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Washtenaw County, Michigan

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—newspaper titles
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87historic places
—earliest paper
1822formed
372,258pop. 2020
98cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 87 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Ann Arbor, Saline, Ypsilanti.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

72 of 87 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

87 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Anderson, William, HouseAnn ArborBuilding1982
Ann Arbor Central Fire StationAnn ArborBuilding1972
Annin, Joseph, HouseSalineBuilding1985
Bell Road BridgePinckneyStructure1996
Bell-Spalding HouseAnn ArborBuilding1990
Bennett, Henry, HouseAnn ArborBuilding1973
Bessert-Ryan HouseNorthfield TownshipBuilding2025
Brinkerhoff-Becker HouseYpsilantiBuilding1982
Chelsea Commercial Historic DistrictChelseaDistrict2011
Church, Zalmon, HouseSalineBuilding1985
Davenport, William H., HouseSalineBuilding1975
Delhi BridgeScioStructure2008
Delta Upsilon Fraternity HouseAnn ArborBuilding1995
Detroit ObservatoryAnn ArborBuilding1973
Detroit, Hillsdale and Indiana Railroad-Saline DepotSalineBuilding1994
Devereaux, Nathan B., Octagon HouseNorthfieldBuilding2003
Dixboro United Methodist ChurchDixboroBuilding1972
Earl, Thomas, HouseAnn ArborBuilding1992
East Michigan Avenue Historic DistrictSalineDistrict1985
Eastern Michigan University Historic DistrictYpsilantiDistrict1984
First National Bank BuildingAnn ArborBuilding1982
Forbes, Jortin, HouseSalineBuilding1985
Fountain-Bessac HouseManchesterBuilding1988
Friend-Hack HouseMilanBuilding1991
Frieze, Henry S., HouseAnn ArborBuilding1972
German Park Recreation ClubNorthfield TownshipBuilding2025
Germania Building ComplexAnn ArborBuilding1983
Goodyear BlockManchesterBuilding1993
Gordon HallDexterBuilding1972
Goss, Arnold and Gertrude, HouseAnn ArborBuilding2006
Groves FarmNorthfield TownshipBuilding2023
Guthard, Charles, HouseSalineBuilding1985
Harris HallAnn ArborBuilding1982
Highland CemeteryYpsilantiDistrict2020
Hoffstetter, Jacob, HouseAnn ArborBuilding1982
Kellogg-Warden HouseAnn ArborBuilding1994
Ladies' Literary Club BuildingYpsilantiBuilding1972
Leland, Joshua G. and Nancy (Bly), HouseAnn ArborBuilding2025
Litchfield, James, HouseDexterBuilding1984
Lutz, George R., HouseSalineBuilding1985
Main Street Historic DistrictMilanDistrict1999
Main Street Post OfficeAnn ArborBuilding1978
Mechem, Floyd R., HouseAnn ArborBuilding1999
Metcalf, Robert C. and Bettie J. (Sponseller), HouseAnn ArborBuilding2016
Methodist Episcopal Church ParsonageAnn ArborBuilding1982
Michigan Central Railroad Chelsea DepotChelseaBuilding1987
Michigan Central Railroad DepotAnn ArborBuilding1975
Michigan Theater BuildingAnn ArborBuilding1980
Miller-Walker HouseSalineBuilding1985
Muschenheim, William and Elizabeth (Bodanzky), HouseAnn ArborBuilding2016
Newberry HallAnn ArborBuilding1972
Nickels ArcadeAnn ArborBuilding1987
North Ann Arbor Street Historic DistrictSalineDistrict1985
Northern BreweryAnn ArborBuilding1979
Oakwood Cemetery MausoleumSalineBuilding1985
Old West Side Historic DistrictAnn ArborDistrict1972
Palmer, George W., HouseChelseaBuilding1996
Palmer, William B. and Mary Shuford, HouseAnn ArborBuilding1999
Parker Mill ComplexAnn ArborBuilding1982
Pease AuditoriumYpsilantiBuilding1984
President's House, University Of MichiganAnn ArborBuilding1970
Rentschler, Emanuel and Elizabeth, FarmsteadSalineDistrict2013
Saint John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Parsonage, and CemeteryNorthfield TownshipBuilding2026
Saint Mary's SchoolChelseaBuilding2010
Salem Methodist Episcopal Church and Salem Walker CemeterySalemBuilding1992
Saline First Presbyterian ChurchSalineBuilding1985
Schuyler Mill-Ford Soybean Plant ComplexSalineDistrict1996
St. Patrick's Parish ComplexAnn ArborDistrict1982
Starkweather Religious CenterYpsilantiBuilding1977
Stone SchoolAnn ArborBuilding1995
Sturm, Louis, HouseSalineBuilding1985
Sutherland, Landgford and Lydia McMichael, FarmsteadPittsfield Charter TownshipDistrict2006
Sutton, Nathan Esek and Sarah Emergene, HouseNorthfield TownshipBuilding2022
Ticknor, Dr. Benajah, HouseAnn ArborBuilding1972
Tuomy Hills Service StationAnn ArborBuilding2000
Union BlockSalineBuilding1985
Unitarian Universalist ChurchAnn ArborBuilding1978
University Of Michigan Central Campus Historic DistrictAnn ArborDistrict1978
Van Duzer, Samuel D., HouseSalineBuilding1985
Wallace Block-Old Saline Village HallSalineBuilding1985
Watson, Henry R., HouseSalineBuilding1985
Weinmann BlockAnn ArborBuilding1983
White, Orrin, HouseAnn ArborBuilding1971
Wilson, Judge Robert S., HouseAnn ArborBuilding1972
Ypsilanti Historic DistrictYpsilantiDistrict1978
Ypsilanti Historic District (Boundary Increase)YpsilantiDistrict1989
Ypsilanti Water Works Stand PipeYpsilantiStructure1981

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Washtenaw was formed in 1822 (1822-09-10) from Monroe, Oakland, Wayne.

