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Grow Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Grow Block

Also known as The Exchange

On the National Register since 198541 years
ItalianateListed 1985Owosso
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Grow Block

Grow Block, at 120-122 W. Exchange St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 31, 1985. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 180 other Michigan listings. It was listed as part of Owosso MRA. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Owosso, Michigan, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 8 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

120-122 W. Exchange St., Owosso · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Grow BlockStart here
  2. 2Duff BuildingItalianate · next door
  3. 3Colin McCormick HouseHigh Victorian Gothic · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Mason Street Historic Residential DistrictDistrict · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Daniel Gould HouseGreek Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

26 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BOld Miller HospitalBuilt 18950.2 miBLincoln SchoolBuilding0.2 miBElias Comstock CabinBuilding0.2 miDOliver Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.2 miDMichigan Avenue-Genessee Street Historic Residential DistrictGreek Revival0.3 miBAlbert Palmer HouseBuilt 18750.3 miBChristian-Ellis HouseQueen Anne · Built 18950.3 miBEdwin Todd HouseQueen Anne · Built 18900.3 miBGeorge Pardee HouseRomanesque Revival · Built 19060.3 miBNathan Ayres HouseItalianate · Built 18830.3 miBAlfred Williams HouseGreek Revival · Built 18380.3 miBLeigh Christian HouseQueen Anne · Built 18950.3 miBBenjamin Williams HouseBuilt 18380.3 miBWoodard, Lee, and Sons BuildingBuilt 19000.4 miBWoodard, Lyman, Furniture and Casket Company BuildingCommercial Italianate · Built 18850.4 miBWoodard, Lyman, Company Workers' HousingBuilt 18850.4 miBEbenezer Gould HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBFrederick Frieseke Birthplace and Boyhood HomeItalianate0.4 mi
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BAmos Gould HouseBuilt 18600.4 miBSylvester Opdyke HouseQueen Anne · Built 18920.4 miBEugene Jacobs HouseBuilt 18560.4 miBHouse at 314 W. King St.Queen Anne0.4 miBCurwood CastleFrench Manoir0.5 miStPere Marquette Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1225Berkshire-Type Locomotive0.5 miBGeorge Perrigo HouseQueen Anne · Built 18910.5 miBSelden Miner HouseQueen Anne · Built 18900.5 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Duff Building0 mi away
Oliver Street Historic District0.2 mi away
Michigan Avenue-Genessee Street Historic Residential District0.3 mi away
Nathan Ayres HouseBuilt 1883 · 0.3 mi away

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Questions about Grow Block

Is Grow Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 31, 1985 (Register number 85000169).

Is Grow Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Michigan has 37 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office, 24.1 miles away.

Can you visit Grow Block?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Grow Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 8 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 25338490 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.