Central Neighborhood Historic District

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Central Neighborhood Historic District
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Central Neighborhood Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by 5th, Locust, Union, 9th, and Division Sts., Traverse City, Michigan
Coordinates 44°45′45″N85°37′45″W / 44.76250°N 85.62917°W / 44.76250; -85.62917
Area121 acres (49 ha)
ArchitectHerman Smith
Architectural style Italianate, Neo-Georgian
NRHP reference No. 79001154 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 1979

The Central Neighborhood Historic District is a residential historic district, roughly bounded by 5th, Union, 9th, and Division Streets in Traverse City, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It includes the separately-listed Perry Hannah House. The district includes 459 structures.

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History

The Central Neighborhood was started around the turn of the century, with the majority of the houses in the neighborhood constructed between 1890 and 1914. [2] Original residents of the neighborhood include lumber baron Perry Hannah, his son Julius and daughter-in-law Elsie Raff, fruit canner John Morgan and his son "Wild Bill" (later mayor of Traverse City), executive Cuyler Germaine, and Dr. James Munson, superintendent of the Northern Michigan Asylum. [3] The neighborhood is unique for the socio-economic diversity of its residents.[ citation needed ]

Description

The Central Neighborhood Historic District covers 121 acres and is primarily residential, including 407 single-family residences, 44 outbuildings, and eight churches and schools. [2] Neighborhood architecture includes vernacular versions of Queen Anne, Italianate, and Neo-Georgian houses.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#79001154)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Central Neighborhood Historic District". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  3. George Cantor (2005), Explore Michigan: Traverse City, University of Michigan Press, pp. 34–37, ISBN   9780472030910