Byron Township Hall
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N 42° 48.671 W 085° 43.563
16T E 604156 N 4740634
Plenty of parking available, all around the building.
Waymark Code: WMHDW9
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2013
Views: 15
Byron Township Hall was built in 1876. Byron Center had been platted four years earlier from the Samuel S. Towner farm which was located in the geographic center of the township. The hall housed the township library until 1863 and continued to house government offices until 1986. The International Order of Odd Fellows held a ninety-nine-year lease on the second story of the building beginning in 1877. The Byron Center Historical Society purchase and restored the building in 1986.
In 1896 William Jennings Bryan the "silver-tongued orator." spoke here while stumping the country as the Democratic presidential candidate. Gerald R. Ford often met here with his constituents during his thirteen terms as Michigan's Fifth District Congressman, The Bryron Township Hall served as a forum for political speeches and provided space for community activities such as dances, weddings, meetings, and church services. It became the Byron Township Historical Museum in 1987.
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Byron Township Hall was built in 1876. Byron Center had been platted four years earlier from the Samuel S. Towner farm which was located in the geographic center of the township. The hall housed the township library until 1863 and continued to house government offices until 1986. The International Order of Odd Fellows held a ninety-nine-year lease on the second story of the building beginning in 1877. The Byron Center Historical Society purchase and restored the building in 1986.
In 1896 William Jennings Bryan the "silver-tongued orator." spoke here while stumping the country as the Democratic presidential candidate. Gerald R. Ford often met here with his constituents during his thirteen terms as Michigan's Fifth District Congressman, The Bryron Township Hall served as a forum for political speeches and provided space for community activities such as dances, weddings, meetings, and church services. It became the Byron Township Historical Museum in 1987.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: L1451
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
website: Not listed
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