19th Century Commercial Architecture of Rochester

500 Olde Towne Road,Rochester MI 48307

03 February, 2022

Description

A discussion about some of Rochester's surviving 19th century commercial architecture. Rochester-Avon Historical Society president and historian Tiffany Dziurman will discuss Rochester’s 19th century commercial architecture in a new local history presentation at Rochester Hills Public Library on Thursday, February 3 at 7 p.m. Rochester's downtown business district contains multiple surviving examples of nineteenth-century commercial architecture. The oldest surviving example is the Rollin Sprague/Old Stone Store, built of coursed cobblestone in 1849 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The last building erected in the business district in the nineteenth century was the Masonic Block at Fourth and Main, designed by Pontiac architect E.R. Prall in 1899 and registered as a Michigan Historic Site. Registration for the program is recommended. Visit rochesteravonhistoricalsociety.org to register and for more information.