Tecumseh Historic District (Tecumseh, Michigan)

The Tecumseh Historic District is a residential historic district located in the city of Tecumseh in Lenawee County, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan Historic Site and added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1984.[1][2] On May 18, 1990, the district received a boundary expansion, which required an additional listing on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][3]

Tecumseh Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Michigan State Historic Site
Looking west along Chicago Boulevard
Location within the state of Michigan Tecumseh Historic District (Tecumseh, Michigan) (the United States)
Location	Tecumseh, Michigan
Coordinates	42°00′15″N 83°57′04″W
Architectural style	Greek Revival and Italianate
NRHP reference No.	84001796[1] (original) 86001560 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 13, 1984
Boundary increase	May 18, 1990

The district, which contains houses dating back to the 1830s, centers on the intersection of West Chicago Boulevard (M-50) and Union Street. The district contains 82 houses, three churches, a former school, and a library as contributing properties. The structures primarily date from the late-nineteenth to the early-twentieth century and consist mostly of Greek Revival and Italianate architecture.[2] On May 18, 1990, the district received an expansion of two houses located on 704–710 West Chicago Boulevard, bringing the total number of houses in the district up to 84.[4]

The Tecumseh Historic District is sometimes referred to as the “West Chicago Boulevard-Union Street Historic District” to distinguish it from the Tecumseh Downtown Historic District, which is located just east on West Chicago Boulevard.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 24, 2010.
2. State of Michigan (2009). "Tecumseh Historic District". Retrieved June 28, 2010.
3. The original boundary of the Tecumseh Historic District on September 13, 1984 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as reference #84001796. The May 18, 1990 expansion of two additional contributing properties is listed on the Register as the “Tecumseh Historic District (Boundary Increase)” reference #86001560.
4. State of Michigan (2009). "Tecumseh Historic District (Boundary Increase)". Retrieved June 28, 2010.