Old Village Historic District (Monroe, Michigan)
The Old Village Historic District is a commercial and residential historic district consisting of the downtown area of the city of Monroe in Monroe County, Michigan. The district was listed as a Michigan Historic Site and added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1982.
Looking south along Monroe Street (M-125)
The current county courthouse (1880), located at 106 E. First Street
Former post office (1913), at 126 S. Monroe Street, now the county museum
Downtown Monroe, looking north along M-125, known locally as Monroe Street
Monroe is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County, Michigan, United States. The population was 20,462 as of the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but the two are administered autonomously. Monroe is the core city in the Monroe metropolitan area, which is coterminous with Monroe County and had a population of 154,809 in 2020. Located on the western shores of Lake Erie approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Toledo, Ohio, and 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Detroit, the city is part of the Detroit–Ann Arbor–Flint combined statistical area.
Image: Monroe from the River Raisin
Image: River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Image: Monroe County Courthouse (Monroe)
Image: General Custer statue Monroe Michigan
