Mail Pouch Barns

Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None, Gambrel Roof
Still Standing
No
Where to find it

*GONE* (razed and removed. Along the west side of N. Chippewa Rd. south of E. Saginaw Rd. by about 0.1 mile. To access the barn site from Coleman; from 5th St., in Coleman, take Railway St. northwest about 2.3 miles to N. Chippewa Rd. Make left onto N. Chippewa Rd. The barn was on the right side of N. Chippewa Rd. headed south fro Saginaw Rd. The Mail Pouch sign faced east. One end. Black background.

Latitude
N 43° 46.4055'
Longitude
W -84° 37.6356'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
2
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None
Still Standing
No
Where to find it

*GONE (fallen & removed)* Along the north side of Spring Arbor Rd (MI-60) east of N Main St interection, in Concord, by 2.1 miles. The barn was on the left side of the highway headed east from Concord. Mail Pouch sign on the west side and Mail Pough sign on the south end. Black Backgrounds.

Latitude
N 42° 11.5809'
Longitude
W -84° 36.5433'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None
Still Standing
Yes, Greatly faded
Where to find it

Along the northwest side of I-94 west of the US-131 overpass (south of Kalamazoo), by about 4.3 miles. The barn is off behind trees on the right side of the highway headed southwest. Very difficult to see when the trees are in foliage. The Mail Pouch sign faces east. See driving instructions to the barn provided by Mark Comstock in 'Other Information'. One end. Black background. Greatly faded.

Latitude
N 42° 13.85'
Longitude
W -85° 43.24'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None, Gambrel Roof
Still Standing
No
Where to find it

*GONE* (fallen) Along the west side of N. Van Dyke Rd.(MI-53) north of Armstrong Rd, in Goodland by about 1.2 miles. The barn was on the left side of the highway headed north. the Mail Pouch sign faced north. One end. Black background.

Latitude
N 43° 06.65'
Longitude
W -83° 04.43'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None
Still Standing
Yes
Where to find it

Along the north side of Hemingway Lake Rd., east of 11th St. ( south of Otter Lake) by about 0.7 mile. The barn is on the left side of the road headed east. The Mail Pouch sign faces south. One end. Black background.

Latitude
N 43° 12.56'
Longitude
W -83° 26.47'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None
Still Standing
Yes
Where to find it

Along the wesst side of S. Lake Shore Dr., South of MI-204 (Philip St.), in Lake Leelanau, by about 4.9 miles. From MI-204 (Philip St.) turn south onto St. Mary's St. which becomes S. Lake Shore Dr. The barn is on the right side of the road headed south. The Mail Pouch sign faces east. One end. Black background.

Latitude
N 44° 54.72'
Longitude
W -85° 43.86'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None
Still Standing
Yes, Greatly faded
Where to find it

Along the southwest side of US-223 southeast of US-12 by about 5.9 miles. The barn is on the right side of the highway headed southeast. The Mail Pouch sign faces northwest. One end. Black background. Greatly faded.

Latitude
N 41° 59.94'
Longitude
W -84° 16.07'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None, Serves to steady nerves
Still Standing
No
Where to find it

*GONE* (razed and removed) Along the southeast side of Michigan Ave. (US-12) west of MI-52 by about 5.0 miles. The barn was on the left side of the highway headed southwest. The Mail Pouch sign faced southwest. One end. Black background.

Latitude
N 42° 03.93'
Longitude
W -84° 06.36'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Unknown
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None
Still Standing
Yes, Faded away
Where to find it

*GONE* (faded away) Along the east side of US-127 south of MI-34 (Hudson Rd./W. Main St.) by about 7.0 miles. The barn is on the left side of the highway headed south. The Mail Pouch sign faced north. One end. Unknown background color.

Latitude
N 41° 45.27'
Longitude
W -84° 21.61'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None
Still Standing
No
Where to find it

*GONE* (fallen and removed) Along the south side of W. Carleton Rd. (MI-34) east of US-127, in Hudson, by about 4.3 miles. The barn was on the right side of the road headed east. The Mail Pouch sign faced east. One end. Black background.

Latitude
N 41° 51.33'
Longitude
W -84° 16.70'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None, Gambrel Roof
Still Standing
Yes, Faded away
Where to find it

*GONE* (faded away) Along the west side of N. Adrian Hwy. (MI-52) north of US-223, in Adrian, by about 8.2 miles. Just before the Robbins Rd./Dinius Rd. intersection.The barn is on the left side of the highway headed north. The Mail Pouch sign faces south. One end. Black background.

