / 42.978889°N 85.671667°W | Grand Rapids | ||
8 | John W. Blodgett Estate | July 28, 1983 (#83000877) |
250 Plymouth Rd., SE. 42°57′26″N 85°37′25″W / 42.957222°N 85.623611°W | East Grand Rapids | ||
9 | Business Route M-21 – Plaster Creek Bridge | December 17, 1999 (#99001522) |
Business Loop Interstate 196/Chicago Drive over Plaster Creek 42°56′09″N 85°41′14″W / 42.935833°N 85.687222°W | Wyoming | ||
10 | Central Furniture Company – H. E. Shaw Furniture Company Factory | December 24, 2013 (#13000969) |
400 Ionia Avenue, SW 42°57′20″N 85°40′11″W / 42.955579°N 85.669647°W | Grand Rapids | ||
11 | Clipper Belt Lacer Company Complex | December 26, 2023 (#100009650) |
974-1010 Front Avenue NW 42°58′54″N 85°40′31″W / 42.981667°N 85.675278°W | Grand Rapids | ||
12 | Irving Andrew and Olive Crane Kendall Dean House | July 20, 2023 (#100009174) |
2350 Leonard St, NW 42°59′08″N 85°43′35″W / 42.985556°N 85.726389°W | Grand Rapids | ||
13 | Division Avenue – Plaster Creek Bridge | December 17, 1999 (#99001523) |
Division Ave. over Plaster Creek 42°55′05″N 85°39′58″W / 42.918056°N 85.666111°W | Grand Rapids | Bridge was replaced in 2007 | |
14 | Downtown Lowell Historic District | December 9, 1999 (#99001539) |
Roughly along Main St. between Hudson and Washington 42°56′04″N 85°20′16″W / 42.934444°N 85.337778°W | Lowell | ||
15 | Eastern Avenue School | September 4, 2013 (#13000666) |
758 Eastern Avenue, NE 42°58′36″N 85°38′56″W / 42.976748°N 85.648759°W | Grand Rapids | ||
16 | Fallasburg Covered Bridge | March 16, 1972 (#72000627) |
Covered Bridge Rd. 42°58′51″N 85°19′38″W / 42.980833°N 85.327222°W | Lowell | ||
17 | Fallasburg Historic District | March 31, 1999 (#98001217) |
Covered Bridge Rd. 42°58′56″N 85°19′24″W / 42.982222°N 85.323333°W | Vergennes Township | ||
18 | Fine Arts Building | November 12, 1982 (#82000537) |
220 Lyon St., NW. 42°58′01″N 85°40′26″W / 42.966944°N 85.673889°W | Grand Rapids | ||
19 | First (Park) Congregational Church | November 12, 1982 (#82000538) |
10 E. Park Pl., NE. 42°57′51″N 85°39′56″W / 42.964167°N 85.665556°W | Grand Rapids | ||
20 | President Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Boyhood Home | February 27, 1995 (#95000073) |
649 Union Ave., SE. 42°57′02″N 85°39′15″W / 42.950556°N 85.654167°W | Grand Rapids | ||
21 | Fulton Manor | December 2, 2021 (#100007211) |
1450 Fulton St. East 42°57′45″N 85°38′05″W / 42.962500°N 85.634722°W | Grand Rapids | ||
22 | Goodspeed Brothers Building | April 17, 1980 (#80001877) |
188 Monroe St., NW. 42°58′00″N 85°40′19″W / 42.966667°N 85.671944°W | Grand Rapids | ||
23 | Graham House | January 13, 1972 (#72000626) |
323-325 Main St. 42°56′02″N 85°20′30″W / 42.9339°N 85.34167°W | Lowell | ||
24 | Grand Rapids Christian High School | July 25, 2018 (#100002712) |
415 Franklin St., SE. 42°56′55″N 85°39′31″W / 42.9486°N 85.6586°W | Grand Rapids | The school's old campus. | |
25 | Grand Rapids Savings Bank Building | December 28, 1990 (#90001956) |
60 Monroe Center, NW. 42°57′52″N 85°40′07″W / 42.964444°N 85.668611°W | Grand Rapids | ||
