Click above images to enlarge Fairgrove Avenue Historic District Along Fairgrove Avenue between North Saginaw and Edison streets, Pontiac - Oakland County Property Type residential district Historic Use DOMESTIC Current Use DOMESTIC Style Colonial Revival Late Victorian Narrative Description The one-block long Fairgrove Avenue Historic District is a turn-of-the-century, middle-class, residential neighborhood development composed of twenty-eight moderate-to-large scale single-family detached houses placed on relatively small lots. The district is located north of the central business district in Pontiac. The houses were built between 1895 and 1920, with the majority being constructed before 1910. Architectural styles range from simplified Queen Anne to Colonial Revival. The houses are uniform in scale-- typically two-and-one-half stories in height-- and maintain a repetitive setback from the street, creating a uniform facade line. A few of the houses in the district have been sided, but the overall historic integrity of the district remains high. Statement of Significance The Fairgrove Avenue Historic District is significant as the best cohesive example of a turn-of-the-century middle-class residential street remaining in Pontiac. Taken as an ensemble, the district represents an important component in the development of Pontiac. The district is characterized by vernacular Victorian and Colonial Revival architectural styles. A feeling of cohesiveness is achieved through the compatibility of these styles and the use of similar materials, lot size, building scale, and street setback. Most of the houses have front porches providing a repetitive rhythm to the uniform street facade. Mature street trees also contribute to the aesthetic quality of the district. The Fairgrove Historic District is noted for its cohesiveness and for the lack of intrusions from structures of other periods or by other types of land use. Period of Significance 1895-1920 Significant Date(s) 1895, 1920 Registry Type(s) 01/31/1985 National Register listed Site ID# P24360