Walking Tour-Stream Outlot-Walking Tour
(East Side of Street)

The "Outlot", the property on either side of the stream/wastegate from the mill pond to Park Lake. Originally Lot 2 of Block 18 & 19 of Nelson W. Clark's Plat of the Village in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20 in Independence Township. Now Lot 18 on the west side of Main St. & Lot 34 on the east side of Main St., or Outlot A & B.

The ownership of this property passed with the ownership of the Clarkston mill property as it did when Butler Holcomb sold the mill to Jeremiah & Nelson W. Clark.

Official Property Description:

• Originally Lot 2 of Block 18 & 19 of Nelson W. Clark's Plat of the Village in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20 in Independence Township.
• Lot 18 on the west side of Main St. & Lot 34 on the east side of Main St. or Outlot A & B.

Significant Property History:

[A Synopsis Of Property Transfers Derived From Abstracts
(when available) And Periodic Changes In Ownership Or
Assessed Value Derived From Township Tax Records]

• Note: All the properties currently located in the Historic District were originally part of a tract registered by Butler Holcomb with the federal government on October 22, 1831. Thus, abstracts for these properties, when they exist, show the original transfer to be from the United States to Butler Holcomb and may also include references to then President Andrew Jackson.
• 1844 Nelson W. Clark, Lot 2 Block 19, assessed value $2.
• 1846 Nelson W. Clark, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 Block 19, assessed value $8.
• 1847 Nelson W. Clark, Lot 2 Block 19, assessed vallue $8.
• 1855 E. Hurst/Hirst.
• 1858 George Green, north by Washington C. Sranton, south & east by Park Lake, assessed value $75.
• 1860 J. Yager/Yeager & VanWinkle, west by the highway, north by Millard, east by Park Lake, south by J. Brown, assessed value $100. "blacksmith"
• 1872 H. (Herbert) Lewis, blacksmith shop.
• 1875 E.Stiff, Administrator for J. Millard.
• 1900 West & Holcomb, north by Kingsley & Linabury, east by Park Lake, south by Carran & Lewis & Crosby, assessed value $50.
• 1910 Holcomb Brothers.
• 1914 J. Deacon.
• 1915 Oakland Power Co.
• 1918 Denby.
• 1933 Village, Lot 34.
• 1940 Ford, Lot 34 (outlot B). Clarkston Bank, outlot A.
• 1941 Ford Motor Co.
• 1950 Hawk Tool, Lot 34.