WASHTENAW created by Michigan Territory from MONROE, OAKLAND, and WAYNE.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Washtenaw County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).

372k188k4,04218301840188019201930196020002020
183018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
4,04223,57135,68641,84847,76149,52080,810134,606172,440264,748322,895372,258

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

98 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 98 listed
NameLatLon
Alban Cemetery42.17448-83.58577
Arborcrest Memorial Park42.29003-83.7091
Benton Cemetery42.11949-83.86786
Bethel Church Cemetery42.18055-83.93194
Bethlehem Cemetery42.28003-83.78549
Botsford Cemetery42.2793-83.68166
Bridgewater Center Cemetery42.12212-83.96823
Canfield Cemetery42.35075-84.02478
Chelsea-Dexter Road Cemetery42.32471-83.94861
Childs Cemetery42.12476-83.58188
Collins Plains Cemetery42.42142-84.08134
Comstock Cemetery42.19749-83.61027
Cottonwood Farm Cemetery42.36333-83.81777
Crittenden Cemetery42.17221-83.68555
Dexter Cemetery42.35003-83.96411
Fairview Cemetery42.2942-83.74105
First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden42.24497-83.61403
Fletcher Road Cemetery42.2211-83.97388
Forest Hill Cemetery42.27893-83.72772
Forest Lawn Cemetery42.33563-83.89138
Freedom Emanuel Evangelical Memorial Cemetery42.22499-83.95416
Freedom Township Cemetery42.23935-83.94724
Gadd Cemetery42.10594-83.96501
Harwood Cemetery42.20026-83.71418
Highland Cemetery42.25725-83.61049
Hudson Cemetery42.38503-83.91911
Judd Cemetery42.1411-83.75694
Lapham Cemetery42.37786-83.56811
Laraway Family Plot42.3511-83.56555
Leland Cemetery42.36697-83.68299
Lima Cemetery42.26614-83.9805
Lima Cemetery42.29836-83.94911
Lodi Cemetery42.19899-83.796
Loveland Road Cemetery42.31823-84.13084
Maple Grove Cemetery42.28754-84.07467
Marble Park Cemetery42.09253-83.69716
Mooreville Cemetery42.1042-83.74299
Mount Calvary Cemetery42.33428-84.07974
Mount Hope Cemetery42.22501-83.9634
Mount Olivet Cemetery42.32031-84.00994
North Lake Cemetery42.38225-84.00689
Oak Grove Cemetery42.14499-84.05555
Oak Grove Cemetery42.31415-83.64998
Oakhill Cemetery42.1191-83.82122
Oakwood Cemetery42.16362-83.78559
Parker Cemetery42.29003-83.90244
Phelps Cemetery42.30569-83.87858
Pierce Cemetery42.30302-84.02402
Pioneer Cemetery42.24638-83.68611
Popkins Cemetery42.29975-83.81447
Pray Cemetery42.3392-83.59604
Raymond Cemetery42.24448-84.10872
Reynolds Corners Cemetery42.07483-84.06428
Rogers Corners Addition Cemetery42.23929-83.97483
Rosier Cemetery42.24166-83.84583
Rowes Corners Cemetery42.19194-84.03338
Saint Andrew's Memorial Cloister Garden42.28331-83.7432
Saint Clare's Episcopal Church Chapel Columbarium42.25457-83.72425
Saint Francis' Catholic Cemetery42.18073-83.94232
Saint James Cemetery42.12531-83.86688
Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery42.35999-83.70416
Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery42.15994-83.8981
Saint Johns Cemetery42.2592-83.6066
Saint Joseph Cemetery42.32738-83.88581
Saint Josephs Cemetery42.38392-83.9605
Saint Josephs Cemetery42.11309-83.59993
Saint Luke's Cloister Garth Cemetery42.24304-83.61286
Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery42.14496-84.05699
Saint Patricks Cemetery42.35836-83.74938
Saint Thomas' Catholic Cemetery42.29444-83.75027
Saint Thomas' Lutheran Cemetery42.22499-83.92472
Salem - Walker Cemetery42.41048-83.62387
Salem Grove Cemetery42.29628-84.12361
Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery42.25416-83.87666
Scadin Cemetery42.36285-83.82279
Schneider Road Cemetery42.19916-83.93416
Scio Cemetery42.32582-83.84026
Sharon Hollow Cemetery42.1686-84.09138
Sharon Lutheran Cemetery42.21944-84.07388
Sharon Township Cemetery42.19089-84.07114

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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