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The Lansing Downtown Historic District encompasses the central core of Lansing's business district, primarily along Washington and Capitol Avenues, and buildings clustered around Reutter Park. The district contains 88 buildings, of which 75 contribute to the historic character of the district. The buildings are predominantly from the 1880s to ...
The J.W. Knapp Company Building is a historic five-story, 190,000-square-foot (18,000 m 2) Streamline Moderne building in Lansing, Michigan, United States.Designed by Orlie Munson of the Bowd–Munson Company, which also designed several other Art Deco landmarks in Lansing, including the Ottawa Street Power Station, [2] it was constructed by the Christman Company in 1937 through 1938.
The area that would become downtown was part of the original plat of Lansing. When the city was chosen as the capital of Michigan in 1847, this area – known as Middle Town – was chosen as the site of the state capitol building, but the city's primary and older business district of Old Town – then known as Lower Town – would remain the dominant business district for another decade or so ...
There are 52 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 23, 2024.[2] Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
September 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM. LANSING — In June of 2023, community and city dignitaries gathered at a vacant lot at the corner of Lenawee Street and South Washington Avenue to announce the ...
An older Federal Building, constructed in 1895, was located in Lansing. Although this building was enlarged in 1913, by the 1930s the post office and various other federal agencies inhabiting it had outgrown the space. Recognizing the need, in 1932 the government hired architectural firm Bowd-Munson Company to design a new building ...
December 6, 2005. The Boji Tower, also known as the Michigan National Bank Building, is a historic 23-story building located at 124 Allegan Street, in Lansing, Michigan. It has been the tallest building in Lansing since its completion in 1931. On December 6, 2005, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Capital ...
Old Town, Lansing, Michigan. / 42.74694°N 83.14306°W / 42.74694; -83.14306. Located in the northern end of Lansing, Michigan, Old Town overlooks the Grand River and a winding bike trail. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the North Lansing Historic Commercial District, the district was established in the mid-19th ...