Center Avenue [west end between Madison and Monroe]
Posted by: 
S5280ft
N 43° 35.857 W 083° 53.037
17T E 267220 N 4831224
Located on the south side of Center Avenue, in front of the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Parking available. Be sure to count the gargoyles at the homes between the two Central Avenue markers. We got 9.
Waymark Code: WM14QE
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2007
Views: 22
Center Avenue presents one of the most spectacular displays of late nineteenth and early twentieth century residential architecture in Michigan. Between 1870 and 1940 Bay City's prominent citizens favored Center Avenue as "the" place to live. Early in this period lumbermen built lavish residences. After 1900 lumbering declined and the city's economy diversified. Leaders in the sugar beet, coal, shipbuilding, and other industries built stylish homes that reflected their substantial fortunes. Local architects such as Pratt and Koeppe, Clark and Munger, and Philip Floeter designed many of the buildings. Monumental churches and other public structures, like the Masonic Temple, compliment the residences. Center Avenue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Parking nearby?: yes
D/T ratings: 
Registered Site #: Local Site #2122
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:Take a photo of your GPS at the marker. We'd prefer a photo of you with your GPS, but we realize that sometimes that's just not possible or preferable.
Also include a bit about your visit to the marker.
NEW: Instructions for logging Missing Marker Visits.
If the Marker is missing, but still listed here, you must provide a photo of you at the actual item historically honored. (This should be the waymark's "default" image). Indicate in your log that you took your photo at the Historical Location instead of the marker, because the marker was missing. Please also still include a bit about your visit to the site.