Howell Area Archives Digital Archive

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  • HCDL-ngp-T006-06-0002_u.jpg

    Berry Corners Party Store, 4040 Mason Road, Howell, Michigan, held its Grand Opening on August 16, 1978.  The store was located on the northwest corner of Mason Road and Burkhart Road.  The owners were Ray Ward, Rita Ward, Dennis Judd and Aileen Judd.  The store name originated from the Berry family who had owned the property since 1911.
  • HCDL-ngp-T006-06-0001_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of a Howell Township Zoning Map, Livingston, Michigan.

    Date of map: unknown.
  • HCDL-ngp-T004-02-0040_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the service station and bus stop at Six Corners, Howell Township, Livingston, Michigan.   There is a sign "Eat" visible.

    Six Corners was name given to the intersection of West Grand River Avenue, Fleming Road, and Warner Road, which was about 4 miles west of the city of Howell.
  • HCDL-ngp-T004-02-0003_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the service station and bus stop at Six Corners, Howell Township, Livingston, Michigan.   There is a sign "Eat" visible.

    Six Corners was name given to the intersection of West Grand River Avenue, Fleming Road, and Warner Road, which was about 4 miles west of the city of Howell.

    This was also called Stone Service Station or Murphy's.

    The date of this photograph is unknown.
  • HCDL-ngp-S004-008-0001_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the Mason Road Bridge, Howell Township,  1955.  The bridge crossed the Shiawassee River.
  • HCDL-ngp-S003-09-0017_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the closed and "For Sale" service station at Six Corners, Howell Township, Livingston, Michigan, 1984.   Six Corners was name given to the intersection of West Grand River Avenue, Fleming Road, and Warner Road.
  • HCDL-ngp-S002-11-0001_u.jpg

    This is a photograph taken outside of Howe School.  Ther persons in the picture are unknown.

    The school later became the home of Howell Township Hall, 3525 Byron Road, Howell.    
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    This is a portrait of Mrs. Tracy (Ada) Crandall.  Mrs. Crandall was born in 1881, a daughter of early Howell Township pioneers, Eugene Howe and Adelphia (Hill) Howe.  She was a lifelong resident of Livingston County, Michigan.  Ada Howe  was married to Tracy Crandall, of Howell, who was a farmer in Howell Township and a member of the Michigan Legislature for one term commencing in 1931.  Mr. Crandall died in 1952.

    Mrs. Crandall died in 1980.  The date of this photograph is unknown.
  • HCDL-ngp-H006-06-0038_u.jpg

    This photograph was labeled, "Smith House W. Grand River, Howell by airport. Also known as Gable House".   Fred Smith owned the home at 3720 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan in 1930.   It was also known as the House of Seven Gables.  The view is looking west from the property and in view is the Lone Pine Dairy, at 3750 West Grand River Avenue.

    A fire started by lightening in 1948 may have destroyed the barns.  The persons in the picture are unknown.  The date of this picture is unknown. 

    This “House of Seven Gables” was built in 1886-87 by the farm family of Frank J. and Ada Hecox. A plastered brick wall in the basement is inscribed with Frank Hecox’s initials and the date 1887. The Hecox family left the area by 1900, and Ada sold the farm in 1909. In 1963 the county acquired most of the acreage to form part of the site of the Livingston County Airport. This house, with its pressed-tin-shingle mansard roof, is a unique example of the Second Empire style in the Howell area.(https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=174718).

    In 1910, the August Krause family lived in this home.
  • HCDL-ngp-H006-06-0024_u.jpg

    These photographs were labeled, "Smith House W. Grand River, Howell by airport. Also known as Gable House".   Fred Smith owned the home at 3720 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan in 1930.   It was also known as the House of Seven Gables.

    A fire started by lightening in 1948 may have destroyed the barns.  The persons in the picture are unknown.  The date of this picture is unknown. 

    This “House of Seven Gables” was built in 1886-87 by the farm family of Frank J. and Ada Hecox. A plastered brick wall in the basement is inscribed with Frank Hecox’s initials and the date 1887. The Hecox family left the area by 1900, and Ada sold the farm in 1909. In 1963 the county acquired most of the acreage to form part of the site of the Livingston County Airport. This house, with its pressed-tin-shingle mansard roof, is a unique example of the Second Empire style in the Howell area. Historical Marker Database Information for this house.

    In 1910, the August Krause family lived in this home.
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