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...
by kgrifka | Feb 9, 2022 | Metamora Crossroads Historic District
6 Deeter/Miller House After Eber Barrows sold the Northern Exchange, he built across the street, where in 1868, he housed the county poor for a time. Mr. Deeter and Mr. Miller took over and ran the business for some years. In 1911, Daniel Barber bought the business...
by kgrifka | Feb 9, 2022 | Metamora Crossroads Historic District
5 Northern Exchange Hotel It was at this location that Eber Barrows built his log shanty for travelers. All he needed to open the first “hotel” in the area was to pay the $18.00 license fee and provide a spare bed and stabling for two teams of horses. This...