26 | Grand Rapids Storage and Van Company Building | December 12, 2012 (#12001032) |
1415 Lake Dr. SE 42°57′27″N 85°38′04″W / 42.95742°N 85.63435°W | Grand Rapids | Built in 1926, renovated into a mixed-use apartment structure and called the Kingsley Building. | |
27 | Heartside Historic District | March 2, 1982 (#82002844) |
Division, Commerce, and Ionia Aves., Fulton, Weston, Oakes, and Cherry Sts.; also roughly Sheldon Blvd. SE, South Division Ave., Commerce Ave. SW, Ionia Ave. SW, Weston St. SE, Cherry St. SW, Williams St. SW, Bartlett St. SW, and Goodrich Street SW, all south of Fulton St. and north of Wealthy St. 42°57′42″N 85°40′09″W / 42.961667°N 85.669167°W | Grand Rapids | Second set of addresses represent a boundary increase approved July 11, 2022. | |
28 | Heritage Hill Historic District | March 11, 1971 (#71000399) |
Bounded by Michigan Ave. on the north, Pleasant St. on the south, Union Ave. on the east, and Clarendon Pl. and Jefferson Ave. on the west 42°57′35″N 85°39′25″W / 42.959722°N 85.656944°W | Grand Rapids | ||
29 | Keeler Building | November 27, 2017 (#80004806) |
56 N Division Ave. 42°57′54″N 85°40′04″W / 42.965131°N 85.667664°W | Grand Rapids | ||
30 | Kent County Civil War Monument | July 14, 2004 (#04000690) |
Division Ave. at Monroe Ave. 42°57′49″N 85°40′04″W / 42.963611°N 85.667778°W | Grand Rapids | ||
31 | Ladies' Literary Club | October 26, 1971 (#71000400) |
61 Sheldon St., SE. 42°57′45″N 85°40′01″W / 42.9625°N 85.666944°W | Grand Rapids | ||
32 | Ledyard Block Historic District | September 8, 1983 (#83000878) |
123-145 Ottawa Ave., and 104-124 Monroe Center, NW. 42°57′57″N 85°40′14″W / 42.965833°N 85.670556°W | Grand Rapids | ||
33 | Lexington School | September 4, 2013 (#13000667) |
45 Lexington Avenue, NW 42°57′53″N 85°41′04″W / 42.964640°N 85.684467°W | Grand Rapids | ||
34 | Loraine Building | November 24, 1982 (#82000539) |
124 E. Fulton St. 42°57′47″N 85°39′56″W / 42.963056°N 85.665556°W | Grand Rapids | ||
35 | Medical Arts Building | May 18, 2000 (#00000506) |
26 Sheldon Blvd. SE. 42°57′44″N 85°39′58″W / 42.962222°N 85.666111°W | Grand Rapids | ||
36 | Metal Office Furniture Company (Steelcase) Plants No. 2 and 3 | July 17, 2004 (#04000691) |
401 Hall St. SW. 42°56′34″N 85°40′41″W / 42.942778°N 85.678056°W | Grand Rapids | ||
37 | Michigan Trust Company Building | February 24, 1983 (#83000879) |
40 Pearl St., NW. 42°57′58″N 85°40′12″W / 42.966111°N 85.67°W | Grand Rapids | ||
38 | Monroe Avenue Water Filtration Plant | July 31, 2002 (#02000815) |
1430 Monroe Ave. NW. 42°59′14″N 85°40′12″W / 42.987222°N 85.67°W | Grand Rapids | ||
39 | Mt. Mercy Academy and Convent | August 5, 1993 (#93000769) |
1425 Bridge St., NW. 42°58′22″N 85°42′11″W / 42.972778°N 85.703056°W | Grand Rapids | ||
40 | Norton Mound Group | October 15, 1966 (#66000396) |
Between I-196 and Indian Mound Road[5] 42°56′12″N 85°43′19″W / 42.936667°N 85.721944°W | Grand Rapids | ||
41 | Augustus Paddock House | September 12, 1985 (#85002154) |
1033 Lake Dr., SE. 42°57′36″N 85°38′34″W / 42.96°N 85.642778°W | Grand Rapids | ||
