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Union Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Union Block

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

About

About Union Block

Union Block, at 100--110 E. Michigan Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 10, 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 Saline MRA. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommercial building located at 100-110 East Michigan Avenue in Saline, Michigan. 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 · 4 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1877 to today

  1. 1877Built
  2. 1985Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 41 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

100--110 E. Michigan Ave., Saline · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Union BlockStart here
  2. 2Wallace Block-Old Saline Village HallItalianate · Built 1887 · next door
  3. 3Saline First Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque Revival · next door
  4. 4Zalmon Church HouseItalianate · next door
  5. 5Jortin Forbes HouseVernacular Midwest · next door
Around it

12 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BGeorge R. Lutz HouseQueen Anne0.1 miBSamuel D. Van Duzer HouseGothic Revival0.1 miBMiller-Walker HouseEastern Stick Style · Built 18850.1 miBLouis Sturm HouseGothic Revival0.2 miBCharles Guthard HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBOakwood Cemetery MausoleumVernacular0.3 miDEast Michigan Avenue Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.3 miDNorth Ann Arbor Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.3 miBJoseph Annin HouseItalianate0.4 miBWilliam H. Davenport HouseSecond Empire0.4 miBDetroit, Hillsdale and Indiana Railroad-Saline DepotLate Victorian0.4 miDSchuyler Mill-Ford Soybean Plant ComplexGreek Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Wallace Block-Old Saline Village HallBuilt 1887 · 0 mi away
Zalmon Church House0.1 mi away
Joseph Annin House0.4 mi away
Main Street Historic District7.5 mi away

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Questions about Union Block

Is Union Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 10, 1985 (Register number 85002962).

Is Union Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Michigan has 37 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Union 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 Union Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 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 25338511 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.