| 8340
Huron Avenue
|
John
Bell established a drug store here in
1848, the first in the county. He
also sold prints, oils, cigars, and fancy
groceries. Three generations of the
Bell family carried on the business.
Presently it is Robert Barnes Law Office
and Real Estate Professionals |
| 7245
Huron Avenue
|
**The
Lexington Bank of B. R. Noble was
established in 1876 and moved here in
1882. The first library was started
on the second floor in 1870. The
building features Grecian Columns of cast
iron. |
| 7239
Huron Avenue
|
**The
Moore Public Library was built in 1859 as
"The Law Office of John Divine, who
was the first attorney in Sanilac
County. The three Moore sisters
purchased the building in 1903 and had it
remodeled for a library. It was
deeded to the Village of Lexington on
January 17, 1903. Mary Moore married
Albert E. Sleeper who was Governor of
Michigan from 1917-1920. |
| 7175
Huron Avenue
|
The
Tewksbury House was built in 1874.
This queen styled home originally had
silos in the yard which manufactured gas
to feed the lighting system in the
house. The house has many different
moods which grace the many rooms.
The size and elegance of the rooms made
the house a showplace. S. C.
Tewksbury purchased an interest in the
Wood, Nims & Company (located in the
empty lot next to the BP) in 1873 and the
firm's name was changed to Nims, Tewksbury
& Company. The property extended
through to Simons St., where the maids
quarters were located. The stoned
basket was built in the 1920's by the
Elias family. It is currently Watson Manor
Adult Foster Care. |
| 7155
Huron Avenue
|
The
Buel House which is presently the St.
Matthew's Lutheran Church. Built
before 1876 in a modified ante bellum
style. The Buel family was in the
lumber business. The building was
the first county seat and was later
remodeled as a church in 1964. |
| 7231
Simons |
Dan
Clark House. Dan and his brother E.
B., took over the business known as
"Clarke's" from their
father. It was a leading mercantile
house. |
| 7187
Simons |
The
Tewksbury "Servant"
Quarters. This home is presently
owned by Jim and Liz Jackson, once housed
the servants who maintained the Tewksbury
home at 7175 Huron Avenue. The
stoned wall and pond was put in by the
Elias family in the 1920's. |
| 5381
N. Main
|
St.
Denis Catholic Church. This
building, the main part of which was built
in Spanish Mission style in 1940, replaced
a small white wooden building which was
located where the rectory now stands. |
| The
Moore Memorial Chapel |
Located
on Denissen Street at the edge of the
Municipal Cemetery. Mary Moore
Sleeper and Ella Moore Hanley gave it to
the Village in memory of their father and
mother. Their other sister, Emma
Moore Meyer, died before the building was
constructed; so a memorial window was
placed in the chapel in her honor.
There is a marble crypt in the basement. |
| 6993
Huron Avenue |
*The
Watson Beach House. Mr. Beach was an
attorney and, at one time, owned The
Sanilac Jeffersonian
newspaper. He served as County
Prosecuting Attorney and Judge of
Probate. He was 1st Lieutenant in
the civil war. He became Circuit
Judge of the 24th Judicial Circuit, which
office he held for 38 years. |
