Stone Post Office - Jackson, MI - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

The first post office in Jackson was located in the log house of Isaiah Bennett, the village's first postmaster. In 1839, Joseph G.R. Blackwell, a wealthy businessman, constructed this stone structure to house his general store, located facing what was then the town's small public square. It was later used to house the town's post office, a use which continued until 1894, By that time, Jackson was large enough to have outgrown the small building, and the Stone Post Office was abandoned in favor of a larger structure built with federal financing. The commercial center of Jackson was also growing, and larger structures were built around the old Stone Post Office, relegating it to the rear of other buildings. Since that time, it has mostly been used as a warehouse for a series of downtown businesses. -Stone Post Office

The building on the north side of the park is Casler Hardware. The back half is the town’s oldest stone building and one of the oldest commercial structures in Michigan. It once served as the local newspaper, post office, and general store. -

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