2006 News articles

 
• History in ruins; 172-year-old Plymouth home fading fast - 12/14/06 - By Doug Guthrie / The Detroit News
   
• Olympia Development chosen to buy GAR Building; Castle-like structure on Cass and Grand River will be developed into offices - 12/04/06 - By John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press
   
• Huntington Woods makes Rackham historic district; City hopes move will give it more control of golf course's future; state must OK designation. - 11/22/06 - By Jennifer Chambers / The Detroit News
   
• McPherson Mansion on market; Brighton woman backs out of $892,500 deal made during Nov. 4 auction of property. - 11/16/06 - By Jon Zemke / Special to The Detroit News
   
• Wayne Briefs:  Canton Township - Amish craftsmen finish work on historic barn - 10/24/06 - Cady-Boyer Barn to be rededicated today - The Detroit News
   
• Committee works on Rackham historic designation - 10/18/06 - By Jennifer Chambers / The Detroit News
   
• Mill site may see rebirth in Plymouth Township - 10/11/06 - steeped in history, Phoenix Mill was once 'the only Ford Motor Co. plant with an all-female workforce' - By Korie Wilkins / Detroit Free Press
   
• Ellis Barn stores a century of memories; Grand opening in Davisburg is set for Sept. 23 - 8/14/06 - By Maureen Feighan / The Detroit News
   
• Beacon needs brilliance restored; Grosse Ile to host fundraiser on notable lighthouse's centennial - 8/07/06 - By Christine Ferretti / The Detroit News
   
• Livingston Briefs:  Howell - Historic opera house gets $100,000 grant - 7/21/06 - The Detroit News
   
• Detroit's tipping point? Book-Cadillac looms large in city's fledgling bid to regain its lost luster - 6/27/06 - By Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News [related content]
   
• Livingston Briefs:  Brighton - Historical group offers city, schoolhouse tours - 6/24/06 - The Detroit News
   
• Houses get historical marker The structures chosen must meet certain criteria - 6/18/06 - By James Briggs / Ann Arbor News
   
• One for the Book; $180M, 17-layer financing deal to rehab hotel took 2 years - 6/12/06 - Book-Cadillac - By Robert Ankeny and Jennette Smith / Crain's Detroit Business
   
• Pick-Fort Shelby restoration plans humming; Developers find no major surprises with project for apartments, hotel, conference center. - 6/09/06 - By Dorothy Bourdet / The Detroit News
   
• Kresge opens facility, restores historic site - 4/06/06 - Troy - By Megan Pennefather / Observer & Eccentric
   
• Hotel projects get $37M infusion; Federal government approves loans to help Detroit redo Fort Shelby, Book-Cadillac, create jobs. - 4/04/06 - By Eric Lacy / The Detroit News [related content]
   
• 2 downtown projects receive federal loan guarantees - 4/04/06 - Book Cadillac and Fort Shelby Hotels - By John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press [related content]
   
• Historic barn: Officials defend spending for restoration - 4/1/06 - By Tracy Mishler / Northville Record
   
• Steiner School bids for building; Its offer of $2.1M was the only one for former Stiles School; approval may come Monday. - 3/31/06 - By Joe Menard / The Detroit News
   
• Volunteers restore Packard pride; Shelby site in running for historical recognition - 3/31/06 - By Edward L. Cardenas / The Detroit News  [related content]
   
• Warner Mansion fate discussed by city - 3/30/06 - By Sue Buck / Farmington Observer & Eccentric 
   
• Book-Cadillac rescue is closer - 01/28/06 - Detroit Free Press [related content]