Michigan Central Freighthouse

Michigan Central Freighthouse is a historic building in , , which is located on Market Place. Michigan Central Freighthouse is situated nearby to the square , as well as near the art gallery .
  • Type: Historic building
  • Also known as: Ypsilanti Freighthouse” and “Ypsilanti Michigan Central Freighthouse
  • Address: 435 Market Place, Ypsilanti, MI

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum and Frog Island Park.

Museum
The in is an automotive museum that features cars assembled at the nearby Willow Run Plant and vehicles made by Hudson Motors. is situated 660 feet southeast of Michigan Central Freighthouse.

Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Ladies' Literary Club Building, also known as the William M. Davis House or the Arden H. Ballard House, was built as a private home, and is currently used as the meeting place for the Ladies' Literary Club. is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Michigan Central Freighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Charter Township.

commonly shortened to Ypsi, is a city in , six miles east of . "Ypsilanti" commonly refers to either or both of the City of and the Charter Township of , which lies mostly south of the city, with small portions to both the east and west of the city, and may also include neighboring parts of other townships.

Town
is a charter township of in the U.S. state of . The population was 55,670 at the 2020 census. The city of is mostly surrounded by the township, but the two are administered autonomously. is situated 3 miles south of Michigan Central Freighthouse.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community on the boundary of and in the U.S. state of . Small parts of the historic community of lie under Belleville Lake, which is an artificial reservoir created in 1925 when the Eastern Michigan Edison Company built the French Landing Dam and Powerhouse along the Huron River. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Michigan Central Freighthouse.

Michigan Central Freighthouse

Latitude
42.24681° or 42° 14′ 49″ north
Longitude
-83.61013° or 83° 36′ 37″ west
Inception
1878
Levels
1
Operator
Ypsilanti
Open location code
86JR69WQ+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 113287233
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
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