Buildings Index
By Address
Historic Preservation
Lost Albion
Style Guide
2002
W. Erie Street Brick Paving, built 1903, demolished 2002
125-127 West Porter, built c.1858, demolished 2002
305 South Clinton Street, built c.1918, demolished 2002
Knickerbocker Grain Elevator, built 1880, demolished 2002
2000
Brooks Foundry, demolished 2000
Union Steel Products, demolished 2000
1999
Eaton N 1216, destroyed by fire on July 1999
1998
Gassette Memorial Library, built 1901, demolished 1998
Keller, built 1971, abandoned 1998
1988
Old Gymnasium, built 1892, demolished 1988
1986
Adobe House, built c.1840, demolished 1986
Bell House, built 1841, demolished 1986
1980s
McMillan Laboratory, built 1893, demolished 1980s
1974
White Mill on location of Lloyd Park destroyed by fire in May 1974
1972
Gale Manufacturing, built 1888, demolished 1972
1971
Eat Shop, opened 1922, demolished 1971
1970s
Fire, protest and unrest at Albion College and Albion High School
1969
1215 3rd Street, demolished by city
1022 Jefferson, demolished by city
1004 N. Albion, demolished by city
1202 Highland, demolished by city
1217 Highland, demolished by city
1965-1971
West Central Urban Renewal Project, over 100 homes demolished
1963
Albion Bowling Lanes (Clinton N 110), formerly the Darrow Boat Company, destoryed by fire and demolished on August 7, 1963
1962
Farley Oil Well, fire started on February 24, 1962
1960’s
First Methodist Church, built 1889, demolished 1960s
1958
107 W. Cass, Second Fire Station, built 1886, demolished 1958
West Ward School, built 1871, demolished March 1958
1944
WCTU Hall, destroyed on December 19, 1944
1942
Jennie Worthington died in a home fire on April 19, 1942
1940
Women’s Christian Temperance Union, built c.1905, fire and demolition 1940
1938
Jesse Crowell mansion, demolished 1938
1937
Dean Hall, original hall destroyed by fire on February 27, 1937
1936
Emily Clark School Building (1917-1936), second fire at Starr Commonwealth on January 8, 1936 at 4:30am
1930
Hotel Albion, built 1845, demolished 1930
1929
East Division School, built 1859, demolished 1929
North Division School, built 1849, demolished 1929
1927
East Ward School, built 1870, demolished 1927
1926
Washington Gardner School, fire in the original 1906-07 Central Building on December 30, 1926 at 6:10pm
1924
Newton Hall, first fire at Starr Commonwealth on February 28, 1924
1923
North Hall, damaged top floor on January 28, 1923
Delta Tau Delta house severely damaged by fire 1923
1922
Old Gymnasium, partially destroyed January 1922
Central Building, gutted by fire and many institutional records destroyed on December 16, 1922
1919
Superior S 214, fourth floor and crowing cornice destroyed by fire, August 31, 1919
1918
Alumni Field, bleachers destroyed by fire 1918
1917
Stone Mill, built 1845, converted to a bank 1917
Knickerbocker Grain Elevator, built 1880, moved 1 block east to market place
1915
Van Atta House, early hotel and stage coach stop, built 1840, demolished 1915
1913
Red Mill, destroyed by fire caused by lightningErie E 121, destoryed by fire, June 30, 1913
1912
Little Red School House, built 1837, demolished Spring 1912
1911
North Ward School, built 1869, demolished 1911
1907
Central Building, built 1841, fire 1907
1906
Central School, built 1872, demolished June 1906
1898
2nd major downtown fire swept through remaining wooden buildings on the west side of Superior St from Cass St to the alley on December 6, 1898
1887
East Ward School, fire with slight damage on January 12, 1887
1884
Episcopalians second building, destroyed by fire 1884
1883
Brown Mill, destroyed by fire on February 8, 1883
Presbyterian Church’s third building, destroyed by fire, 1883
1877
Central School fire on October 8, 1877
1873
1870
East Division brick school, built 1859, demolished 1870
1868
Commercial College, fire on September 10, 1868, caused college to relocate to Detroit
1861
1st major downtown fire, early buildings on west side of Superior St and south of Porter St destroyed, September 1, 1861
Mayhew & Irwin Exchange Office, minor fire 1861