Bay View, Michigan

    The Bay View Association of the United Methodist Church, known as Bay View, is an example of two uniquely American community forms: the Methodist camp meeting and the independent Chautauqua. Designed for the first purpose in 1876 as the county's only romantically-planned campground, and adapted for the second from 1885 to 1915, Bay Vie…
    The Bay View Association of the United Methodist Church, known as Bay View, is an example of two uniquely American community forms: the Methodist camp meeting and the independent Chautauqua. Designed for the first purpose in 1876 as the county's only romantically-planned campground, and adapted for the second from 1885 to 1915, Bay View constitutes a well-executed ideal Victorian summer community that has remained in continuous operation since its foundation.
    • Nearest city: Petoskey, Michigan
    • Built: 1876
    • Architect: Eastlake, Stick, Queen Anne, Shingle
    • Architectural style: Colonial Revival, Late Victorian
    • Designated NHLD: December 23, 1987
    • Designated MSHS: June 5, 1957
    • NRHP reference No.: 72000613

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