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  • Livingston County Courthouse, Howell, Michigan.
    200 E. Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan
    The three story brick and limestone Richardsonian Romanesque building was designed by architect Albert French, with a signature clock and bell tower.
    Photograph appears to be during 1889 construction of the building, and shows a man leading a bridled work horse.
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  • These are photographs of Howell High School, on the 300 block of Michigan Avenue, Howell, Michigan.

    At one point, it housed, K - 12, and later just the high school.  When the new high school opened on West Grand River Avenue in the late sixties, it became Michigan Avenue Middle School. This building was used 1920 - 1983.  The building was torn down in 1983.
    MAMS, wrecking ball meet, Livingston County Press, 1983-07-27In library use only
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  • Northeast Elementary School, Howell, Michigan ground breaking 1955
    415 N. Barnard St., Howell, Michigan

  • This is a photograph of the East Ward School that was located on Barnard Street near Thompson Lake, Howell, Michigan.  It was built in 1888.

    The date of this photograph is unknown.
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  • Photograph taken by Walter E. Cleave when the building was opened.
    Caption: Howell Union School
    Union or Central High School was on Division Street (later named Michigan Avenue)
    Erected 1869

    In later newspaper articles, the name "Union" and "Central" seem to be used interchangably.

    As described by A. Riley Crittenden in his book, "A History of the Township and Village of Howell, Michigan", 1911, the Howell Union School was built in 1849, rebuilt in 1856 and tore down in 1867 to make was for the Central School, pictured above. Union School was also called "The Castle" according the Crittenden because of the originally proposed size.

    By 1886, the Central School was so crowded that the basement was used for school rooms, and a year later an agreement was made to build the East Ward School, (Barnard Street school) and in 1890, the West Ward School (Byron Road school) was erected.

    The Union School building was demolished in 1920, replaced by the new Howell High School.  This building later was renamed Michigan Avenue Middle School when in 1968, a new high school was built on West Grand River Avenue.

    Read the Livingston County Press August 28, 1963 article. In Library Use Only

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  • Drawing of original Union School Building, Howell, Michigan - 1849/1867. This school was built in 1849, addition added in 1856, and torn down in 1867.

    Caption: Howell Union School, Howell Liv. Co.

    See History of Livingston Co. Michigan with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers (Part 1 of 2) for school history.
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  • Central School, Howell, Michigan - 1869-1919. From Cleaves photos from 1870 and 1908.
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  • Howell West Ward School or Byron Road School, Howell, Michigan
    Photo date unknown
    Northwest corner of Byron Rd and Spring Street
    Constructed in 1890-91.
    Home to the Livingston County Normal School in 1929.
    Building razed in 1957 to become a small playground.

    Photo taken from a post card
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  • Howell West Ward School or Byron Road School, Howell, Michigan
    Northwest corner of Byron Rd and Spring Street
    Building razed in 1957 to become a small playground.
    Unknown workers.
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  • Howell West Ward School or Byron Road School, Howell, Michigan
    Northwest corner of Byron Rd and Spring Street
    Building razed in 1957 to become a small playground.
    Unknown workers.
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