42 | Peck Block | December 7, 2000 (#00001483) |
34-50 Monroe Center NW. 42°57′51″N 85°40′07″W / 42.964167°N 85.668611°W | Grand Rapids | ||
43 | Abram W. Pike House | July 8, 1970 (#70000276) |
230 Fulton St., E. 42°57′42″N 85°39′47″W / 42.961667°N 85.663056°W | Grand Rapids | ||
44 | Porter Hollow Embankment and Culvert | September 24, 2001 (#01001018) |
White Pine Trail at Stegman Creek, west of Summit Ave. 43°09′57″N 85°34′01″W / 43.165833°N 85.566944°W | Algoma Township | ||
45 | Rood Building | March 4, 1988 (#88000142) |
139 Pearl Street[6] 42°57′59″N 85°40′20″W / 42.966389°N 85.672194°W | Grand Rapids | ||
46 | Saint Joseph Seminary | September 16, 2019 (#100004384) |
600 Burton St. SE 42°55′39″N 85°39′05″W / 42.9274°N 85.6514°W | Grand Rapids | ||
47 | Sisters of the Order of Saint Dominic Motherhouse Complex | April 7, 2022 (#100007588) |
2025 Fulton St. E 42°57′55″N 85°37′10″W / 42.965278°N 85.619444°W | Grand Rapids | Also known as Marywood Academy | |
48 | Sixth Street Bridge | August 13, 1976 (#76001030) |
Spans Grand River between Newberry and 6th St. 42°58′36″N 85°40′27″W / 42.976667°N 85.674167°W | Grand Rapids | ||
49 | Sligh Furniture Company Building | July 21, 2023 (#100009175) |
211 Logan St, SW 42°57′16″N 85°40′24″W / 42.954444°N 85.673333°W | Grand Rapids | ||
50 | St. Cecilia Society Building | December 9, 1971 (#71000401) |
24-30 Ransom Ave., NE. 42°57′49″N 85°39′53″W / 42.963611°N 85.664722°W | Grand Rapids | ||
51 | Third Reformed Church | April 22, 1982 (#82002845) |
1009 Hermitage St., SE. 42°57′40″N 85°38′39″W / 42.961111°N 85.644167°W | Grand Rapids | ||
52 | Thornapple River Drive Bridge | April 18, 1990 (#90000570) |
Thornapple River Dr. over Thornapple River 42°56′23″N 85°29′29″W / 42.939722°N 85.491389°W | Cascade Township | ||
53 | Turner House | July 8, 1970 (#70000277) |
731 Front St., NW. 42°58′35″N 85°40′35″W / 42.976389°N 85.676389°W | Grand Rapids | ||
54 | U.S. Post Office | July 10, 1974 (#74000990) |
17 Pearl St. NW 42°58′00″N 85°40′06″W / 42.966666°N 85.668333°W | Grand Rapids | ||
55 | Villa Maria | March 27, 1987 (#86003373) |
1315 Walker NW. 42°59′01″N 85°42′02″W / 42.983611°N 85.700556°W | Grand Rapids | ||
56 | Whitney Tavern Stand | February 1, 2007 (#06001326) |
5283 Whitneyville Ave. 42°52′08″N 85°27′34″W / 42.868889°N 85.459444°W | Cascade Township | ||
57 | Willard Building | January 14, 2013 (#12001172) |
150 E. Fulton St. 42°57′47″N 85°39′52″W / 42.963049°N 85.664468°W | Grand Rapids | Built in 1930. Home of E. A. Rood & Company, a china and glassware specialty store for many years. |
[2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Grand Rapids City Hall | May 12, 1969 (#69000375) | June 4, 1970 | 35 Lyon St., NW 42°58′02″N 85°40′10″W / 42.96723°N 85.66945°W | Grand Rapids | Demolished in December 1969. | |
2 | Grand Rapids Cycle Company Factory | June 16, 2004 (#04000600) | September 1, 2022 | 514 Butterworth St. SW. 42°57′35″N 85°40′53″W / 42.959722°N 85.681389°W | Grand Rapids | In 2007 the building was destroyed by fire. |