by kgrifka | Apr 29, 2022 | News & Updates
April 16, 2022 the Daughters of the American Revolution held a fashion show at Downtown Metamora’s historic Old Town Hall to showcase fashions covering the past 400 years. According to the County Press article written by Nicholas Pugliese, It’s fair to say that...
by kgrifka | Feb 9, 2022 | Metamora Crossroads Historic District
9 Wilder Bros. Store (Townsend Store) Walter Wilder came to Michigan in 1878 from Wellington, Ontario and for a short time engaged in carriage manufacturing in Detroit. He moved to Metamora and worked in the same business until 1880 when he decided to go into farming....
by kgrifka | Feb 9, 2022 | Metamora Crossroads Historic District
10 Pilgrim Congregational Church The first meeting of the Pilgrim Congregational Church was held on March 13, 1878. Two days later, 21 men and women joined the church as charter members. Membership grew rapidly and in April 1878, Joseph Darwood of Dryden was...
by kgrifka | Feb 9, 2022 | Metamora Crossroads Historic District
8 Henderson Store Not much is known about this building. Built around 1890, the Henderson Store demonstrates the Queen Anne architectural influence in the small-planed glass windows and decorative brickwork. Recently remodeled, it retains much of its historic flavor....
by kgrifka | Feb 9, 2022 | Metamora Crossroads Historic District
7 Stone’s Brick Block The first blacksmith shop in the villages was constructed on this site in the early 1850’s. It was replaced by a stone structure that was removed in 1879 to make way for the first brick building in Metamora. It was constructed in 1879...
