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This Week in Michigan Real Estate History: May 14 – May 20, 2018
/in This Week in History /by David NykanenOn May 17, 1996, General Motors purchased the iconic Renaissance Center (the “RenCen”) in order to relocate its World Headquarters. The RenCen is located on the Detroit River, in downtown Detroit. The RenCen was developed in the early 1970s by Henry Ford II, the eldest grandson of Henry Ford.
Prior to the purchase of the RenCen, General Motors headquarters was located at the “General Motors Building,” which was located in the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan. The former General Motors Building is now known as Cadillac Place and is occupied by various agencies of the State of Michigan.
Michigan Real Estate News Roundup – May 10, 2018
/in Weekly Roundup /by David NykanenThis Week in Michigan Real Estate: May 7 – May 13, 2018
/in This Week in History /by David NykanenMay 8, 1820: First Property Tax Imposed
On May 8, 1820, the Northwest Territory imposed the first tax on property. The Northwest Territory included the land now comprising the State of Michigan. If unpaid, the delinquent taxpayer was subject to imprisonment. The penalty for non-payment of the property tax was amended in April 1825. The 1825 amendment limited the penalty to the seizure of the property subject to the tax, rather than imprisonment of the taxpayer.
For more about the history of the State of Michigan, the e-book version of the 1889 book “The History of Detroit and Michigan” is available for free via Google’s book-scanning project.
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