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LEXINGTON
SAMPLER OF EARLY AMERICAN HOMES
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(click above on which section
of Lexington you would like to read about)
| 7275 Huron Avenue
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J. L. Woods owned
the building from 1849 to 1873. He was a senior partner
in the first conglomerate in the area. He continued in
the firm until 1884. At that time, the firm was known as
Tewksbury, Papst & Company and occupied three stories plus
a dock at the lake. The BP, empty lot, and Ehardts
Pharmacy currently reside on the property. |
| 7263 Huron Avenue
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Colonial
Hotel. This was the originial and major store of J. L.
Woods & Company, which became Tewksbury, Papst &
Company where general merchandise such as dry goods,
groceries, crockery, hardware, school books, etc., were
sold. A lumber yard and feed store were kept in
connection with raising livestock. The BP, empty lot,
and Ehardts Pharmacy currently reside on the property. |
| Main St (By BP)
Gazebo |
The Lexington
Band performed weekly concerts there during the warm
months. Samuel Tewksbury donated the property which BP
is currently on and built the Gazebo for the Village of
Lexington |
| 5475 N. Main St.
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*The Old Town
Hall and Masonic Temple. Built in 1876, the second floor
was known as the "Opera House" and was the cultural
center of the town. The Masonic Lodge owned the third
floor and the basement. There is a historical marker,
placed in 1987 at the stairway entrance at the north
end. This was also the old fire hall. |
THE
ANSON SIMONS NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORIC DISTRICT OF LEXINGTON
On
April 18, 1988, an auspicious date, as it marked an anniversary of the
midnight ride of Paul Revere from Lexington to Concord. The
Lexington Village Council created the first historic district in the
thumb. Lexington is also the smallest town in the state of
Michigan to have a historic district. Not all buildings in the
district are historic. One relatively new building is
architecturally significant.
| 7277 Simons
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**Captains
Quarters Bed & Breakfast. The historical name
of this building is "The Moore- Sleeper House. It
is listed in the national register of Historic Places.
It was built by a wealthy farmer, Charles H. Moore, apparently
in two stages between about 1860 and 1875. Moore's
youngest daughter Mary married local banker, Albert E.
Sleeper, who went on to become Governor of Michigan 1917-1920. |
| 5406 Washington |
This is the
"Richard Graves House". It was originally
designed to face Wayne Street. The house is pre-civil
war but the porch was added in approximately 1880. Not
much is known of Graves except that he built it. He was
a member of Lexington's First Hook and Ladder Company, which
was formed in 1857. |
| 7294 Jefferson |
This is a
"Salt Box Style" house, designed and built in 1974
by owner Virgil Bett. This style of house is popular in
New England. Salt Box is characterized by one side of
the roof gable being somewhat longer than the other. |
| 5349 Washington |
**This is the
"John L. Fead House". The house was
built in the true "Queen Anne" style of
architecture, which is rather ornate and is characterized by
three different types of siding on at least one wall, and a
hip roof (four sides of the roof coming together in the
middle). John L. Fead operated a woolen mill on the
beach near the house. The house is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places. |
| 5397 Washington |
This is the
"Roderick M. Rice Homestead". Nothing is known
of Mr. Rice except that he must have had considerable wealth
to have built a house this size. The style of the
building is Italianate, indicated by long windows with arched
tops. Italianate style houses typically have a hip roof. |
| 5417 Washington |
This small but
typically "Michigan" house is known as the
"Jasper and Amanda Keys house. Jasper Keys was
editor of the Lexington News from 1895 to 1912
(approximate dates). He died in 1914. He was
grandfather of the late Ned Henry, well known in
Lexington. The house was gutted by fire several years
ago but has been carefully restored by the owners who lived in
Grosse Pointe. |
| 7307 Simons
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The brick house
on the northeast corner is known as the the Richard Shenick
House #2. Shenick came to Lexington as a young teenager,
having a capital of about six cents. By hard work, he
was able to obtain enough financial resources to erect a
factory for the production of furniture, sash, doors and other
articles of wood. He also operated an undertaking
establishment. As his wealth increased, he was able to
erect this fine brick house. |
| 7319 Simons |
The next house is
the Richard Shenick house #1. The back part of the house
was erected first and the front part was added later.
The house is pre-civil war. |
| 7345 Simons |
This is known as
the Dodge-Henry House. It was owned by Lucy Dodge (who
probably had it built) in 1876. Little is known of her
except that a descendant, Lucy Dodge Shipley, is still
living. George Henry purchased the home from
Dodge. He also owned the Henry House, an inn on Huron
Avenue, which has long since been razed. His heirs owned
the house until the late 1970's. |
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