Walking Tour, Saugatuck, 1976

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

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Name/Title

Walking Tour, Saugatuck, 1976

Entry/Object ID

2024.01.27

Scope and Content

Digital scan of two pages from the July 1, 1976 Commercial Record that included a walking tour in honor of the United States Bicentennial. Stops on the tour include Saugatuck Village Hall, Interurban station, Indian burial ground marker stone, Butler Hotel, Cook Park, Big Pavilion, the White House/Good Goods, Metzger Barber Shop, Coral Gables, Snyder family store at 221 Water, Boardwalk, Wicks Park, Chain Ferry, Mt. Baldhead, Village Square, Maplewood Hotel, Koning Hardware, Singapore Bank building, Breuckman Homestead, First Congregational Church, D.A. Heath block, Rode's Saloon/Pumpernickles, Parrish Drug, Methodist Church, Flint/Kilwins building, Leland building and Leland Lodge site. The text was likely written by Kit Lane.

Context

An early attempt to develop appreciation of local buildings, and their stories, with the public.

Collection

Newspapers, Buildings: Commercial, Buildings: Homes, cottages and private residences, Buildings: Lost

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.01

Source or Donor

Yoder, Chris

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Notes

These Commercial Record newspaper clippings — scanned by Chris Yoder in the 2000s — had been available on the pre-2023 SDHC website. The content has been moved to this online catalog for safekeeping. Publication dates are indicated in the year/month/day/page file name. For example "cr1938102801Description.jpg" = Commercial Record, 1938, October, 28th, page 01

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Saugatuck Village Square/Green, 102 Butler/Saugatuck Village Hall, 201 Culver/New Holland Spritis/Shell/Force's Snug Harbor/Interurban Station/Morrison general store, Indian Burial Ground Memorial Stone, 40 Butler/Hotel Butler/Grist Mill/Haymarket/Dutch windmill, Cook/Morrision Park 1945-, Big Pavilion 1909-1960, 106 Mason/Good Goods/White House/James Dole house/106 Mason, 132 Mason/'Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe/Model Laundry/Metzger Building, 220 Water/Coral Gables/Hotel Saugatuck/Columbia Hotel/Leiendecker's Inn/Ebmeyer Shingle Mill, 221 Water/Funk House/Snyder store, Boardwalk, Wicks Park/Anchor Park/site after 1937, Old Chain Ferry Scows c1836-1947, Mount Baldhead Dune/Park, 428 Butler/Maplewood Hotel b.1860/facade 1923, 439 Butler/Butler Pantry/Wilkins/Koning/Nies Hardware, 317 Butler/Saugatuck Gallery/Singapore Bank Book Store/Kozy Koffee/Variety Shop/Aliber Grocery/Moore Building, 306 Butler/Landsharks/Tripp's/Kruger's/C.E. Bird's/Ensign Drug Store/Wilcox Building, 303 Butler/Owl House/Woman's Club/Brueckman house, First Congregational Church Saugatuck, 202 Butler/Pumpernickle's/Carl's AG/Richard Roda's Billiard Hall/Union Hotel 1870, 201 Butler/Saugatuck Drug/Rexall/Parrish's Drug/Hotel Hamilton/Saugatuck House 1852-1913, Saugatuck United Methodist Church 1884-, 152 Butler/Kilwins/Flint's Quality Store/Landmark Building/A.B. Taylor Store/Odd Fellow Hall, Viola Fox Building/103-107 Butler/Leland Lodge/S.A. Morrison home 1850-1978

Create Date

March 28, 2024

Update Date

January 23, 2026