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East Elm – North Macomb Street

Three quarters of a square mile of houses north of the River Raisin, some of them standing since 1820

At a glance
LocationNorth of the River Raisin, between North Monroe Street and North Macomb Street, south of East Lorain Street; City of Monroe, Monroe County
ListedNational Register of Historic Places, 6 May 1982
BuiltFrom 1820 through the nineteenth century
HousingFederal, Greek Revival, Second Empire and Victorian houses
SchoolsMonroe Public Schools
TaxesCity of Monroe
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The neighborhood

About East Elm – North Macomb Street

The East Elm – North Macomb Street Historic District is Monroe's principal residential historic district, listed on the National Register on 6 May 1982 — the same day as Old Village across the river. It runs about three quarters of a square mile, bounded by the River Raisin on the south, North Monroe Street on the west, East Lorain Street on the north and North Macomb Street on the east.

Some of the houses here date to 1820, which makes this among the oldest residential fabric anywhere in southeast Michigan. The district carries Federal and Greek Revival houses from that early period alongside Second Empire and Victorian work from later in the century, so a walk down one street covers most of the nineteenth century.

Worth knowing
  • —About three quarters of a square mile, immediately north of the river
  • —Houses dating as far back as 1820
  • —Federal, Greek Revival, Second Empire and Victorian side by side
  • —Downtown Monroe and Old Village directly across the River Raisin
  • —A historic district, so exterior work is governed

The houses

Federal and Greek Revival, Second Empire, Victorian — the district was listed for exactly that range, built up over roughly seventy years rather than in one push. A house here is a nineteenth-century house, with what that implies about systems, insulation and the cost of doing work properly.

This is a historic district, so exterior work is governed. That is worth understanding as a feature rather than an obstacle: it is the reason the street still looks the way it does, and the reason the district was listed in the first place.

Where it sits

The district's southern boundary is the River Raisin, with downtown Monroe and the Old Village district immediately across it. The River Raisin National Battlefield Park — the only national battlefield park marking a site of the War of 1812 — is nearby on the same river, and its visitor center draws visitors into this side of town.

Not to be confused with

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