Monroe Street (M125)
Places to Visit
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220 - 222 North Monroe Street (MI)
An interesting and rather unique structure to the midwest,
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: 1.08 mi along route.
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A sterling example of adaptive reuse, this 1921 facility currently houses the local cable access channel and studios, commerical and business offices, as well as manufacturing facilities.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located at 428 S. Monroe Street, 1.68 miles along route.
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Easily the most unique home in the City of Monroe, this house was built in 1848 for Henry V. Mann. The Boyd House is said to be the only example of the Irish Gothic style in North America.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located at 405 Washington Street, 1.66 mi along route, 0.09 miles from route.
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Built by Boyez Dansard in 1898, the structure reflects the Shingle style which evolved at the close of the Victorian era.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located at 57 E. Elm Avenue, 1.22 miles along route, 0.11 miles from route.
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Presently housing the Development Office of St. Mary's Catholic Central High School, the building is an excellent example of a later period Italianate.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located at 40 W. Elm Avenue, 1.22 miles along route, 0.09 miles from route.
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The Custer Equestrian Monument (MI)
Entitled 'Sighting the Enemy', the statue commemorates the victory of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade on the Rummel fields at Gettysburg in 1863.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located 1.26 miles along route
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The Detroit Edison Building (MI)
This building was constructed in 1929 by the Detroit Edison Company as a customer service office and has been used continuously since that time by Detroit Edison.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located at 111 E. First Street, 1.42 miles along route, 0.09 miles from route.
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The Dorsch Memorial Library (MI)
This Italianate structure, thought to be built in 1850, was home to Dr. Eduard Dorsch, a prominent local physician, who gained prominence during the American Civil War.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located at 18 E. First Street, 1.45 miles along route, 0.05 miles from route.
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The Dr. Ephraim Adams House (MI)
Built in 1836, the home is an excellent example of early Victorian architecture and is so noted on the National Register of Historic Places survey.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located at 304 Washington Street, 1.54 miles along route, 0.05 miles from route.
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The First Presbyterian Church (MI)
The church was a part of the Underground Railroad network and connected at one time by tunnel to the Boyd House some four blocks to the south.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located at 108 Washington Street, 1.47 miles along route, 0.05 miles from route.
