The Historical Mural

Tecumseh Historical Mural Project was painted by the 2016 Tecumseh High School Art Class students under the direction of art teachers - Christine Obeid and Ron Frenzen. Historical building and local community members are highlighted in the mural. This project was funded by the Tecumseh Downtown Development Authority and the Sage Foundation.

Who and what is in the mural

See it at The Market on Evans, 213 N. Evans St.

The Tecumseh Historical Mural: downtown landmarks from the Sutton Opera House to the Hayden Ford Mill across the top, and portraits of Chief Tecumseh, Laura Smith Haviland, the Herricks, the Sages and other Tecumseh figures along the bottom, each marked with a small number. — Painted in 2016 by Tecumseh High School art students

Number 1: Sutton Opera House (1879-1968) (Northwest Block)
Number 2: Beardsley House (1832) (Corner of Chicago Blvd. & North Union Street)
Number 3: Carnegie Library (1905) (Corner of Maiden Lane & Chicago Blvd.)
Number 4: The Old Stone Church (1913) (Corner of Oneida Street & Chicago Blvd.)
Number 5: Meyer OTW (Out to Win) Biplane built in the 1940’s by Allen H. Meyer at Meyer Airport
Number 6: Hewlett Family Barn (Corner of Macon Road & Hewlett Road. Built 1888 by A. Hall)
Number 7: Marker indicating the location of the first home in Tecumseh built by Musgrove Evans in 1824 on North Evans Street by the river. (Marker dedicated in 1909)
Number 8: The original mill located on Chicago Road at the east entrance to Tecumseh burned in 1898. The William Hayden Milling Company rebuilt the one above in 1899.
Number 9: H. Brewer & Company Clay Working Machines (1910) This building was purchased in 1934 by Tecumseh Products Company and is located at the corner of Patterson Street & South Ottawa Street.
Number 10: Hayden Ford Mill was built in 1935 after Henry Ford purchased the former William Hayden Milling Co. in 1933 (drawing #8). He demolished that mill and built the current structure in 1935, which has been known for many years by locals as the Tecumseh Community Center.
Number 11: Chief Tecumseh Shawnee Leader
Number 12: Judge Consider Alphonzo Stacy
Number 13: Laura Smith Haviland was an American abolitionist, and key person in the Underground Railroad in Lenawee County.
Number 14: Mrs. (Ray) Hazel Herrick
Number 15: Ray W. Herrick - Co-founder of the Tecumseh Products Company
Number 16: Tecumseh Products Company Refrigeration Compressor
Number 17: C. F. (Bill) Sage - Co-founder of the Tecumseh Products Company
Number 18: Mrs. (Bill) Effa L. Sage
Number 19: Clara Waldron, local historian, was the author of One Hundred Years a Country Town.
Number 20: James C. Lincoln Sr. - Became co-publisher/editor of The Tecumseh Herald in 1957 and served as Publisher until 2009 (52 yrs.).
Number 21: James J. Robideau - One of four founders of the Tecumseh Corrugated Box Company, which was started in 1963.

Historical Mural key (PDF, 2.2 MB)

Where the history came from

Historical reference photos and information were supplied by the Tecumseh District Library Clara Waldron Room archives and local historian Ashley E. Chase. This project was funded by the Tecumseh Downtown Development Authority and the Sage Foundation.