Almost Lost: Building and Preserving Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Almost Lost, Building and Preserving Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, Michigan begins like a suspense novel, with the startling declaration, “We almost lost it.” Turn to a full-page, black-and-white photograph of wrecking cranes demolishing the 1888 Romanesque Revival, Grand Rapids City Hall. That image clearly demonstrates what was once at stake when well-meaning urban renewal projects threatened the old houses on Heritage Hill.

Thanks to local advocacy groups and government recognition, Heritage Hill Historic District is saved — for a wide variety of residents.

“Variety” is a keynote sounded during the story, from diversity of architectural styles, home cost and scale, to diversity of residential population. Writer Thomas Logan identifies and discusses 15 major architectural styles found on Heritage Hill. Many black-and-white and warm color photographs, together with up to date and up to date drawings, illustrate each and every style with both “grand” and “humble” examples. A generous complement of maps serves to steer readers during the historical terrain.

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