Latitude
N 41° 59.03'
Longitude
W -84° 00.34'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None
Still Standing
No
Where to find it

*GONE* (razed and removed) Along the northwest side of US-12 east of the intersection with US-127 by 4.6 miles. The barn was on the left side of US-12 headed east from US-127. The Mail Pouch sign faced northeast. One side. Black Background.

Latitude
N 42° 03.0592'
Longitude
W -84° 16.2225'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Red
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None
Still Standing
Yes
Where to find it

Along the south side of W. Grand River Ave. west of the N.Grand St./S.Grand Ave. intersection, in Fowlerville, by about 1.4 miles. The ban is on the left side of the avenue headed west. The Mail Pouch sign faces east. Very difficult to see because of the trees. One end. Red background.

Latitude
N 42° 39.71'
Longitude
W -84° 05.98'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None
Still Standing
No
Where to find it

*GONE* (fallen & removed) Along the south side of S. Custer Rd. (MI-50) east of US-23, in Dundee, by about 2.7 miles. The barn was on the right side of the highway headed east. The Mail Pouch sign faced east. One end. Original Black background.

Latitude
N 41° 57.01'
Longitude
W -83° 37.34'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
3
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None, Gambrel Roof
Still Standing
No
Where to find it

*GONE* (razed and removed) Along the north side of E. Dean Rd. east of S. Dixie Hwy. (MI-125) by about 0.2 mile. North of Toledo. The barn was on the left side of the road headed east. Mail Pouch sign on both ends (east & west) and on the south side. Black backgrounds.

Latitude
N 41° 45.92'
Longitude
W -83° 30.49'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None
Still Standing
Yes, Greatly faded
Where to find it

Along the northwest side of S. Dixie Hwy. (MI-125) southwest of E. Dunbar Rd., in Monroe, by about 4.9 miles. The barn is on the right side of the highway headed southwest the Mail Pouch sign faces northeast. One side. Black background,  Greatly faded.

Latitude
N 41° 50.69'
Longitude
W -83° 28.14'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None
Still Standing
No
Where to find it

*GONE* (razed and removed) Along the east side of  N. Dixie Hwy. south of Huron River Dr., in Rockwood, by about 3.4 miles. From Huron River Dr., in Rockwood, take Dixie Hwy. south to Ready Rd. about 1.4 miles. At that intersection take N. Dixie Hwy. south about 2.0 miles to the barn site. Just south of Labo Rd. The barn was on the left side of the highway headed south. The Mail Pouch sign faced north. One end. Black background.

Latitude
42° 01.32'
Longitude
-83° 15.78'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
1
Color
Red
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None, Gambrel Roof
Still Standing
Yes, Painted over
Where to find it

*GONE* (painted over) Along the south side of Ida Center Rd. west of US-24 intersection by 10.7 miles. To access the barn site from US-24 take S. Otter Rd west exit and almost immediately turn left onto Yargerville Rd. Follow Yargerville Rd. (it becomes Ida Center Rd. at intersection with Minx Rd.) 10.6 miles to the barn on the left side of Otter Center Rd. The Mail Pouch sign faced east. One end. Red background.

Latitude
N 41° 51.9250'
Longitude
W -83° 39.8291'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
2
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None
Still Standing
Yes, Faded away
Where to find it

*GONE* (faded away) Along the southwest side of Wood Rd. southeast of the intersection with US-24 by 0.1 mile. The barn is on the right side of Wood Rd. headed southeast from US-24. Mail Pouch sign on the northwest end. Mail Pouch sign on the southwest side. Black backgrounds.

Latitude
N 41° 50.2387'
Longitude
W -83° 28.9070'
Photo 1
Barn ID
Sides Painted
2
Color
Black
Structure
Barn
Unique Characteristics
None, Gambrel Roof
Still Standing
Yes, Greatly faded
Where to find it

Along the northwest side of Brandon Rd. northeast of the Swan Creek Rd. intersection, in Newport, by 1.0 mile. The barn is on the left side of Brandon Rd. headed northeast out of Newport. Mail Pouch sign on the southeast side and a Mail Pouch sign on the northeast end. Black backgrounds. Greatly faded.

Latitude
N 42° 00.8854'
Longitude
W -83° 18.0009'