Record Group 26

Historic Districts

 

This collection of records concerns the Plymouth Old Village Historic District and the Plymouth Downtown Development Authority, including deeds and title searches of property at the southeast corner of Church Street and Main Street.

 

Box 1, Shelf 2

Entry 1

Folder 1         

Five page index of the information used in presentation.

List of Plymouth Historical Society accession numbers for collection.

Sheet listing Questions and Answers about Plymouth’s Proposed Historic District (Acc #2004.284.014A)

Plymouth Historic District Committee Presentation (2 pages) (Acc #2004.284.015A and B)

Plymouth DDA Historic District Study 1993

Map showing suggested DDA Historic District and Old Village Historic District

Letter of September 26, 1995 concerning award of proposal  (Acc #2004.284.018)

Proposal asking for bids on Old Village Historical District  (Acc #2004.284.019)

Publications and Information Available from the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (Acc #2004-284-020A and B)

Michigan’s Local Historic Districts Act (Acc #2004.284.021)

A Guide to Delineating Edges of Historic Districts (Acc #2004.284.017)

Notes from Mark Oppat’s Donation: Eight pages of handwritten and duplicate typed notes giving old businesses and dates from 1871 to 1927

 

Folder 2         

Deed—Huron Farms to The Detroit Edison Company

Letter dated April 22, 1932

Two maps of property at 186 South Main Street

Real Estate Records Center File Number 480A covering material in file. (Acc #2004.284.029)

Six page letter from attorney March 14, 1919

Seven pages of information on purchase dated Feb 28, 1919

Agreement to Purchase between First Presbyterian Church Society and Huron Farms, October 19, 1916 (Acc #2004.284.024 Page 1 & 2)

Change of Name regarding The First Presbyterian Church of Northville

Warranty Deed—First Presbyterian Church Society to Huron Farms Company

Warranty Deed—Newhouse to First Presbyterian Church Society

Warranty Deed—Elizabeth G. Stevenson to Harry E. Newhouse, March 13, 1915

Warranty Deed—Mary Hillmer to Huron Farms Company

Warranty Deed (895/153) William H. and Luella A. Hoyt to Elizabeth G. Stevenson, August 23, 1912

Deed William H. Hoyt to Mary K. Hillmer (1919)        

Deed William H. Hoyt and Luella A. Hoyt to the Second Presbyterian Church Society of Plymouth

Deed Mary Punches to William H. Hoyt (1898)

Deed Oscar J. Punches to Mary Punches (1896)

Deed Daniel Punches and Mahettable Punches to Oscar I. Punches       (1860)

Deed Henry Fralick and Jeannette to Daniel Punches (1855)

Deed John Bogert to Henry Fralick (1855)

Deed John Kellogg to Catharine Ann Forbes (1835)

Deed Edward Brooks to John Kellogg (1835)

Mortgage Holbrook to Edward Brooks & Alfred Harthorn

Deed and Mortgage Timothy Lyon to Banajah Holbrook Jr. (1830)

Mortgage Lyon to William Starkweather (1828)

Deed Benojah Holbrook Jr. to Edward Brooks

Assignment William Starkweather to Penajah Holbrook Jr.

William Starkweather to Timothy Lyon (1828)

United States of America to William Starkweather (1825)

           

Folder 3   

Warranty Deed Packet of info on Detroit Edison to Chester and Jacqueline M. Gregory including:

Schedule B from Lawyers Title Insurance dated 26 Jul 73

            Map from Lawyers Title showing Plymouth Plat No. 8 dated 2 Feb 1831

Order to Purchase signed by Charles G. Gregory & Jacqueline M. Gregory

            Real Estate & Right of Way Department dated 23 May 1923

Detroit Edison Interdepartmental Correspondence covering Mortgage Release Resolution

Burton Abstract Closing Statement between Detroit Edison and Gregory

Prorating of Property tax – hand written entries

Bill to Detroit Edison on Title Policy

Typed Property Disposition Report

Plant Accounting Department concerning value of land

Real estate & Right of Way concerning sale 7 Mar 1973

Bill from James C. Cutler on appraisal

Detroit Edison Description of Lot 193

Correspondence concerning sale of Lot 193, 7 Feb 1972

Four letters from Oxtoly, Robinson and Hull on Huron Farms, Detroit Edison, First   Presbyterian 

Detroit Edison letter canceling lease to Michigan State Police

Detroit Edison letter on taxes, 23 Apr 1917

Village of Plymouth description of property, 13 Apr 1917

Detroit Edison letter to Burton Abstract and response 3 pages

Five pages of tax records concerning Elizabeth Stephenson

Letter to Attorney Ortoly from Detroit Edison on taxes, 4 Jan 1917

Map of downtown Plymouth including lots with some owners names

Buckley Abstract Company including 21 pages of prior owners and information on land.

 

Folder 4         

Four maps of Old Village (Acc #2004.284.027 A & B, 2004.284.028 A & B)

Plymouth DDA Historic District Study 1993 maps (Acc #2004.284.016 A, B, C & D)

 

Folder 5

Eight 4 x 6 colored aerial pictures in folder of Ann Arbor Trial, Forest and Harvey areas (Acc #2004.284.012)

Picture of Michigan Bell Telephone Company’s building (Acc #2004.284.022)

Copy of pictures of Main, Ann Arbor Trail and Forest (Acc #2004.284.013 A, B, C)

 

Folder 6         

Slides used in presentation for DDA Historic District

Four pages of notes identifying the above pictures (Acc #2004.284.025)

Thirty-seven sleeves of 35mm negatives of downtown Plymouth including notes on identification of pictures (Acc #2004.284.034)

Nineteen sepia 3 ½” x 5” identified pictures of downtown Plymouth and monuments

 

Compiled by Marilyn Erps, 21 June 2005