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A Brief History of East Lansing

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Essays on the people, buildings, and events in the conjoined histories of East Lansing and Michigan State University, with a particular interest in the Michigan Agricultural College era (1855–1925), and a timeline of significant events.

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The Reorganization of 1861

In 1861, Governor Austin Blair signed the legislation that returned the “State Agricultural College” to a four-year curriculum, established the Board of Agriculture to oversee it, and helped to pull the school—today, Michigan State University—back from the brink of failure. Read More. →

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  • Masonic Temple, 314 M.A.C. Ave. (1916)


  • A. A. Lauzun House, 1628 E. Grand River Ave. (1929)


  • Linda E. Landon House, 447 Grove St. (c. 1918)


  • Laboratory Row (built 1885—1909)


  • Edward Porter Kinney House, 829 E. Grand River Ave. (c. 1903 – c. 1987)


  • Howard Terrace (1888–1922)


  • C. D. Woodbury House, 415 M.A.C. Ave. (1903)


  • Williams Hall (1869–1919)


  • The Three Wells Halls

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A Brief History of East Lansing

A history of Michigan State University and the college town it engendered.

A Brief History of East Lansing by Kevin S. Forsyth is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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